Shape Project

SAP has grown to become the world’s leading provider of e-business software solutions and is the world’s largest inter-enterprise software company. SAP Research is the technology research department of SAP and as an integral part of SAP’s R&D activities, SAP Research is responsible for identifying, researching, understanding, developing and evaluating new and emerging technologies, processes and e-business solutions that strategically influence the future of SAP business applications.
SAP Research is a Global Business Unit under the direction of SAP AG operating Research Centers in various countries. These Centers are usually co-located with Academic Partners and focused on specific research topics. Depending on the particular needs of the projects, SAP Research will consider to distribute work packages among its locations in order to engage Researchers with the required expertise. This will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the execution of the project.
With the focus on applied research, SAP Research bridges the gap between open, collaborative research with external partners and exploitation into new or existing SAP product lines through SAP´s development groups.