The New Era of Cognitive
Computing
Dr. Matthias Kaiserswerth
Vice President and Director
IBM Research - Zurich

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IBM Research
Almaden
China
Austin
TokyoHaifa
Zurich
India
Dublin
Melbourne
Brazil
Watson
Kenya

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Mobile Social
Cloud
Foundation for a Smarter Planet
Internet of Things

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Eras of Computing
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IBM Research: Leading Key Technologies for Big Data
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1 Context and Learning

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Visual Analytics and Interaction2

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Software Defined Environments3

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Data Centric Systems4

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Atomic and Nanoscale Memory5

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Atomic and Nanoscale Logic5

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Eras of Computing
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Capabilities of cognitive systems
Cognitive
Systems Era

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Cognitive Computing: Watson 2.0

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Cognitive Computing Application: DOME
Differentiating noise from science from deep space
 Capture,
processing, and
analysis of the
SKA data
 Learns to store
the data, on the
right format, in
real time based
on its relevance

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Cognitive Computing: Watson 3.0
Complex reasoning and interaction extends human cognition

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Cognitive Computing: SyNAPSE
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 “Brain Cube”:
- 256 million “neurons”
- 64 billion “synapses”
- 100 watts
 Human-Scale:
- 100 trillion synapses
Cognitive Computing: “Synapse”
Neurosynaptic Supercomputer

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The Human Brain Project
Detailed Brain Model; Addressing Challenges of Modern Neuroscience
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