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IBM and Universiti Brunei Darussalam to Collaborate on Climate Modeling Research
BANDAR SERI BAGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
ASEAN region's first Blue Gene supercomputer will explore
impact of climate modeling on Brunei's flood forecasting, crop yield,
energy and rainforest resources
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) today announced an
agreement to collaborate on climate modeling research that will investigate
the impact of climate change on flood forecasting, crop yields, renewable
energy and the health of rainforests in the region.
The collaboration will help Universiti Brunei Darussalam accelerate its
research capabilities in biodiversity, energy and agrotechnology. Universiti
Brunei Darussalam will acquire an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer-the first of
its kind in the South East Asia (ASEAN) region- to provide high performance
computing power for the collaborative work.
Researchers from UBD and IBM will work together to develop climate models
based on regional climate data. The new hydrological models will be
incorporated into the weather models to enable flood forecasting and predict
climatic impact on the rainforests.
The UBD-IBM collaboration also will support Brunei Darussalam's "vision
2035" goal of developing well educated people with high quality of life and a
dynamic, sustainable economy.
This collaboration will provide UBD researchers the opportunity to work
with world class researchers from IBM's global research laboratories on
projects that will analyze and assess the current and future impact of
climate change in the ASEAN region.
"Universiti Brunei Darussalam's collaboration with IBM reinforces our
mission to be a first class international university, priding ourselves as a
research-driven educational enterprise with focus that is aligned with key
national priorities to help Brunei Darussalam achieve its vision of a
knowledge-based economy," said Dr. Hj Zulkarnain bin Hj Hanafi, UBD Vice
Chancellor.
"This research collaboration with UBD has the potential to drive new
breakthroughs in the understanding of regional climate change and translating
that knowledge into improved flood forecasting and higher crop yield," said
Tom Reeves, Vice President, IBM Research Partnerships. "We are excited to
collaborate with UBD on an initiative that can help increase innovation and
entrepreneurship in Brunei, while providing IBM an opportunity to expand the
impact of its research expertise in the important area of climate change."
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Media contacts:
Chris Andrews
IBM Media Relations
+1-914-945-1195
candrews@us.ibm.com
Nadiah Syed Nahar Dr. Joyce Teo Siew Yean
IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd Universiti Brunei Darussalam
+603-2301 3754 +6732-463001 ext. 1277/2112
nadiahsn@my.ibm.com siewyean.teo@ubd.edu.bn
SOURCE: IBM
CONTACT: Chris Andrews, IBM Media Relations
+1-914-945-1195
candrews@us.ibm.com
or Nadiah Syed Nahar, IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd
+603-2301 3754
nadiahsn@my.ibm.com
or Dr. Joyce Teo Siew Yean
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
+6732-463001 ext. 1277/2112
siewyean.teo@ubd.edu.bn
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