International Women’s Day reminds us that equality in academia needs more than good intentions. It needs structures.
more here: https://it-u.at/en/news/itu-embeds-gender-equality-structurally/
At the end of January, we welcomed students from BRG Fadingerstraße to IT:U 🚀Building bridges between schools and the future of learning. #FutureSkills #Robotics #STEM #DigitalEducation
How are humanoid robots transforming society?
Join the Media Ethics Symposium on March 11, 2026, at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten. Christopher Frauenberger, IT:U Professor of HCI, will speak about robots in care. Register today: https://medienethik.ustp.at/
Healthcare innovation relies on turning complex data into actionable insights. IT:U Professors Spiros Denaxas & Kristin Reiche showed how clinical research, molecular biology & bioinformatics make this possible.
Read more: https://it-u.at/en/news/inaugural-lecture-advancing-health-through-data/
IT:U’s GeoSocial AI research group is part of the EU-funded TEMA project: Researching AI to speed up disaster response by combining satellite imagery with privacy-preserving social media data for faster situational awareness.
More: https://it-u.at/en/news/itu-researches-ai-for-disaster-response/
Infineon Austria × IT:U 🤝
Strategic cooperation for interdisciplinary research + project-based learning. Three new LearnLabs opening late summer 2026 (Smart Electronics, Digital Prototyping, Space Tech) — room for 60 students on-site in Linz. click here:
Photos: (c) IT:U
DigiEduHack 2025: 74 hackathons, 2,499 participants, 792 solutions — and IT:U-hosted Baam-Dash (BAM AI) is in the Top 12 finalists.
In this video, Amir Ansari (IT:U PhD) introduces the project. Please vote 👉 https://digieduhack.com/solutions/baam-dash
#DigiEduHack #EdTech #DigitalEducation
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬✨
In our video, Nata Sturua (Student Ombudsperson) shares a powerful reminder: your background isn’t a limitation — it’s an opportunity.
More on IT:U’s Women in Science here:https://sheconomy.pulse.ly/qapyuwhpcz
Three people in front of a screen
Laptop with the Women in AI Austria Logo
Nina Hubig presenting her Keynote
Last week at IT:U with Women in AI Austria: “AI Cannibalism? The Future of Quality & Trust on the Web.”
If machines increasingly train on machine-made data, what happens to quality, trust—and the open web? Let’s discuss.
Brain + AI = smarter tech!
IT:U Founding Professor Jie Mei explores how neurotransmitters can inspire more adaptable AI.
🔗 https://www.derpragmaticus.com/r/neurotransmitter-mei
#ITU #AI #Neuroscience #FutureSkills #Interdisciplinary
In their new article, Ben Wagner, IT:U Founding Professor and Director AI Futures Lab at TU Delft, and Marie-Therese Sekwenz, PhD Candidate at TU Delft and Deputy Director AI Futures Lab, dive into the topic of disinformation and regulation.
At IT:U, we connect technology with health, design, economy, and more — because solving today's challenges takes more than code. We're building a new kind of university, and a new kind of graduate: grounded in two fields, fluent in collaboration.
#ITU #AI #Innovation #DigitalTransformation
Kick‑off: Personalized Technical Medicine in Upper Austria. IT:U, JKU, FH OÖ & KUK unite with WKOÖ to deliver next‑gen med‑tech for patients—strengthening the region as a high‑tech, digital health hub.
A 21st-century university must rethink education for a digitally transformed world. At IT:U, we’re not just teaching tech: we’re shaping Digital Transformers who bridge disciplines, connect tech with human needs, and drive innovation.
#ITU #AI #Innovation #DigitalTransformation
8 new professors will advance fields like Cyber Security, Quantum Information, Industrial Innovation, Data Science, Design, and Economics, addressing challenges from secure climate-neutral energy to medical diagnostics.
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New IT:U Research Campus on Freistädter Straße brings researchers and admin under one roof. The IT:U Education Campus stays home to students in Science Park 4.
