WOLFRAM

Wolfram Technology for Research Universities

Computation at Every Level, in
Every Field, for Everyone

The AI age demands fully integrated computation deployed across your university. For every subject "x," there's a computational "x," spanning beyond traditional math and coding.

For 35 years, Wolfram has continued to build the ultimate computational infrastructure, now including large language models (LLMs), to deliver this integration—enabling cutting-edge education and innovative research.

Computation across all areas

Computation has infused itself into every area—from applied biology to urban planning. Now more than ever, it's important to invest in technology and services that empower teaching, research and learning in this new age. Wolfram offers the only ubiquitous platform for computation cross-campus and cross-discipline—with full support for both onsite and remote users.


Leverage AI for personalized learning, assessments & tutoring

By uniquely integrating chat and LLM technology with comprehensive computation and real-world computable data across all subjects, Wolfram helps to deliver richer, more engaging content and assess students' understanding more deeply. And with options for you to generate content at scale or utilize content from Wolfram's catalog of courses, Wolfram offers support for the most modern courses, when you need it and precisely how you need it. Learn more


Be the leader in innovation

Wolfram has empowered leaders in science and technology at the world's top-ranked research universities, R&D organizations and government labs, and has helped to shape their discoveries. Today, Wolfram is linked to many major research breakthroughs and emerging fields—from the development of new transdermal drug-delivery systems to the creation of computational arts and humanities programs.

Make the best decisions with the best reporting

Wolfram is world-renowned for data science. So whether you're looking into social media analytics, endowment returns, course effectiveness or student success, Wolfram can help you get better insights from your data. Create dynamic dashboards, reports, visualizations and self-service apps that provide a real-time view of how your university is performing and provide you with all the information you need to make smarter data-driven decisions.

Smarter assessment for both computational and non-traditional areas

Stop using systems that don't prevent cheating and grade improperly! With Wolfram, you can not only create an almost infinite number of unique and solvable questions from a single template, but even allow students to enter free-form responses—with reliable and trustworthy grading for all types of assessments. As well as its domain-specific synonym knowledge, Wolfram understands relationships and related computations across all STEM and computational X subjects, including art, history, social sciences and medicine. Learn more


Engage (and retain) students with interactivity

Professors at top universities around the world use Wolfram to engage their students in active learning and increase understanding of concepts. In fact, Wolfram-based courses often see higher student performance than their non-Wolfram counterparts. With Wolfram, students have access to breakthrough AI technology, real-world computable data, thousands of algorithms and step-by-step calculators to solve problems, create visualizations and build models to investigate phenomena and illuminate concepts.


Personalized learning that's accurate

Wolfram AI technology, including LLMs, now provide the capability to generate on-demand explanations and conversational tutoring sessions. Wolfram can tailor conversations with information about the student, their knowledge, their attainment and other computed context so as to create more relevant interactions. And with the accuracy and reproducibility of Wolfram computation, you can create chat apps or narratives that can be trusted. Learn more

Choose the tool with the lowest learning curve

Using Wolfram technology for lesson prep, exams and homework is easy thanks to built-in natural language understanding and generative AI technology. Enter intuitive, conversational inputs and get immediate results, without learning any syntax. And with thousands of examples in the Documentation Center and interactive visualizations in the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, you and your students can start exploring immediately.

The greatest discoveries use the greatest tools

Why follow a script when you can lead the way with Wolfram? The predominant tool for leading-edge discoveries, Wolfram is used by serious researchers to quickly simulate complex systems, analyze and visualize data to make hypotheses, and create dynamic models to identify new and unexpected relationships. Used by one of every eight Nobel prize winners, Wolfram is linked to many major research breakthroughs—including award-winning research on deep learning for gravitational wave detection and pioneering work in supercomputing.


Deeper insights in a fraction of the time

Wolfram Language's multiparadigm approach supports a variety of programming styles, so you can quickly extract insights, meaning and decisions from data and create dynamic models to explore phenomena in real time—often with a single line of code. Wolfram also supports natural language and generative AI technology, so researchers can use intuitive inputs to get conversational answers or even Wolfram Language code—with no syntax required.

Improve your workflow with instant access to algorithms

With the largest collection of built-in computable knowledge and algorithms ever assembled, Wolfram is unique from other systems in that is doesn't require purchasing additional toolboxes or searching through libraries. All algorithms are on hand and ready to use, improving your workflow and getting you answers more quickly.


