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SUNY-IBM AI Research Alliance

The SUNY-IBM AI Collaborative Research Alliance is a strategic partnership between two institutions with broad and deep expertise and a commitment to advancing the state of the art in AI. Research and development projects conducted under this alliance will focus on AI science, applications, and hardware, promoting both scientific outputs and technology commercialization opportunities. This alliance is part of a $2B partnership between the State of NY, SUNY, and IBM to create a global research hub for developing next-generation AI hardware.

The management and organizational structure of the SUNY-IBM AI Research Alliance is designed to promote collaboration and partnership at all levels of engagement. Alliance activities are overseen by a leadership team comprising of senior representatives from SUNY and IBM. A Scientific Advisory Council of distinguished faculty members and research leaders from the two institutions provides strategic direction and guidance. Research projects are jointly envisioned and conducted by SUNY faculty and IBM researchers.

The first set of research projects launched in 2020 span AI applications in healthcare, hardware for next generation AI systems, and AI driven modeling and simulation.

Leadership

 
SUNY
Shadi Sandvik
Dr. Shadi Sandvik
Leadership Council Member
Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Kanad Ghose
Dr. Kanad Ghose
Technical Director
Distinguished Professor, Center Director, School of Computing,
Binghamton University
Jennifer Iacabucci
Jennifer Iacabucci
Principal Investigator
Director of Strategic Programs and Partnerships for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Jacqueline Spano
Jacqueline Spano
Program Manager for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
 
IBM
Mukesh Khare Headshot
Dr. Mukesh Khare
General Manager: IBM Semiconductors & Vice President: Hybrid Cloud
Hemanth Jagannathan Headshot
Dr. Hemanth Jagannathan
Executive Director
IBM Distinguished Engineer and Director,
IBM
Sudhir Gowda Headshot
Sudhir Gowda
Director, Academic Research Programs,
IBM

Scientific Advisory Council

 
SUNY
Pamela Abshire Headshot
Pamela Abshire
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Stony Brook University
Kartik Gopalan Headshot
Kartik Gopalan
Interim Associate Dean for Research, Corporate Engagement, and Entrepreneurship, Professor, School of Computing Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science,
University at Binghamton
 
IBM
Alaa Youssef Headshot
Alaa Youssef
Senior Manager, Master Inventor, Cloud Native AI Platform,
IBM
Jay(ant) Kalagnanam
Jay(ant) Kalagnanam
Director, AI Applications,
IBM
Sathya Raghavan Headshot
Sathya Raghavan
AI Hardware Engineer,
IBM