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Shaping the future with breakthrough technologies

Disruption is the new normal, and innovation is the answer.

That's why we made it an ongoing pursuit with Accenture Labs, a core component of our Innovation Architecture.

With a massive innovation portfolio of more than 7,400+ patents and patents-pending across Accenture, our team of applied R&D technologists work to prototype and deliver breakthrough ideas that generate new sources of competitive advantage and drive strategic impact for both Accenture and our clients. Each year, we host thousands of innovation workshops and partner with leading clients to transform industries. See how we are shaping the future in our 2020 Innovation report.

Technology Vision 2021: Leaders wanted

Technology Vision 2021: Leaders wanted

A new future is on the horizon – one that’s different from what we expected. Will you watch the world change around you? Or be the one leading it?

Case studies

Data science in every drop

Technology Innovation

Data science in every drop

Charity: water and Accenture Labs are collaborating to monitor water projects and keep clean water flowing for people in need around the world.

Reimagining the future of entertainment

Accenture Interactive

Reimagining the future of entertainment

Accenture Interactive joins forces with The Walt Disney Studios as the first Innovation Partner of StudioLAB.

Quantum computing to accelerate drug discovery

Quantum Computing

Quantum computing to accelerate drug discovery

We helped Biogen improve its front-end processes to cut costs and time to market.

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What we think

Tech Vision 2021: Leaders wanted Masters of change at a moment of truth

Technology Vision 2021: Leaders wanted

A new future is on the horizon – one that’s different from what we expected. Will you watch the world change around you?

Prepare for the quantum impact

Quantum Computing

Prepare for the quantum impact

Develop a business and IT strategy to enable quantum innovation at speed and scale. Our report lays out four initial steps for your journey.

Driving AI at the edge with neuromorphic computing

Technology Innovation

Driving AI at the edge with neuromorphic computing

Brain-inspired computing will expand AI beyond the cloud with adaptable and efficient devices. Read about the business benefits ahead.

Data for good

Cyber Resilient Business

Innovating at speed and scale with implicit security

Reshaping the future of experiences: Industry X

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2020 Innovation Report

Discover how we partner with clients to overcome complex challenges and deliver breakthrough innovation. The 2020 Labs Innovation Report features 26 real-world case studies spanning industries from entertainment to healthcare and a wide range of technologies, from AI and XR to smart materials and quantum computing.

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Discover Impossible

Accenture Labs R&D groups

Our highly specialized R&D groups investigate and apply new technologies to help you deliver breakthrough solutions.

Application Engineering R&D

We explore ways to accelerate the application development process through intelligent automation.

Artificial Intelligence R&D

Leverage leading-edge AI techniques to unlock business value through machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge graphs and more.

Cybersecurity R&D

Improve your cyber-defense strategies and capabilities with solutions that are ahead of the industry - and attackers.

Digital Experiences R&D

Increase engagement with customers and employees by pioneering strategies such as adaptive product design, human-machine teaming and immersive experiences.

Future Technologies R&D

Our focus is on combining computing with other rapidly advancing disciplines.

Industry X R&D

Bringing together AI, XR, IoT and enterprise robotics to digitally transform industries.

Systems & Platforms R&D

Become a data-driven enterprise of the future, running on self-aware, self-managed and self-healing infrastructures.

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Featured lab: Washington, D.C.

Go inside our Cyber Fusion Center, where we've developed a multifaceted approach to helping clients ward off data breaches and cyberattacks:

Know the threat - Our i-Defense team has amassed more than 20 years of experience curating threat intellignece on potential attackers, their techniques and their networks. Accenture Labs works in tandem to understand how these threats may evolve in the future.
Be the threat - We use adversarial simulations to help client teams improve their skills and prepare for action.
Expel the threat - An array of highly specialized incident responders are on hand to help contain and discharge active threats.

DC Cyber Lab video tour - Accenture Labs

Lisa O'Connor, Cybersecurity R&D Lead at Accenture Labs, gives a tour of the Cyber Lab in D.C. See more.

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Tech4Good: Innovation where it's needed most

Our award-winning Tech4Good program applies exponential technologies to address critical challenges facing society and help build a more sustainable and inclusive world. Through our various endeavors, we help drive social change and impact financial wellbeing across the globe.

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Awards & recognition

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Accenture awarded second U.S. patent for quantum computing

Patent is for a machine learning module that selects quantum or classical computing for optimal business outcomes. Read more.

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Accenture awarded US patent combining classical and quantum computing

Unprecedented efficiency and effectiveness

EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS

Sanjay Podder selected to research Tech4Good initiatives

Exceptional leadership

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Where we are

Accenture Labs are located in seven key research hubs around the world: San Francisco, California; Washington, DC; Dublin, Ireland; Sophia Antipolis, France; Bangalore, India; Herzliya, Israel, and Shenzhen, China.

You can also experience our innovation at 25 Nano Labs in locations around the world, from Riga to Buenos Aires to Monterrey.

Accenture Labs are located in seven key research hubs around the world: San Francisco, California; Washington, DC; Dublin, Ireland; Sophia Antipolis, France; Bangalore, India; Herzliya, Israel, and Shenzhen, China.

News

Accenture and CereProc introduce and open source the world’s first comprehensive non-binary voice solution

Accenture collaborated with CereProc, a text-to-speech technology provider, to create Sam, the world’s first comprehensive non-binary voice solution

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Accenture collaborates with the Museum of Art & Photography to apply artificial intelligence to art appreciation

Accenture and the museum created India’s first conversational digital persona to help visitors have a more engaging experience.

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Accenture and Intel Support Neuromorphic Research

Companies collaborate with researchers to develop and test wheelchair-mounted robotic arm with patients

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Helping entrepreneurs amplify social impact

Microsoft and Accenture collaborate to provide hands-on support and technologies to social enterprises, helping them to build scalable solutions

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Blogs

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Our Technology Innovation Blog provides bold thinking and commentary of technologies that address the key business challenges facing organizations today.

Technology Innovation

How quantum is changing enterprise compute

To solve real-world business problems at scale, quantum computing needs to be much more tightly integrated into the enterprise infrastructure.

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Security

Countdown to crypto-agility

Set a course for crypto agility, the ability to quickly and easily change processes and cryptographic technology as discussed in our new report.

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Industry X

Twin-driven and AI-enabled is the future of product development

More and more companies today are seeking to add digital twins to their operations, but implementing digital twins can be tricky for companies.

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Future Technologies

Creating self-cleanig surfaces with smart materials

We’re creating self-cleaning smart materials that can help keep public spaces safe.

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Technology Innovation

Leveraging blockchain for global software delivery

At Accenture Labs, we have developed a software delivery insights framework that uses software sensors in delivery tools and processes.

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Technology Innovation

Reimagining industries with DARQ in the post-digital era

Accenture’s blog explains how we help organizations with emerging technologies like DARQ power in this post-digital era to reimagine the future.

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Lead – Technology Innovation & Accenture Labs

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Lead – Technology Innovation, North America and LATAM

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Lead – Technology Innovation, Europe

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