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Austria’s universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS) are jointly training doctoral students. The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) are funding five new joint doctoral programs with one million euros each in Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna, and Wiener Neustadt.

The 5th generation of mobile communication (5G) is a promising technology. However, how can the added value of the new technology be realized? And will the promised properties actually be achieved? Under the leadership of Salzburg Research, a 5G research infrastructure was established in 2020, which can be used by science and companies to test applications and products.

Six out of ten companies fell victim to a cyber attack last year – according to a study by KPMG. The recent examples of Salzburg Milch or Palfinger, which have become victims of a cyber attack, demonstrate that this is not an abstract but a real threat.

Digital help for people with sleep problems: A virtual sleep lab will offer digital sleep analysis as well as coaching for optimizing sleep hygiene and sleep environment.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) allows for the digital representation of a building’s lifecycle, from planning to all construction phases and even building management. At the AGIT 2021 Innovation Salzburg Forum, experts discussed the applications that BIM enables in construction and real estate.

As part of the flagship project EMotion, a high-profile consortium including Salzburg Research, KTM, and other partners is developing a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and comfortable electric two-wheeler. A prototype is in the works, and results from an international study on needs and acceptance are available.

Christian Neureiter is the head of the new Josef Ressel Center at FH Salzburg, where research is conducted on “Dependable System-of-Systems Engineering”. Together with industry partners, they are investigating how complex systems, such as Industry 4.0, can be reliably developed.

Tiny particles released by human stem cells are called extracellular vesicles. The world’s first administration of therapeutics based on vesicles took place in Salzburg. This allows, among other things, hearing implants to heal better. The research team led by Mario Gimona and Eva Rohde discovered that vesicles can do much more than previously thought.

Intelligent production is about networking equipment and devices, capturing their data, and processing it in such a way that production processes can be monitored and optimized proactively. The Smart Factory Lab at FH Salzburg offers the opportunity to try out intelligent production.

Salzburg Research won the silver medal in an international challenge on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the field of 5G, surpassing more than 900 international teams with their expertise.