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Zurich, Switzerland, and Moscow, Russia, 10 Dec 2007—The
Zurich Research Laboratory—the European branch of IBM Research—has
selected six students from Ukraine, Russia, Hungary and the Czech
Republic for its first “Great Minds” internship program
2008. The new initiative was launched last summer to offer students
from across Central and Eastern Europe the chance to win an internship
at the renowned research laboratory.
The six winning students will spend three to six months at the
Zurich Research Lab working alongside world-class scientists on
projects ranging from systems management, IT security, sensor networking,
network profiling, business process modeling to supercomputing.
“We were glad to see such a high degree of ambition and
enthusiasm among the candidates regarding the kind of work pursued
in an industrial research lab and for research projects that address
real business issues,” states Dr. Liba Svobodova, University
Relations representative at the Zurich Research Lab.
Professor Mykhaylo Soloshchuk, Head of Computer Science and IP
at the National Technical University (NTU), Kharkiv Polytechnic
Institute in Ukraine, from
which two of the winners come, emphasizes that, “For the
young but thriving Eastern European economies, technology transfer
is one of the most crucial elements in achieving sustained growth. The
internship initiative at IBM Research, where technology transfer
constitutes an integral part, presents an excellent opportunity
for our students.”
“We maintain historically strong ties to the local industry—this
initiative allows our students to think in global terms,” says
Professor András Pataricza, Budapest University of Technology
and Economics and visiting professor at IBM Budapest Center for
Advanced Studies.
The winners of the 2007 “Great Minds” initiative
are:
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Tetiana Levandovska
National Technical University (NTU), Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute,
Ukraine |
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Alexander Maystrenko
National Technical University
(NTU), Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine |
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Artem Nikulchenko
National Technical University (NTU), Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute,
Ukraine |
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Georgiy N. Shumkin
Moscow State University,
Russia |
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István Szombath
Budapest University
of Technology and Economics, Hungary |
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Tomáš Tůma
Charles University,
Prague, Czech Republic |
More information on the “Great Minds” initiative
can be found here.
About the IBM Zurich Research Lab
Member of a global research community
The IBM Zurich Research Laboratory is the European branch of IBM
Research. This worldwide network of some 3500 employees in eight
laboratories around the globe is the largest industrial IT research
organization in the world. The Zurich laboratory, which was established
in 1956, currently employs some 330 persons, representing more
than 30 nationalities. World-class research and outstanding scientific
achievements—most remarkably two Nobel Prizes—are associated
with the Zurich Lab. ZRL's spectrum of research activities
ranges from basic science and fundamental research in physics
and mathematics, to the development of computer systems and software,
to the design of novel business models and services.
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