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Information Technology [IT]

New Mexico’s information technology and software industry is the largest cluster within the state. While most of New Mexico’s IT companies are small businesses, there are IT workers employed by many of the state’s larger employers, including Northrop Grumman and Intel. New Mexico’s IT strengths include: software development, systems design, customized programming, and internet technologies. The State is also finalizing its implementation plan for building the world’s fastest unclassified supercomputer with computing power exceeding 100 teraflops. Gateways to the supercomputer will be located at many of the State’s colleges and universities and excess computer time will be offered to out of state private sector users.

IT Assets

Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia provides some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world for use in research and development in the areas of national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness. Sandia leads in the development of advanced simulation codes and continually advances its high-performance computing capabilities, allowing researchers to model and simulate problems at ever- increasing high resolution and fidelity. These capabilities provide predictive analysis and reveal phenomena that could not otherwise be achieved. Realizing that the best science, technology, and engineering cannot be developed single-handedly, Sandia collaborates with partners from a variety of industries, governments, and academic institutions to build capabilities and accomplish its mission.

Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL offers one of the most powerful scientific computing capabilities in the world. The Laboratory’s Central Computing Facility houses a wide variety of supercomputers that process huge volumes of information at tremendous speeds. Los Alamos also leads in the development of data management and visualization tools. The Advanced Computing Laboratory, which houses supercomputers and work stations in an environment open to industrial and academic partners, serves as a catalyst for innovative, interdisciplinary computer experimentation.

The University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico covers a broad spectrum of IT, both in its educational and its research programs.  UNM offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, as well as specialized certification and graduate training programs in Information Assurance, High-Performance Computing, and Biocomputing.  UNM also offers a BS in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media.  IT research facilities on campus include: Advanced Graphics Laboratory, ARTSLab, High-Performance Computing Center, Adaptive Computation Laboratory, Scalable Systems Laboratory, and the Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology.  IT Research specialties at UNM include: Complex networks, adaptive computation, artificial intelligence, formal verification and specification of software, bioinformatics and computational biology, graphics and visualization, high-performance computing, and computer security.

New Mexico Tech
ICASA is the Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis, a division of New Mexico Tech. The Institute, a cooperative venture among academia, industry, and government, is dedicated to studying the behavior, vulnerabilities, and predictability of complex systems. ICASA’s interdisciplinary approach delivers information-age research that is applied to real-world problems, as well as developing key enabling technologies.

New Mexico State University
NMSU has several laboratories for research activities. The NMSU Computing Research Laboratory (CRL) was established as a Center of Excellence for applications in advanced computing by the New Mexico state legislature. An interdisciplinary laboratory with researchers from several university departments, and its own staff of full-time researchers, CRL’s basic research efforts are concentrated on approaches to multilingual processing of natural language texts. Core areas of research include artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, and human-computer interaction. CRL maintains its own computing facilities and provides an advanced development environment.

Workforce Training
New Mexico Tech and NMSU offer doctoral degree programs in Computer Science, while Eastern New Mexico, Highlands and Western New Mexico Universities offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Many of the state’s Community colleges offer Computer Technology and IT degrees and certificates. These include: Dona Ana Community College, San Juan Community College, New Mexico Junior College, UNM Gallup, NMSU Grants, UNM Valencia, Northern NM College, NMSU Alamogordo, UNM Los Alamos, NMSU Carlsbad, Luna Community College, and Santa Fe Community College. National American University in Rio Rancho also offers an IT degree. Because many community colleges are affiliated with either NMSU or UNM, students can continue on for a four-year degree at the main campuses.

Contacts:
New Mexico Information Technology and Software Association: http://www.nmitsa.org
New Mexico Internet Professionals Association: http://www.nmipa.org

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