About
An independent nonprofit R&D institute with deep roots in Silicon Valley
With a nearly 80-year legacy of innovation across a range of industries, our technologies, research, and ideas have had a meaningful impact on every one of our livesāat home, at work, at school, and at play.
Our diverse teams, working in locations from coast-to-coast and in Tokyo, collaborate across fields and disciplines, taking an integrated approach to addressing some of the worldās greatest challenges.
From AI and technology in education to biomedicine and robotics, we have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value, and lasting benefits to society.
Innovating in
āI invite you to learn more about SRI ā about our extraordinary history, the values we bring to our work each day, and all we are doing today to build a better future.ā
David Parekh Chief Executive Officer
13,000+ Patents filed
50+ Spin-off companies
500+ R&D projects per year
Real-world impact
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SRI researchers develop rugged, low-cost, drifting sensors to learn more about the oceans
PEARL drifters pack an array of sensors into a compact autonomous device to gather data and signs of activity.
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An SRI collaboration aims to improve online education for college students
The Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative aims to strengthen teaching and learning, improve student outcomes, and reduce societal gaps.
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Exploring the American Dream: A Lively Discussion on Innovation and Progress
Watch the video: A conversation with SRIās David Parekh and David Leonhardt of the New York Times.
From ideas to applications
Founded in 1946 as Stanford Research Institute, and independent since 1970, we acquired Sarnoff Corp. (formerly RCA Labs) in 1987 and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 2023. Today, our 1,500 researchers and professional staff work with government and commercial customers and collaborators to solve some of the worldās hardest problems.
As a key part of our mission, we emphasize the transition of our solutions to impactful commercial use. We work alongside companies, governments, nonprofits, and foundations to bring emerging technologies, ideas, research, and innovations to the market, to ensure they get to the people and communities that will benefit from them.
Most important, we invest in the future. Revenue from our R&D projects, commercialization activities, and marketplace solutions are invested in enhancing SRI capabilities, facilities, and staff to advance our mission and meet the needs of tomorrow.
We believe in ā¦
At SRI, youāll be part of a close-knit community that inspires, motivates, and supports one another to do their very best work. Learn more about the values we bring to work each and every day.