HP announces Recipients of Third Annual Innovation Research Awards

The 2010 HP IRP call for proposals attracted 375 submissions from 323 researchers in 202 universities across 36 countries. This year a total of 65 projects received funding, of which 40 are receiving funding for a second or third year.

Additionally, in collaboration with HP’s Office of Global Social Innovation, three researchers were selected to receive philanthropic grants supporting their work in cloud computing services in education.

“The annual HP Labs Innovation Research Program is an ideal platform for HP to initiate highly innovative projects with leading researchers in universities worldwide. The collaborative effort between HP and these universities has delivered breakthroughs in areas such as cloud computing, optical computing and nano-materials – fundamental enablers of the next generation of products and services for communities around the globe, ” Rich Friedrich, Director, Strategy and Innovation, HP said.