The Founding of CAS

COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION
Honouring 25 Years of IBM CAS and CASCON Paperback - 2015
In 2015, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of IBM Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) and CASCON (its annual conference), CAS solicited short chapters for a book to document and highlight the importance and influence of CAS within IBM, academia, and Canada. Through the chapters of the book, readers can trace the history of CAS and read stories of early CASCON experiences and large-scale CAS projects. The breadth of perspectives in this book articulates the full scope and influence of CAS and CASCON, describing significant research resulting from CAS collaborations and documenting the impact of CAS and CASCON on individuals and institutions. The authors have illustrated how CAS was initiated within IBM Canada and how it has changed the IBM research and development landscape, the Canadian computer science and software engineering communities, the Canadian software industry, and the lives of the people in the CAS ecosystem.
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INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

2006 NSERC Leo Derikx
Synergy Award for Innovation
Innovation paves the road to success in the new global economy. The Synergy Awards for Innovation were launched in 1995 by NSERC to recognize partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development (R&D) between universities and Canadian industry. By working together, effective partnerships enrich the academic and research programs within Canadian post-secondary institutions while providing tangible benefits to Canadians. In 2006, CAS and 12 universities received an NSERC Leo Derikx Synergy Award at the awards ceremony in Winnipeg during CASCON. Research students, funded by CAS, worked together during the summer at IBM on their prototypes and the integration of their prototypes which allowed for rapid refinements and validation. Our partnership opened opportunities for faculty members to visit IBM and interact with students, other faculty and IBMers.

2017 IEEE Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering (TCSE) Synergy Award
The TCSE Distinguished Synergy Award is presented annually to a team for outstanding and/or sustained contributions that stand as a model in the software engineering community of effective partnership between industry and universities. IBM CAS has initiated and sustained software engineering research partnerships for over 25 years. Our steady efforts with the CASCON annual conference fostered a large, diverse, and vibrant research community, leading to collaborative projects, innovative technology, joint publications, and influential consortia. This collaboration model influenced not only the Canadian software research and industrial landscape, but has been adopted in many CAS centers around the world.
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ADVANCED STUDIES LEADERSHIP

Lila Adamec
PRINCIPAL EDUCATION STRATEGIST
Lila as the CAS Principal Education Strategist looks at ways to equip post-secondary students to apply IBM technology to meaningful challenges.
ADVANCED STUDIES INTERNS
For IBMers to connect with CAS and discuss topics that are relevant to design, technologies, and research and for radical collaboration with CAS Communities including academic and clients
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