Based at SAP Labs Palo Alto, SAP Research Palo Alto is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the heart of Silicon Valley. With its rich concentration of high-growth technology companies and internationally-recognized research labs (HP Labs, SRI, PARC, and IBM), proximity to premier universities, and co-location with SAP's breakthrough innovation product and venture teams (Global Business Incubator and SAP Ventures), SAP Research Palo Alto provides an ideal research environment to foster breakthroughs that leverage state-of-the-art technology and innovation.

Research Environment – Working with World-Class Researchers

The Palo Alto team consists of leading researchers addressing a broad set of IT-related research fields, including in-memory computing, next-generation technology infrastructure, and mobility and the cloud for business services and orchestration. The Palo Alto team also includes the Office of the Chief Scientist involved in thought leadership activities, M&S advisory services, trend scouting, and the sponsored academic research program.

Palo Alto leads SAP's North American-Sponsored Academic Research Program to determine, influence, and investigate emerging IT trends through a close working relationship with the leading research universities in the U.S. and Canada, such as Stanford, MIT, University of California, Berkeley, HEC Montréal, and Carnegie Mellon. The program provides a structured environment for leading academic researchers to collaborate directly with SAP's global network of researchers, architects, and developers.

The Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) in Palo Alto offers next-generation facilities and infrastructure to enable co-innovation with customers and partners.

By choosing to place one of our research locations in the Silicon Valley – a hub of technology, ideas, and top-notch students and professionals – SAP cultivates innovation and helps harvest the next generation of cutting-edge technologies and products for its customers and communities.