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Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) is Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's North American research organization.

MERL does application-motivated basic and applied research and advanced development in physical simulation & modeling, optimization, control, signal processing and Artificial Intelligence. We are an open lab, publishing our results, collaborating with the world-wide research community, and measuring our performance by the impact we have on Mitsubishi Electric and the world.

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Featured Research

Quantum AI Technology: Taking advantage of emerging quantum computing technologies for high-performance and parameter-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

The concept of natural computing is a promising avenue for fostering sustainable growth in AI, moving beyond the current reliance on traditional CPU (central processing unit), GPU (graphical processing unit), and TPU (tensor processing unit) modalities. Within the realm of natural computing, which includes molecular computing, liquid-state computing, and DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) computing, quantum computing has garnered widespread global interest. [learn more]

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News & Events

  • NEWS  MERL researchers present 9 papers at IEEE ICRA 2026Released: Jun 24, 2026

    MERL researchers presented nine papers at the recently concluded IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The papers covered a broad set of topics in robotics, including robot perception, visuo-tactile . . . [read more]

  • NEWS  Petros Boufounos elected Vice President–Conferences of the IEEE Signal Processing SocietyReleased: Jun 23, 2026

    MERL's Distinguished Research Scientist and IEEE Fellow Dr. Petros Boufounos has been elected Vice President–Conferences of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) for the 2027–2029 term. In this role, he will serve on the SPS Board of . . . [read more]

  • NEWS  MERL researchers present 8 papers at ACC 2026Released: Jun 22, 2026

    MERL researchers presented 8 papers at the recently concluded American Control Conference (ACC) 2026 in New Orleans, USA. The papers covered a wide range of topics including robust controllable set computation, vapor compression cycle calibration, . . . [read more]

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