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Mission IBM Austin Center for Advanced Studies Mission The IBM Austin Center for Advanced Studies (Austin CAS) is an IBM-Research-based institution dedicated to promoting and cultivating university relationships and collaborative research between IBM and universities across the United States and beyond. In Partnership with IBM business units dedicated to research, development, and services, Austin CAS provides universities with a window that spans a relevant cross-section of the Corporation. The Center is a focal point for an effective, coordinated approach to university relations. ACAS Today Located at the IBM Austin Research Laboratory, one of eight facilities for IBM Research worldwide, Austin CAS has been officially serving as the first US-based CAS center since June 2000. Originally modeled after the IBM Software Group Toronto CAS, the Austin Center mission has expanded and evolved in response to the diverse requirements of our large, multi-divisional partnerships across IBM. Over the years, Austin CAS has grown from three Executive Founding Partners to include most of the relevant organizations at IBM including Austin Research Laboratory (ARL), Systems & Technology Group (STG), AIX Development, Systems Performance, Modular Server and Storage Development, the Sony-Toshiba-IBM Partnership (STI), Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Linux Technology Center (LTC), Software Group (SG) including Tivoli Software, and others. Austin CAS works closely with IBM University Relations to provide programs that best meet IBM Corporate needs and objectives. The seven projects underway when Austin CAS was announced now totals approximately 20 projects and growing that will directly benefit IBM efforts in major areas of hardware, software, systems technology, performance and services. Projects currently underway are focused on architecture and advanced circuit design, performance analysis, systems, software, tools, e-business, Linux development, autonomic computing, low power, and more. The three initial universities collaborating with IBM through Austin CAS during its pilot phase has expanded to over 15 universities across the US and Europe that represent a mix of local universities, top research universities, and traditionally-minority institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, University of Utah, Arizona State University, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Georgia Institute of Technology, Duke University, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, North Carolina State University, Texas A&M University, and others. The Austin CAS Student Program builds on the relationships begun with faculty by encouraging IBM organizations funding research to offer internships and sponsor fellowships to students working with their research faculty. Students able to take advantage of this powerful connection find they are better prepared for their summer or coop position, and return to school after their internship experience with enhanced expertise to continue their research. Become Involved By working in joint research relationships fostered by the Austin CAS, universities are discovering valuable insights that they might not encounter in the university environment. Students are participating in commercial efforts that complement the university teaching environment. IBM mentors are finding that working with university faculty and students is an enriching experience that adds an exciting dimension to their work. IBM is finding that building relationships along with groundbreaking research, and having an institution to cultivate, organize, and maintain their interests, yields a bigger return on their university investments. If you are interested in starting a collaborative project we invite you to contact us.   Search ACAS Web: