Mathematical Sciences in IBM Research is one
of it's longest running departments, having been in
existence for over 50 continuous years. It has been
instrumental to some of IBM's major innovations, and
has proved to be resilient in being essential to the
company, even as IBM's business and strategy has
periodically transformed, sometimes disruptively, to
meet the changing needs of the Information Technology
marketplace. I will highlight the history of this
department, and discuss how we evolve the applied
nature of "Math Sciences" to ensure that it remains
indispensable to the company's future strategy.
Chid Apte is Director of Mathematical Sciences in the IBM Research Division, at
the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, USA. He received
his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Rutgers University, and B. Tech. in Electrical
Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay). Chid has over three
decades of technical experience as a research scientist and leader in the data
science area. He has worked on several projects in predictive analytics solutions
for a wide cross-section of industries and led several projects to develop advanced
analytics capabilities for IBM's clients as well as it's product portfolio. In his
current role, he oversees the strategy and agenda for IBM's Mathematical Sciences
research area, which includes Data Science, Scalable Analytics, Data-driven Industry
Innovations, Applied Mathematics, and Operations Research.
Contact at the MS2Discovery Research Institute: Roderick Melnik (Host of the speaker, Multidisciplinary Talk, Tectons 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and others)
Refreshments will be provided
