Record of Innovation

SRI International has been performing both basic and applied research in computing and information sciences for a wide range of government and industrial clients for 50 years, starting with the computerization of banking systems with the ERMA project for the Bank of America.

In 1964, we pioneered personal computing and the mouse; in 1969, we became one of the original nodes of ARPANET. In the 1970s, we were pioneers in vacuum microelectronics, field-effect cathodes, and ultrasonic medical imaging. In the 1980s, we developed an expert system for geological exploration, developed electronic mail and multimedia conferencing (1986), and devised the calculus of evidential reasoning (1987). The 1990s saw the development of highly successful speech recognition (DECIPHER) and understanding systems. Our contributions to the scientific literature continue to number well over 100 papers per year.

Visit our Timeline of Innovations for additional research and technology breakthroughs at SRI.

For further information, please contact:

SRI International
Information and Computing Sciences Division
Dr. William Mark, Vice President
650.859.4530 (phone)
650.859.6171 (fax)
bill.mark@sri.com