Research fields

Research fields reflect foundational areas of scientific study in the field of information technology. Researchers at IBM explore the cutting edge of these building blocks for advanced technology.
Chemistry Electronic and optical materials, organic chemistry, photochemistry, polymer chemistry, surface chemistry   Computer Science & Engineering Artificial intelligence and computer science theory, computational biology, communications and security, computer architecture, data management, distributed and mobile computing, graphics and multimedia, human-computer interaction, natural language processing, operating systems, programming languages, high-end computing, data storage and management, modeling and simulation, visualization and graphics   Electrical Engineering Semiconductor devices, process technology, VLSI circuit design, MEMS/sensor, high-speed networks, network processors, switching technology, wireless technology   Materials Science Dielectric materials, lithographic materials, metallurgy, molecular devices, superconducting materials   Mathematical Sciences Algorithms and theory, computational biology, computer music, data mining, knowledge discovery, operations research, knowledge systems, applied mathematics, exploratory computer vision   Physics Information storage, computational theory, nanoscale phenomena, layered materials, surfaces and interfaces, optical sciences, measurement and analysis Services Sciences, Management and Engineering services sciences, business management, engineering, advanced commerce, e-business solutions, smart card technology, security Systems Personal and mobile computing, human computer interface, information access devices, communications devices, logic devices, nano devices, device modeling, computer architecture, communications, distributed and fault tolerant, mobile computing, operating systems, performance analysis, hard disk drive technologies, magnetic tape, alternative recording technologies, storage subsystems, storage management software, high-speed networks, network processors, switching technology, wireless technology, high-end computing, data storage and management, modeling and simulation, visualization and graphics, flat panel displays, LCD technology, organic light-emitting devices