5. IBM Vision: A New Era of Computing
• Cognitive systems allow us to do more and dream
bigger, boosting both productivity and creativity
6. Watson Business Unit
• $1B Investment: Far beyond Jeopardy!
Solutions
Customer Engagement
Healthcare
Finance
Accelerated Research
Watson Foundations
Big Data and Analytics
Ecosystem Program
Business Partners
Developers
Researchers
6 Cognitive Systems
Services
Watson Discovery Advisor
Watson Explorer
Watson Analytics
7. Watson Academic Programs
• On ramp…
2014
Readiness
- Cognitive Computing Course
an and Competition
- Case Competitions
- Great Mind Challenges
- Other collaborations
Recruiting
Research
- Cognitive Systems Institute
2015 – Scale Globally
•Expand functionality,
algorithms, experience
•Collaborative Research
•Publish papers
•Develop courses
•Develop applications
•Program in Corelets
•Establish SIGs
8. New Era of Computing:
Cognitive Technologies & Componentry
Natural Language
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– Reasoning, Logic & Planning
– Symbolic Processing
– Natural Language Processing
– Ranking of Hypotheses
– Knowledge Representations
– Domain-Specific Ontologies
– Information Storage/Retrieval
– Machine Learning, Reasoning
– Von Neumann Componentry
– OpenPOWER Systems
Pattern Recognition
– Recognition, Sensing & Acting
– Pattern Processing
– Image & Speech Processing
– Ranking of Hypotheses
– Pattern Representations
– Domain-Specific Neural Nets
– Information Storage/Retrieval
– Machine Learning, Perception
– Neuromorphic Componentry
– SyNAPSE Systems
AI for IA:
Intelligence
Augmentation
Cognitive Systems
(“Cogs”) that boost
learning,
discovery,
engagement,
transformation, and
long-range planning.
Cognition as a Service
19. T-Shaped People:
Next Generation Adaptive Innovators
for a Smarter Planet
Many disciplines
Many sectors
Many regions/cultures
(understanding & communications)
Deep in one sector
Deep in one region/culture
Deep in one discipline
“No one knows everything, but a well-chosen team of T-shapes has empathy to learn anything.”
20. Partnering for Skills
Marisa Viveros,
VP Cybersecurity
Innovation
Nanci Knight,
Academic
Initiatives
(Western Region)
Dianne Fodell,
Program Exec
Skills for 21st C
21. Key Question: Knowledge Half-Life
• What percentage of a companies product and service
offerings to customers change every year?
• What percentage of the courses that students get change
every year?
24. Smarter Planet = Smarter “Service” Systems
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INSTRUMENTED
We now have the ability to
measure, sense and see
the exact condition of
practically everything.
INTERCONNECTED
People, systems and objects
can communicate and
interact with each other in
entirely new ways.
INTELLIGENT
We can respond to changes
quickly and accurately,
and get better results
by predicting and optimizing
for future events.
WORKFORCE
PRODUCTS
SUPPLY CHAIN
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS
IT NETWORKS
29. Welcome to the new age of
platform technologies and
smarter service systems
for every sector of
business and society
nested, networks systems
30. National Science Foundation
A feature of a service system is the
participation and cooperation of the customer
in the service and its delivery. A service system
then requires an integration of knowledge and
technologies from a range of disciplines, often
including engineering, computer science, social
science, behavioral science, and cognitive
science, paired with market knowledge to
increase its social benefit.
Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno
63. Jim Spohrer, IBM
• Dr. James (“Jim”) C. Spohrer is IBM Innovation
Champion and Director of IBM University Programs
(IBM UP). Jim works to align IBM and universities
globally for innovation amplification. Previously, Jim
helped to found IBM’s first Service Research group,
the global Service Science community, and was
founding CTO of IBM’s Venture Capital Relations
Group in Silicon Valley. During the 1990’s while at
Apple Computer, he was awarded Apple’s
Distinguished Engineer Scientist and Technology title
for his work on next generation learning
platforms. Jim has a PhD in Computer
Science/Artificial Intelligence from Yale, and BS in
Physics from MIT. His current research priorities
include applying service science to study nested,
networked holistic service systems, such as cities
and universities. He has more than ninety
publications and been awarded nine patents.