| IBM Research - Zurich employs about 200 scientists, approximately 10% of whom are women. Scientists working here come from more than 25 countries. They are trained in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry and often work in interdisciplinary teams. The laboratory is involved in more than 80 projects with European universities, the Swiss government and research institutes of industrial partners. | ||
| Throughout the history of IBM Research - Zurich, this excellent environment has stimulated researchers to demonstrate outstanding performance and to produce remarkable results, as two Nobel prizes prove. Our women researchers, although few in number, are represented in all departments and contribute significantly to the success of their teams. | ||
| Here is how some of our women researchers view their roles and responsibilities. | ||
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"Promoting a broad view of computational sciences within IBM Research - Zurich and outside has been my endeavor during these past three years in my role as Program Manager for Deep Computing Applications." | |
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Wanda Andreoni | |
| "Many aspects make IBM Research - Zurich my favorite place to work: the inspiring atmosphere, created by researchers passionately following their goals, the collaborative spirit that originates from curiosity and enables me to draw on the expertise of many colleagues, as well as the opportunity to build a career based on my strengths." | ||
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Dorothea Wiesmann | |
| "It is great to work in a creative international environment like we have here at IBM Research - Zurich, and it is cool that our research truly has an impact on real IBM products." | ||
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Patricia Sagmeister | |
| "IBM Research - Zurich is a unique mix of extremely interesting people with diverse technical and cultural backgrounds, open minds and interests that go well beyond 'pure work'. It is intellectually stimulating." | ||
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Daniella Bourges-Waldegg | |
| "Most people think that working in IT means doing mostly programming, but that's not true. It means spending most of your time with people." | ||
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Jana Koehler | |
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"Frauen
und Innovation am IBM Forschungslabor in Rüschlikon," IBM
Think, Mar 2004. |
IBM also supports the Schnupperstudium Informatik von der Frauenförderung der ETH Zürich |
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