Accelerate and shape the AI era–and beyond

From developing and safeguarding the AI infrastructure that powers the world’s leading organizations, to creating and connecting purpose-built LLMs and AI agents, our teams are driving innovation.

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Innovate with agility,
impact on a global scale

At Cisco, we get big things done. As one of the largest technology companies in the world, we have the reach, scale, and experience to innovate with impact.
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25k

active patents held by Cisco
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50%

of R&D invested in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity 
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~3.7k

projects submitted via hackathons in the past year

Redefining work through an AI-first mindset

An AI-mindset is woven into our culture, empowering our employees to drive greater innovation, efficiency, and inclusivity. We leverage AI not only to enhance our products and services, but as a tool to improve the experiences of our customers, partners and employees.

Experience full-stack AI

Be part of the team that's building everything that powers AI: the data centers it runs on; the devices that process and operate it; the tools that secure and monitor it; the PODs that deploy it; and the software and models that millions of people use every day. 

Breadth & depth of data

Because our portfolio is designed to constantly gather and process rich real-world insights from millions of data points, our teams are continually learning and innovating. The opportunities to be curious and solve complex problems are endless. 

Network of partners & resources

Expand your ability to use and develop AI solutions with access to a growing database of AI vendors, models, platforms, and apps. Cisco team members have access to leading AI Models, both closed and open source, for coding, writing, and design. 

Fueled by deep research

We have specialized teams that conduct research, explore emerging technologies, and collaborate with academic experts to publish insights on the latest advancements across variety of areas including threat intelligence, quantum computing, AI model security, and more. 

Lead AI responsibly, for humanity

Our global reach encourages the safe and secure adoption of AI. Guided by our Principles for Responsible Artificial Intelligence, the products we develop prioritize human well-being, build trust, and deliver meaningful innovation for our customers and society. 

Innovation powered by community

Whether it's to set the standards for AI collaboration, develop software for agentic workflows, or accelerate advancements in cybersecurity, we contribute to and learn from open source to make our products better and drive technological progress forward.

Advancing AI with a full-stack,
comprehensive approach in every part of the organization 

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See how Outshift by Cisco and Cisco Research are creating a path forward to transform the quantum market in a matter of years

Think quantum innovation is decades away? Think again. Outshift by Cisco and Cisco Research are partnering closely together on an achievable path forward to transform the market in a matter of years, not decades.
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Powering real-time collaboration with embedded AI

Cisco’s new groundbreaking tool: AI Canvas is a multi-data, multi-agent, generative UI shared workspace to reinvent how IT teams work and win together.
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Creating transformational AI technology for Cybersecurity 

Meet Cisco Foundation AI, our team of engineers, researchers, and deep experts dedicated to open, bleeding-edge AI innovation for enterprise security. 
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Explore Cisco Live: Innovations, Emerging Tech Trends, and the Future of AI

Cisco President and Chief Product Officer, Jeetu Patel kicks off Cisco Live 2025 with what's next in AI.
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Redefining architecture: ASIC team delivers robust solutions for the evolving AI era

Cisco's engineers are innovating at every level to make sure our customers around the world can take full advantage of AI. 

Meet our builders

Get to know a few of the brilliant minds behind the technology that powers, secures, and advances our AI infrastructure.

Sangeeta Ramakrishnan

VP, Engineering,
AI Engineering


Sangeeta leads Cisco's AI Canvas and AI Assistants Engineering teams, driving innovation across the company's product portfolio with 25 years of experience, over 30 patents, and a strong track record in AI and software engineering leadership.

Michelle Mao

Principal Engineer,
Webex Audio AI


As a speech technology innovator at Cisco with expertise in deep learning algorithms, digital signal processing, and wireless communications, Michelle has led the development of cutting-edge speech technologies that are redefining human-machine interaction.

Blaine Nelson

Engineering Architect,
Cisco Foundation AI


Blaine specializes in the security and robustness of machine learning models, with prior experience at Google and Robust Intelligence. He is a recognized expert in adversarial machine learning, co-authoring an ICML test-of-time paper and leading workshops on AI and security.
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"We make use of AI to test AI itself, rigorously testing our products and validating how it behaves. This ensures AI is behaving securely, safely, and as intended."
Jefin P., Software QA Technical Leader
 
AI Team
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"We are building everything as we're growing. It feels like a startup here because you have the opportunity to influence from the first line of code to final product."
Disha A., Director
 
AI Engineering

"Our team is responsible for Cisco's internal AI assistant. Within four days, we moved from a concept to production, and now that is the #1-used AI tool across Cisco. I get to build the future of work every single day."
Sujith J., Principle Engineer
 
Cisco IT
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"At Cisco, we're innovating 24/7. We'll release a product to the market, and then continuously innovate with new enhancements. There's never a dull day."
Christopher W., Product Manager
 
Cisco Wireless

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