Computations you can trust with the ultimate in automation

Wolfram Language contains thousands of original meta-algorithms and superfunctions like Classify and Predict, which help automate many tedious calculations and minimize the size and complexity of your code, so you can concentrate on defining what you want to do, and the language will automatically figure out the optimal way to do it. Experts can retain fine-grained control to fully customize their code.

Fully interactive collaboration and publishing

Widely adopted as the new paradigm for modern research and collaboration, Wolfram's computational notebooks offer the perfect medium for modern technical communication and innovation—mixing text, graphics and live computations to express ideas in a convenient and accurate way. Notebooks can be printed or published as electronic documents and webpages that are fully interactive and editable—driven by real-time computation instead of pre-computed results—or published to one of Wolfram's repositories.

All-in-one tool to explore , calculate, visualize and document

Wolfram is the swiss-army knife of computational technology, enabling students to explore just about any topic—math, science, technology, art, finance and more. Using either Wolfram's breakthrough AI technology or Wolfram Language, students have access to thousands of algorithms and tools to solve problems, create visualizations and build models to investigate phenomena and illuminate concepts.


Practice for exams and get homework help

Customize the learning experience and help students stay ahead of the curve. With Wolfram's breakthrough knowledgebase, generative AI technology and chat-enabled notebooks, students can practice for exams, get help with homework and even get hints on Wolfram Language code generation.


Get students up and running quickly, outside of office hours

With the Natural Language Understanding (NLU) system and groundbreaking generative AI technology available through chat-enabled notebooks, using Wolfram technology is as easy as typing what you want it to do—no programming experience needed. And with access to hundreds of training videos and courses that explore a range of computational fields, students can get up and running quickly and hone their skills—all outside of class time—and get certified by a world-recognized leader in technical innovation.

A tool for university and beyond

Wolfram is used by Fortune 500 companies, research labs, universities and innovators around the world—including astronaut Mike Foale and Nobel prize winners Wolfgang Ketterle and Frank Wilczek. So it's no wonder top universities make Wolfram available to students to prepare them for careers and the future of computation. New graduates are also encouraged to join the Wolfram Early Professionals Program to continue receiving support as they transition from student to professional use.

Save on software expenditures

Consolidate individual departmental technology purchases with the Wolfram Technology System, a complete solution that saves money and maximizes access. Rather than purchasing specialized software for each department or type of course, Wolfram technologies can be used in a variety of departments on campus, allowing you to replace niche software packages and save money.


Maintain maximum control with minimal effort

Providing Wolfram tech to faculty, staff and students is easy—with no need to manually fulfill requests or manage users. When paired with your institution's authentication system, Wolfram's single sign-on (SSO) support allows users to log in with their institutional credentials and instantly gain access to online Wolfram tech only for as long as they're employed by or studying at your organization.


Support in-person, hybrid and remote learning

Wolfram makes it easy to access our technology anytime, anywhere, from on or off campus. We offer a variety of local-installation, cluster and cloud-based deployment options that support your diverse IT infrastructure, allowing you to easily support any combination of in-person, hybrid and fully remote courses and campuses.

Reduce server load

With Wolfram, you don't have to worry about server load. Faculty, staff and students can download Wolfram technology installers directly from Wolfram and will be allocated cloud file storage space on Wolfram's servers for documents, web examples and APIs. We also provide a browser-based version of our technology for use on mobile devices, Chromebooks or machines without a local installation.

Fields & Departments

Wolfram technologies are used across universities for both teaching and research.

Data Science

Data Science

With their broad array of built-in analytical tools and curated data—and immediate scaling from small to large data—Wolfram products are ideally suited to research and education in data science.

Functions for knowledge representation and access

Guide to the Wolfram Data Framework

The Wolfram Data Repository

Mathematical Sciences

Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences

From the most sophisticated analytical and numerical computations to the latest data acquisition with connected devices, Wolfram tools have long been essential to research and education in the physical sciences.

Functions for physics and chemistry

Using connected devices with Wolfram technology

Curated datasets in the physical sciences

Statistics

Statistics

Wolfram tools provide a uniquely flexible environment for statistics and data science, covering networks, natural language, images, machine learning, built-in curated data and data from connected devices.

