Research at IT:U contributes to EU discussions on replacing repetitive cookie banners with automated, user-centered privacy controls through Advanced Data Protection Control (ADPC). More: https://it-u.at/en/news/itu-research-provides-a-foundation-for-eu-privacy-reform/

New research by IT:U, the University of Amsterdam & the Max Planck Institute suggests that being perfectly rational can make people easier to exploit. A little unpredictability may help us thrive. https://it-u.at/en/news/how-being-a-bit-unreliable-might-be-an-advantage-new-study/

Quantum information and cybersecurity research at IT:U shows how medical imaging & digital infrastructure resilience could be reshaped: https://it-u.at/en/news/first-lectures-from-quantum-tech-revolutionizing-our-world-to-cybersecurity-to-keep-us-safe/

From the first guided tours to a full campus during the Lange Nacht der Forschung. More than 1,200 visitors explored, asked questions, and experienced IT:U hands-on. This recap captures the energy of the day. Thanks to everyone who joined us.

People prefer AI that aligns with their values, even over performance or full freedom. Dinara Talypova, PhD student at IT:U, calls for a shift: value alignment may matter most for trust and adoption. Read more: https://it-u.at/en/news/human-autonomy-and-ai-a-shift-in-thinking/

IT:U launches ERIN, its first environmental wet lab, bridging AI, digital tech, and ecology for real-world impact: From circular economy to industrial innovation. More: https://it-u.at/en/news/first-wet-lab-for-ai%e2%80%91enabled-environmental-and-circular-economy-research/

On World Health Day: At IT:U Computational Medicine Research Lab + Digital Molecular Medicine → use big data + AI to understand diseases → work on on personalized treatments using genomics + machine learning More: https://it-u.at/en/news/inaugural-lecture-advancing-health-through-data/

Can AI make cycling safer? IT:U’s first PhD defense by Martin Moser uses sensors, GPS data, and AI to detect stress in cyclists and identify danger zones in cities. Read more: https://it-u.at/en/news/itus-first-phd-defense-examining-what-it-takes-to-make-our-streets-safer-for-cycling/

What if AI wasn’t controlled, but cultivated? At IT:U, Iohanna Nicenboim explores AI through fermentation, care and living systems. From lithium extraction to microbes, her work rethinks how we design AI. Next: CHI 2026 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 📸: Iohanna Nicenboim

At the premiere of Science Lounge hosted by Die Presse, Stefanie Lietze, Teamlead for Equal Opportunities and Quality Assurance at IT:U, joined fellow experts to explore why women continue to leave academia. https://www.diepresse.com/20660189/sorgeverpflichtungen-bremsen-junge-wissenschaftlerinnen

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

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. it-u.at/en/news/itu-...

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.

🏆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

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧? New research by IT:U’s Prof. Jie Mei & Prof. Srikanth Ramaswamy explores neuromodulation & variable firing to make AI more adaptive — featured in @quantamagazine.bsky.social. Read the full blog: https://it-u.at/en/?p=12222 Photo ©: Quanta Magazine

Rethinking research assessment at IT:U with VisConnect— AI platform for visual researcher profiles. It goes beyond publications to highlight teaching, mentoring & open science. Built with IT:U’s framework, aligned with DORA, CoARA, and more. Read more: https://it-u.at/en/?p=12149

🚀 Introducing VisConnect - our new AI-powered service for responsible research assessment. Developed with @ituaustria.bsky.social, VisConnect delivers rich, visual researcher profiles. Check out the announcement & a live example map: openknowledgemaps.org/news/2025/07... #OpenScience #DORA #CoARA

On June 25–26, IT:U’s International Strategic Advisory Board (ISAB) met to discuss the university’s strategic direction. With experts from molecular biology to political science and data science, ISAB helps shaping IT:U’s further path.

TiRex, a new AI model co-authored by IT:U founding professor Daniel Klotz, beats Google & Amazon in forecasting benchmarks - all with just 35M parameters. Real-world impact across energy, logistics & more. Read more: https://pulse.ly/i78dqaphjj #AI #Forecasting #xLSTM #TimeSeries #MachineLearning

AI for public safety! At Vienna’s Donauinselfest, technology developed by IT:U’s GeoSocial AI group, led by Bernd Resch, delivered real-time insights from mobile & social media data to support emergency services — all while respecting data privacy. Real-world impact, powered by AI. 📸Freepik

Yesterday, IT:U was proud to be partner of the M-CTRAS Conference 2025 (mctras.upou.edu.ph) — connecting global educators to advance excellence in mathematics teaching and research. Thanks to the amazing local organizing team for making it happen! #MCTRAS #Education #MathEd #ITUAustria

Insights from DANCR – a project within the interdisciplinary research collective H.A.U.S., co-founded by IT:U PostDoc Christoph Hubatschke, where humanoid robots and dancers co-create movement in real time. Read more: https://it-u.at/en/news/exploring-human-machine-relationships-through-dance/

New study by IT:U Prof. Christian Hilbe & co. reveals stable strategies for navigating social dilemmas using both direct and indirect reciprocity. 👉 Read morehttps://it-u.at/en/news/new-study-by-itu-professor-co-reveals-stable-strategies-for-cooperation-in-social-dilemmas/

Join IT:U at the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna, hosting 2 workshops! - Climate Agents: There Is No Planet B - Social Media & Satellite Images: A Mirror of Our World 23–27 June, don’t miss out: https://ars.electronica.art/esero/de/anmeldung-zu-den-workshops-am-living-planet-symposium-2025/