IBM Center for Advanced Studies
Chicago Center
Working with Universities on Research Projects and Events.
About
IBM Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) provides high-touch collaborations with Universities and Research organizations to work with faculty and students on a regular basis on agreed upon project initiatives. We provide a flexible plan to orient closely with the university programs like Senior Design Projects, Capstone Projects, etc. to align with the goals and objectives of the university as well as IBM initiatives. This provides a hands-on exposure to industry standards and processes to work on innovative ideas.
CAS centers are located around the world to work with academia at a locally and coordinate with international leaders.
Centers
Arunava (Ron) Majumdar
Head, CAS USA
Advisory Architect
Telco Signature Accounts
IBM Global Sales
Chicago, IL, United States
Pietro Leo
Head, CAS Italy
Executive Architect
Data & AI Thought Leader
IBM Global Sales
Bari, BA, Italy
Fayick Suleman
Head, CAS Ghana
Data Scientist
Infrastructure Tech Sales
IBM Global Sales
Armonk, NY, United States
History
The IBM Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) was established in 1990 at the IBM Toronto Software Laboratory. The primary aim of CAS is to facilitate the transfer of research ideas into the products and services in IBM. The first CASCON was held in November 1991 at IBM Toronto Lab, which grew to become the premiere conference in computer science and software engineering in Canada. Today it is one of the most important international conferences in the world in areas such as software engineering, database technology, and the smart internet. Under the founding leadership of CAS Director Jacob Slonim and Associate Director Arthur Ryman, CAS sought out university professors to partner with IBM developers and researchers in a relationship that was unique in the world at the time. Collaborations of a different CAS’ success rapidly became visible world-wide, and other companies and universities began to use the CAS model as a template for successful university-industry relationships.
Dr. Andy Rindos led the program world wide and united the mission of all the CAS centers until he retired in 2023. The product IBM Cloud for Education was released under him to help universities and academic institutes to provide a low-cost cloud based on the Open Source Apache VCL and the IBM Cloud Credit program.
Chicago
The Center for Advanced Studies is led by Ron Majumdar with various collaborations with universities not just in the Chicago area but all over the US and around the world on Open Development initiatives. Ron also leads the collaboration in India with Ayan Pal and with Fayick Suleman for Ghana. Being the main center for the co-develpment of assets and products, universities from any part of the world can collaborate on any of these research projects.
Universities
NC State University is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, about halfway down the East Coast of the United States. Since 1887, we’ve strived to offer world-class teaching and research. Today, we’re ranked in the top 1% of universities on the planet. NC State is a land-grant institution, which means we have a duty to open the doors of education for everyone. We’re a Research 1 university, recognized worldwide for our big ideas and bigger impact. And we’re a public university — one that believes in community, equity, sharing what we learn and serving the greater good.
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