AI & Innovation

Accelerate and shape the AI era - and beyond.

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

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.


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 Al

Be part of the team that's building everything that powers Al: the data centres 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

Powering the Future of AI at Cisco
Cisco is connecting and protecting in the AI era, and beyond. That offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology, pushing boundaries in innovation and performance, while at the same time safeguarding against risks.

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

Fuelled by deep research

We have specialised 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, Al model security, and more.

Lead Al responsibly, for humanity

Our global reach encourages the safe and secure adoption of Al. Guided by our Principles for Responsible Artificial Intelligence, the products we develop prioritise 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 Al 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.


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, Senior Director (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 specialises in the security and robustness of machine learning models, with prior experience at Google and Robust Intelligence. He is a recognised expert in adversarial machine learning, co-authoring an ICML test-of-time paper, and leading workshops on AI and security.

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