SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), as we speak introduced the return of Upgrade 2026 to Silicon Valley from April 15-16, 2026, at the Signia Hotel by Hilton in San Jose, CA. Under the theme, “Research to Reality,” the two-day occasion will discover the evolution of scientific discoveries and modern ideas into real-world merchandise and techniques. Through quite a lot of keynotes and panel discussions with distinguished thought leaders, the worldwide flagship analysis and innovation occasion will deliver collectively a high-caliber neighborhood of executives, researchers and entrepreneurs throughout the science, expertise and enterprise sectors to discover cutting-edge applied sciences developed throughout NTT’s working firms. Anchored by an EXPO that includes greater than 30 reveals, Upgrade 2026 will prominently showcase NTT Research 2.0, an evolution of the corporate’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of science and expertise.
“When NTT Research was founded in 2019, our goal was to focus on fundamental research that would one day change our world,” mentioned Kazu Gomi, President and CEO of NTT Research, Inc. “We knew that ambitious goal would take many years of groundbreaking discoveries and scientific pursuits to achieve. Today, NTT Research is at a pivotal point in time where many of our research pursuits are becoming closer to reality, making it essential to evolve into a company with a focus on both fundamental research and commercialization of our research initiatives into viable products and services. That is the goal of NTT Research 2.0. Upgrade 2026 will explore this evolution by highlighting technology innovation on a global level and the critical role that research plays in creating practical, potentially life-changing technologies.”
Upgrade 2026 will start on April 15 and can characteristic keynote displays by Jordan Topoleski of Cursor, Kevin Hague of The Coca-Cola Company and Shweta Maniar of Google. Panel discussions on day considered one of Upgrade will cowl quite a lot of matters and disciplines, together with constructing reliable and secure AI and the way AI is reworking the shopper expertise. In the night, NTT CEO Akira Shimada; NTT Research CEO Kazu Gomi; Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Kotaro Otsuki; and CISCO Vice President, Energy Networking Systems, Denise Lee, will kick off Upgrade 2026 at the opening reception that includes cocktails and small plates within the lovely Circle of Palms Plaza in downtown San Jose.
Day two of Upgrade 2026 on April 16 will characteristic opening remarks, adopted by panels on AI, photonics and sustainable knowledge facilities. The first panel will discover primary analysis powering the way forward for AI, quantum and photonics, highlighting and the way partnerships between college labs and industrial analysis facilities like NTT Research, Harvard and Cornell gasoline innovation breakthroughs. Additional classes on day two embrace a dialogue on fault-managed energy from CISCO; a panel on clever techniques highlighting innovation throughout the expertise stack, the place AI converges with superior connectivity, edge and cloud compute, and sensing; and a panel dialogue that can look at photonics as a transformative strategy to unlock new ranges of effectivity, efficiency and sustainability, and function the long run actuality for knowledge facilities. Upgrade will conclude with one-on-one or small group networking and a closing reception.
Upgrade 2026 may even characteristic an EXPO showcasing greater than 30 reveals on rising applied sciences from international NTT firms. Some of the reveals that will likely be on show at Upgrade 2026 embrace: algae breeding for improved aquaculture feed, decoding thought by brain-AI integration, world’s first programmable nonlinear photonics chip, common pockets infrastructure, a balanced framework for autonomous drug remedy in acute coronary heart failure, AGV route optimization through digital twin and INSpace. A full record of reveals will be discovered here.
Corporate companions for Upgrade 2026 embrace CISCO, Red Hat and 1Finity. Upgrade 2026 educational/affiliation companions embrace the Stanford Photonics Research Center (SPRC), the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Global Cyber Alliance.
NTT Research invitations executives, researchers and entrepreneurs from throughout the science, expertise and enterprise sectors to attend, in addition to NTT prospects, staff, companions and stakeholders. For extra info on the occasion and to register, please go to the Upgrade 2026 website. To view an entire schedule and panel particulars, please view the Upgrade 2026 agenda.
About NTT Research
NTT Research opened its places of work in July 2019 in Silicon Valley to conduct primary analysis and advance applied sciences as a foundational mannequin for creating high-impact innovation throughout NTT Group’s international enterprise. Currently, 4 teams are housed at NTT Research amenities in Sunnyvale: the Physics and Informatics (PHI) Lab, the Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab, the Medical and Health Informatics (MEI) Lab, and the Physics of Artificial Intelligence (PAI) Group. The group goals to advance science in 4 areas: 1) quantum info, neuroscience and photonics; 2) cryptographic and data safety; 3) medical and well being informatics; and 4) synthetic intelligence. NTT Research is a part of NTT, a worldwide expertise and enterprise options supplier with an annual R&D funding of thirty % of its income.
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