Mission Statement

The mission of the Department is to make a significant contribution to ICT and to devote concerted efforts for guaranteeing operational efficiency and reliability of all critical infrastructures – both private and public – especially in times of potential ecological, economic and political crisis.

Based on the evaluation, further development and provision of future-oriented technologies along with innovative procedures and sophisticated processes we are committed to fostering the roll-out of national infrastructures as well as the deployment of state-of-the-art technologies in the area of public administration (eGovernment, eEnvironment), energy, health care (eHealth), transportation, and telecommunications as well as the business and industrial sector with a view to positioning Austria at the forefront of the European ICT industry.

Our Vision

"In accordance with our mission statement, our vision is to become the leading R&D organization for Safety & Security within Europe’s ICT arena."

Research Services Safety & Security Department

Following research services are offered by researchers of the Safety & Security Department:

• ICT Security
• Optical Quantum Technology
• Crisis and Disaster Management
• Digital Memory Engineering
• eHealth & Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
• Advanced Algorithms for Brain Signal Analysis
• Intelligent Camera Networks
• 3D Vision and Modelling
  
• New Sensor Technologies
• High Performance Vision
• Verification and Validation