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Due to digitalization, many companies are sitting on valuable data sets whose potential often remains untapped. With the IDA Lab, Salzburg’s companies have a research partner for data science and artificial intelligence at their disposal.

The new Josef Ressel Center at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences is researching how systems can be built to reliably function in conjunction with other systems.

The Haltestelle 4.0 in Neumarkt am Wallersee is an innovative digital hub for commuters who want to travel individually but also in an environmentally friendly way. At the same time, sensors generate new data in traffic and mobility for science, business, and planning.

Filmmaker Adrian Goiginger, known for his successful debut film “Die Beste aller Welten,” discussed with us in an interview why Salzburg remains his top choice as a film location.

The new CD laboratory at the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS of the Paris Lodron University Salzburg collaborates with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Satellite images and other data from Earth observation support the NGO in assessing crisis areas and planning relief operations.

In Salzburg, not only does the film roll, but the pen also rolls over the screenplay. And not just in the case of the tourist magnet Sound of Music, but also in the successful case of the film crew of “Die Toten von Salzburg” among the familiar faces that have already been in front of the camera in Salzburg.

Digital sports gadgets have become part of the everyday life of hobby athletes. Under the leadership of the Salzburg Research Society, the emotional component of sports is to be researched in order to learn more about the user behavior of laypersons.

He lives in a complex world full of logical connections. Since the winter semester of 2018, Christian Borgelt has been working as a professor of Data Science at the University of Salzburg. His research professorship is funded by the state and city of Salzburg, as well as the Federation of Austrian Industries. We spoke with him about Deep Learning, Data Science, and problem-oriented work.

Starting in October 2019, a new Ludwig Boltzmann Institute (LBI) for Digital Health will commence its activities in Salzburg. This field will be researched over the next seven years.

Cybersecurity for energy systems – which may sound cumbersome – benefits energy consumers, suppliers, and the environment in the long run.