🔗 More: https://it-u.at/en/news/itu-expands-its-campus-for-interdisciplinary-collaboration-thereby-strengthening-research-and-education/
IT:U is proud to share that our founding professor Philipp Wintersberger and an outstanding international team have been honored with the Best Paper Award at this year’s Automotive User Interfaces Conference
Read the paper: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3744333.3747812
On 8 October, the Digital City Studio opens its doors — a space where anyone can explore AI, VR, data tools, robotics, and more. Discover the new initiative by IT:U and the City of Linz on its opening day:
📍 Pfarrgasse 9, Linz
🕙 10:00 – 18:00
https://it-u.at/en/digitalcitystudio/
IT:U @ IT-Futures 2025, Linz!
📅 Oct 2: Prof. Frauenberger (DE) – Do we need what we have? Exploring digital innovation that works for people.
📅 Oct 3: Daniel Cracau (EN) – Behavioral AI reshaping strategy.https://it-futures.at/en/home-english/
IT:U’s first Network Spotlight on tech regulation and standardization, led by Fellows Prof. Elisabeth Staudegger and Prof. Vladislav Fomin.
Read more: https://it-u.at/en/news/network-spotlight-on-interdisciplinary-pathways-for-technology-regulation-and-standardization/
This week at the IT:U Pop-Up Store (Linz):
🤖 How can AI become a trustworthy teammate?
🔹 Driving simulator
🔹 Survey on automated vehicles
🔹 Share your multitasking habits
📍 Pfarrgasse 1 | Mon–Fri, 10–18h
👉 Research meets daily life.
#AI #HumanAI #Linz
IT:U at Ars Electronica Festival & Pop-Up Store (03.–07.09, POSTCITY).
Topics: social media in crises, climate perceptions vs. data, caring robots in elderly care.
👉 Our Pop-Up Store (Pfarrgasse 1, Linz) runs until 27.09 with new weekly themes.
#ArsElectronica #AI #ITU
In SPIEGEL’s latest cover story, experts discuss the development and risks of (super-)AI. IT:U professor Jie Mei explains what AI developers can learn from the human brain. Read more (German): Künstliche Intelligenz: https://rb.gy/dqbgf5
#ITU #SuperAI #Superintelligence #AI
Last Friday, IT:U was delighted to welcome Prof. Johannes Frasnelli for a visiting talk on 𝐎𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 & 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
#ITU #Neuroscience #Parkinsons #Alzheimers #EarlyDetection #Research
All Keynotes & Tutorials from Summer School 2025 are now online.
Perfect for those who missed the event — or want to dive deeper into the topics again.
📺 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3CJiZU2zaP8Y9SEclWv2Glrqc7bnGAg
Do you trust AI easily? Jie Mei, Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience at IT:U on the current topic: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000282502/man-kann-das-gefuehl-bekommen-dass-ki-einem-empathie-entgegenbringt
What happens to our brain when using AI? Jie Mei, Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience at IT:U is giving insights on the media: https://www.diepresse.com/19979000/was-passiert-im-gehirn-wenn-wir-andauernd-chatgpt-befragen
DigiEduHack is back!
🌍 Join us @ IT:U from 11–13 Nov 2025 and help shape the future of digital education.
It’s part of a global hackathon series happening 7–16 Nov.
🔗 Register now. https://digieduhack.com/challenges/empowering-education-through-intelligent-analytics
78 participants. 16 speakers. 15 countries.
2 full days of ideas, #learning, and connecting across #disciplines.
That was the IT:U #Summer #School 2025 on #NLP – and we’re still buzzing! 💡🌍
Massive thanks to our partners who made it all possible:
KEBA, Sparkasse OÖ, Amazon NOVA & Infineon.
Smiling young man standing next to a poster titled "Evaluating Attention Management Systems for Dynamic Monitoring Tasks" at a conference.
🏆Anton Gasse, Alexander Lingler(@ituaustria.bsky.social), Martin Lorenz, @oulasvirta.bsky.social(@aalto.fi), @philwintersberg.bsky.social(@ituaustria.bsky.social) & @patebel.bsky.social won the People’s Choice Award for Best Poster @chiwork.bsky.social 2025 in Amsterdam!
🔗https://shorturl.at/D5JDO
