Research at Wolfram

Long-term intellectual leadership for the computational paradigm

In addition to supporting the world's intellectual leaders with practical tools, we also energetically pursue our own research agenda—delivering breakthroughs in technology and basic science for nearly four decades.

Research Updates from Stephen Wolfram

Current Focuses & Research Projects at Wolfram

Computational Language Design

Our longtime project to create a unified computational representation of everything

Algorithm Invention

We're constantly inventing original algorithms as well as meta-algorithms for automated algorithm selection and tuning

Computational X

Creating the technology and ecosystem to apply the computational paradigm to every field

Quantum Science & Technology

Inventing a symbolic framework for quantum computation and partnering with leading corporate and academic stakeholders

AI

Pioneering AI science and applications for decades—from symbolic AI to tooling for generative AI

Automated Code Assistance

Inventing new frameworks for Als to build and test code projects

Blockchain Tech

Applying computational intelligence to innovation in decentralized systems

Multicomputation

Reconceptualizing parallelism through new foundational ideas in physics and mathematics

Mathematical Formalization

Pioneering new ways to formalize mathematics and make it computational

Automated Information Presentation

Continuously inventing new algorithms and heuristics for the presentation of visual information

UX Innovation

Pushing the boundaries of interactive computation, starting with our 1987 invention of the computational notebook

Symbolic Compilation

Using the latest theoretical methods to advance the state of the art in high-level compilation

Livestreamed Research Sessions

Pioneering open science and open software design by livestreaming working meetings since 2017

"We've built Wolfram Language so we could use it ourselves. But I never imagined how much science we'd be able to discover—and how much technology we'd be able to invent—with it. Not to mention what so many other people around the world have been able to do with it." —Stephen Wolfram

A Few Past Research Accomplishments

Every new version of Wolfram Language is based on scores of research innovations.

Research-Oriented Educational Programs

Wolfram Summer School

Original research in collaboration with Stephen Wolfram and our staff, with innovative projects that have led to companies, products, algorithms and more

Wolfram Emerging Leaders Program

Opportunities for students to jump-start their careers by engaging in collaborative projects

Wolfram High School Summer Research Program

A project-based research opportunity for motivated high-school students to move beyond the cutting edge of computational thinking and artificial intelligence

Wolfram Science Winter School

Defining and executing foundational research projects in collaboration with fellows at the Wolfram Institute

Wolfram Middle School Summer Camp

An interactive, workshop-based camp, introducing middle-school girls to cutting-edge programming, computational thinking and innovative technology

Computational Adventures

A STEM learning service for adventurers to explore computational thinking, programming and applied computation

Wolfram Institute for Computational Foundations of Science

The Wolfram Institute is a nonprofit research initiative dedicated to exploring the computational universe and developing novel approaches to fundamental science.