MulticoreWare signs MOU with Whitman College for Student R&D Opportunities
February 27, 2024
SAN JOSE, CA / 26 Feb: MulticoreWare Inc and Whitman College of Walla Walla, Washington have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the involvement of Whitman students in the R&D activities at MulticoreWare. This is a significant step towards forging a robust industry-academic collaboration for enhancing collaborative efforts in high-performance software product development.
This strategic alliance was announced at the Whitman College campus and the MOU was signed by AGK Karunakaran, President & CEO, MulticoreWare and Dr. Alzada Tipton, Provost & Dean of the Faculty, Whitman College.
“We are very pleased to enter into this collaboration. Partnerships with businesses like MulticoreWare enable Whitman students to benefit from internship experiences that provide valuable career-building skills on an international scale,” said Dr. Tipton.
The alliance aims to provide strategic opportunities for students at Whitman to contribute directly to innovation initiatives and product development at MulticoreWare. This collaboration leverages the skills students acquire through Whitman’s distinctive course offerings in its computer science program that align with MulticoreWare’s unique position in performance-sensitive software development, particularly in embedded and heterogeneous computing environments.
AGK Karunakaran, President & CEO, MulticoreWare said, “I am delighted to announce our MoU with Whitman, marking the beginning of a collaborative effort in areas of mutual interest along with the introduction of internship opportunities to students. As part of our industry – academia program, we are dedicated to establishing partnerships with universities in the Pacific Northwest region, with a specific focus on non-metro areas. I am confident that our partnership with Whitman will yield significant benefits for both organizations.”
John Stratton, CTO of MulticoreWare and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Whitman College, said, “Whitman and MulticoreWare have a long history of mutual support and collaboration around educating and enabling students to explore efficient software development techniques. Multiple Whitman students have already meaningfully contributed to MulticoreWare products and research activities, and MulticoreWare has generously supported the curriculum and research activities at Whitman through ad-hoc donations and grants. This new agreement is an exciting next step to further expand the opportunities for Whitman students and tap into their enthusiasm for developing new products and technologies with meaningful commercial impact.”
About MulticoreWare
MulticoreWare is a leading global technology company offering Software Products, Solutions & Engineering Services. MulticoreWare delivers software IP Solutions and Engineering Services serving a wide group of customers with solutions like Hardware Platform Compilers & Toolchains, SDK Libraries, Video codecs, and Algorithm & Data Engineering solutions using various vision & non-vision sensors (Radar, LiDAR, IMU, GPS, etc.). MulticoreWare solutions are used in Automotive (ADAS/AD), Surveillance, Defence, Medical-Imaging, Health, IoT, Retail, Industrial, Robotics, Smart City. MulticoreWare’s industry-leading video codec products (x266™/x265/Ultraziq) have been deployed in live streaming or VOD services across many broadcast customers.
About Whitman College
Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a private, co-educational, residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college located in Walla Walla, Washington. The college is home to approximately 1,500 undergraduate students exploring more than 60 majors that lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Whitman College students develop capacities to analyze, interpret, criticize, communicate and engage. A concentration on basic disciplines, in combination with a supportive residential life program, fosters intellectual vitality, confidence, leadership and the flexibility to succeed in a changing technological, multicultural world.
More information at https://www.whitman.edu/
