Research
Where the future unfolds
When you’ve led research and innovation for close to 80 years, it’s no longer work; it’s part of who you are.
At SRI, we’re part problem solver, part tech maverick. We’re always diving deeper and collaborating further to pioneer world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
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Research, always applied
See how everyday exploration delivers in the real world.
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Podcast: A reading intervention for struggling adolescent students
The SERP Institute’s Margaret Troyer and Kala Jones discuss a research-based reading program that helps older students turn the page.
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SRI researchers watched over 1000 YouTube videos for kids, and this is what they learned
Most YouTube videos intended to teach early literacy and math don’t use characters or narratives, according to recent SRI research.
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SRI to be presented with three IEEE Milestones for innovations that have transformed our lives
The Milestones honor PARC’s invention of the Alto personal computer, Ethernet, and the Laser Printer.
“Achievements like the first malaria medicine and key cancer-fighting drugs continue to power our passion to lead world-renowned research programs in sleep, addiction, menopause, treatment delivery, and other pressing concerns in our world today.”
Kathlynn BrownPresident, SRI Biosciences
How we work
SRI’s divisions and researchers work cross-functionally because we know that groundbreaking research and transformative solutions come to light when people come together to look at problems from new angles and perspectives.
Publications
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Automating the Derivation of Unification Algorithms. A Case Study in Deductive Program Synthesis
The unification algorithm has long been a target for program synthesis research, but a fully automatic derivation remains a research goal.
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An Evaluation of ChatGPT and Bard (Gemini) in the Context of Biological Knowledge Retrieval
We evaluate the effectiveness of chatbots in retrieving biological knowledge for curation and research purposes.
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YouTube’s ABCs and 123s: Describing the quality of early literacy and math videos on YouTube
This paper describes the quality of educational videos for young children on YouTube.