Functions used in statistics

Examples using statistics

Curated statistics datasets

Economics

Economics

Do state-of-the-art economic computations using calculus, statistics, simulation and more, handling large-scale data and econometrics with deep, built-in socioeconomic databases and compelling visual output.

Functions for economics

Tech for actuarial computation

Forecasting mortgages

Chemical Sciences

Chemical Sciences

From the frontiers of computational chemistry to quick lab or homework calculations, Wolfram tools allow the latest computational methods to be applied to chemistry—and now also connect to experimental apparatus.

Functions for chemistry

Curated chemistry datasets

Breaking Down Biofuels: Eco-friendly Solutions with Mathematica

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Wolfram tools allow diverse approaches to large-scale numerical and image earth science data—integrating connectivity to field devices as well as extensive historical databases and geographic information.

Functions for earth sciences

Dynamics of Change: Modeling the Economic Effects of Global Warming with Mathematica

Geography & GIS

Geography & GIS

Wolfram tools support precision geodesy, include extensive built-in geographic data, allow state-of-the-art modeling and simulation, offer connectivity to sensor devices and easily handle large-scale data and image analysis.

Functions for geography

Examples of geographic visualization

Business, Finance & Accounting

Business, Finance & Accounting

Use Wolfram tools not only for state-of-the-art quantitative finance, simulation and business modeling, but also for analyses based on deep real-world data—and as a way to introduce emerging areas such as data science.

Functions for financial data and computation

Analyzing Risk: Improving the Speed and Reliability of Financial Models with Mathematica

Art & Design

Art & Design

Create algorithmic art, quantitatively analyze artistic forms and trends and introduce new experimental forms of art made possible by the deep computation, presentation and interaction capabilities of Wolfram tools.

Functions for graphic options and styling

Cross-Stitch Patterns with the Wolfram Language

Building a virtual piano with the Wolfram Language and the Unity game engine

Agriculture

Agriculture

Use Wolfram tools to apply the latest computational approaches, including modeling, simulation, optimization, machine learning, remote sensing, bioinformatics and connected device networks.

Functions for retrieving plant data

Curated datasets focusing on agriculture

Architecture

Architecture

Wolfram tools allow state-of-the-art creation and exploration of geometric form, as well as supporting modern simulation, optimization, analysis and planning techniques—with integrated engineering computations.

Functions for computing reliability

Connecting Worlds: Bridging Architecture and Engineering with Mathematica

Biology, Bioengineering & Life Sciences

Biology, Bioengineering & Life Sciences

Wolfram tools bring the latest computational methods to the life sciences, with powerful statistical, image and network analysis, as well as bioinformatics, modeling and device connectivity—and built-in genomic and other data.

Tech for life sciences

Invasion of the Stink Bugs: 20 Years of Marmorated Mayhem in One Map

Education

Law

Law

Wolfram tools are at the cutting edge of modeling, simulation, data mining, natural language processing, network analysis, visualization and other techniques of great emerging importance in law.

Tech for working with blockchains in computational contracts

Examples using blockchains

Modeling the Aftermath: Mathematica's Role in Hurricane Insurance Research

Library & Information Sciences

Music

Music

With Wolfram tools, use the latest data science and machine learning to analyze music and sound or apply symbolic methods to musical form—or create performable algorithmic music or sonifications.

Functions used in sound, music and audio processing

Examples using audio processing

Philosophy

Philosophy

Whether it is analyzing symbolic or mathematical logic, studying AI or simulating emerging behavior, Wolfram tools provide concrete examples that help inform philosophical investigations.

Functions for logic and Boolean algebra

A Short Talk on AI Ethics

Psychology

Interdisciplinary Studies

With their broad coverage and tight integration, Wolfram tools are ideal for exploring interdisciplinary areas.

Experimental Sciences

The Wolfram Language has deep support for the latest connected devices and sensors.

Computer Experiments

Wolfram technologies have played a pioneering role in the emergence of computer experiments as an important methodology, and they provide an ideal environment for doing computer experiments.

Entrepreneurism

By making it unprecedentedly easy to create and deploy production-quality code, the Wolfram Language lets startups and would-be entrepreneurs test their ideas more easily than ever before.

Emerging Fields

When a new field is emerging, Wolfram technologies are invariably at the forefront as the tools of choice for leaders in that field.

Computational Science

With their direct connection to the real world and highly automated programming, Wolfram tools provide a uniquely powerful environment for introducing computational science on campus.

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