Carnegie Bosch Institute appoints president
Tool and engineering company Bosch, and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), announced that Christopher Martin will step into the role of president of the Carnegie Bosch Institute (CBI).
Martin is a CMU alumnus and 21-year Bosch associate who currently serves as director of engineering, research and development for the Bosch Research and Technology Center in Pittsburgh.
“Under the leadership of Chris, we will continue to explore the intersection of shared interest with CMU that enables technological advancement in these areas,” said Thomas Kropf, president, Bosch Research and Advance Engineering.
Additionally, the organizations announced a new $3 million gift from Bosch to CBI as the organization continues to stimulate relevant research in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The gift builds on the long-standing collaboration dating back to 1990 when the CBI was established.
“This latest round of investment in CBI not only deepens the relationship with Bosch and CMU, but it also enhances our ability to support the incredible faculty, students, and staff that are the heart of the university’s excellence,” Martin said. “We look forward to enabling more cutting-edge research in areas of shared interest and seeing the positive impact from that work on the world.”
Since 2019, CBI has funded 12 CMU research projects in fields such as AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability. Examples include crowd-centric computing and interaction; connected and intelligent systems and services; disruptive materials and sustainable manufacturing; and ethics and AI.
“Through the Carnegie Bosch Institute as well as other collaborations, CMU and Bosch have been able to explore many research areas that have provided benefit to both organizations as well as to academia and business at-large,” said William Sanders, dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
In addition to his role with CBI, Martin will continue to manage the Bosch Research and Technology Center (RTC) in Pittsburgh. As the leader for Bosch’s presence in Pittsburgh, he also guides operations for the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence in Pittsburgh.
Martin holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and has been responsible for global research teams in the U.S. and Europe during his time at Bosch, said the company.
Preceding Martin in the role of president of the CBI was Sylvia B. Vogt, who retired at the end of January 2022. In her time leading CBI from 2009 until the end of 2021, Vogt oversaw a shift at the organization from an emphasis on international management to a more research-oriented focus in technology fields relevant to international business.
For more than 30 years, the Carnegie Bosch Institute (CBI) has brought together industry and academia for research, education and collaboration in the areas of international management as well as technology innovation.
Founded in 1886 in Germany, Bosch, is a multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen.