Collaborations & Partnerships
Carnegie Mellon brings researchers together with industry, government, national laboratories, universities, foundations and communities to pursue ambitious ideas and put research to work in the world.
Working Together to Take on What Matters
The biggest challenges facing society can't be solved by one organization — or one field — alone.
Our partners bring complementary expertise, resources, infrastructure and operational challenges. Together, we advance research, develop new technologies, build the workforce of the future and accelerate solutions that improve lives, strengthen industries and communities, and serve the public good.
Built for Collaboration
Carnegie Mellon’s culture makes it possible to build partnerships that cross disciplines, organizations, sectors and borders.
Collaborations may begin with a focused research question or an ambitious national challenge. They may connect a company with a faculty expert, unite universities and national laboratories around shared infrastructure, or bring researchers together with communities and entrepreneurs to turn an emerging technology into a practical solution.
Across these different models, CMU works with partners to:
- Combine complementary expertise and capabilities
- Advance research in areas of shared importance
- Develop and evaluate emerging technologies
- Build shared infrastructure and research resources
- Prepare students and workers for changing fields
- Translate research into tools, companies and industry applications
- Strengthen regional and national competitiveness
Reimagining How Science Gets Done
Carnegie Mellon is helping build a more connected, AI-enabled research ecosystem in which universities, national laboratories, industry and government can share capabilities and pursue complex scientific challenges together.
Advancing scientific breakthroughs
Connecting Autonomous Laboratories Across the Nation
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, Carnegie Mellon researchers are working with national laboratories and academic partners to develop AI agents that will allow autonomous laboratories with different scientific capabilities to work together.
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Projects selected for funding through the Genesis Mission position CMU at the forefront of a national effort to transform how scientific breakthroughs are made.
Building AI capacity
Building National Infrastructure for AI-Enabled Science
Carnegie Mellon's AI Science Foundry is developing national infrastructure to accelerate AI-enabled scientific research. The initiative brings CMU together with 110 partners building interoperable AI-enabled laboratories, shared standards, open software, data resources and autonomous research workflows.
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Carnegie Mellon partners across industry, academia, federal labs and nonprofits to expand access to advanced experimentation.
Advancing AI Through Shared Expertise
CMU works with industry partners to pursue foundational questions, evaluate emerging technologies and prepare students to lead in rapidly changing fields.
Companies work with Carnegie Mellon to explore emerging technologies, address complex problems and translate research into real-world applications. These relationships range from individual sponsored research projects to major, multidisciplinary collaborations that connect CMU faculty and students with industry researchers, technology and expertise.
CMU + Amazon
The CMU-Amazon AI Innovation Hub brings Carnegie Mellon faculty and students from all seven schools together with Amazon scientists to advance research in generative AI, robotics, responsible AI and cloud computing. Joint research projects, Ph.D. fellowships, workshops and other opportunities accelerate AI research while developing the next generation of researchers and technology leaders.
CMU + BNY
Through a five-year, $10 million collaboration, BNY and Carnegie Mellon are advancing research into reliable, responsible and resilient AI for high-stakes environments. The BNY AI Lab at CMU brings faculty and students together with BNY experts to address challenges spanning AI evaluation, robustness, governance, security and human oversight.
CMU + NVIDIA
Carnegie Mellon and NVIDIA are advancing robotics, autonomy and artificial intelligence through a collaboration that combines CMU's research strengths with NVIDIA's AI technologies, software and computing expertise. Researchers gain opportunities to work directly with NVIDIA experts and access advanced tools and technologies, accelerating work in areas including generative AI and distributed autonomy.
Creating Faster Paths to Treatments
Progress against rare diseases requires more than expertise in a single laboratory. It depends on coordinated work across biology, medicine, computing, health systems, philanthropy, biotechnology and patient communities. Carnegie Mellon is a founding partner and the technology core for Rare Ventures, a venture philanthropy platform backed by up to $25 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. | The initiative brings CMU together with universities, health systems, biotechnology organizations and patient-focused partners to accelerate treatments for rare diseases. CMU researchers are applying strengths in AI, life sciences and automated science across the therapeutic development process, helping create a faster path from promising research to potential treatments. |
Building a Regional Engine for Energy Innovation
New energy technologies create the greatest value when communities and industries have the capacity to adopt, manufacture and sustain them. The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium brings Carnegie Mellon together with West Virginia University, the University of Pittsburgh and more than 60 industry, workforce, philanthropy, government and community organizations. | Supported as an NSF Regional Innovation Engine, RETI connects research in resilient energy technologies and infrastructure with commercialization, workforce development and industry engagement. The initiative aims to move emerging technologies into use while strengthening manufacturing competitiveness and creating economic opportunity across Appalachia. |
Connecting Researchers and Ideas Across Borders
Complex research challenges cross geographic boundaries. Carnegie Mellon builds international collaborations that connect researchers, industry and institutions around shared priorities while creating opportunities for students and researchers to work across cultures and disciplines.
Advancing AI by Working Across Borders
With $15.5 million in support from Arm and SoftBank Group, Carnegie Mellon and Keio University in Japan are collaborating to advance artificial intelligence and develop the next generation of AI talent. Researchers are working together in areas including multimodal and multilingual learning, embodied AI for robotics, human-AI symbiosis and AI for life sciences and scientific research.
Talent Development at Every Level
Partnership at Carnegie Mellon isn't only about advancing technology. It's also about preparing people and organizations to put new ideas to work.
CMU works with partners to develop talent at every level — from students and emerging researchers to experienced professionals and organizational leaders.
Student and Emerging Researcher Engagement
Research collaborations can create opportunities for students through sponsored projects, capstones, internships, research experiences and Ph.D. fellowships. Programs connected to partners including Amazon, BNY, Arm and SoftBank Group allow students to work on consequential challenges alongside faculty and industry experts. Explore student engagement.
Regional and National Workforce Development
Large-scale research initiatives can connect investments in technology with investments in people. The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium, for example, integrates research and commercialization with education and workforce development designed to prepare people and communities across Appalachia to participate in emerging energy and manufacturing industries.
Executive and Corporate Education
CMU offers a broad range of executive education programs through the Tepper School of Business, Heinz College and the School of Computer Science. These state-of-the-art programs draw on CMU’s expertise in areas including artificial intelligence, analytics, cybersecurity, technology, strategy, innovation, leadership and more. Explore workforce and executive education.
Let's Work Together
You don't need to know which Carnegie Mellon researcher, center or program to contact before you reach out.
Tell us about the challenge you're trying to solve, the opportunity you want to explore or the expertise you're looking for. We'll help connect you with the people and resources across CMU who can help move it forward.