With presentations on the CERTIFIER, FSD Akut (Fake-Shop Detector), and CLEMENTINE (Cyber Security Literacy) projects, as well as its own exhibition booth, AIT had a strong presence at the two-day KIRAS and K-PASS (KuK) conference in Schönbrunn.
On the first day (November 3, 2026), Bernhard Bürger from the AIT Center for Digital Safety and Security presented the CERTIFIER (CERTificate for Integrated Emergency Response) project. CERTIFIER aimed to improve the integration of informal aid services into crisis and disaster management. Among other things, a digital competency certificate for volunteers was developed. https://www.kiras.at/gefoerderte-projekte/detail/certifier-certificate-for-integrated-emergency-response/
Andrew Lindley (AIT Center for Digital Safety & Security) and Nicolas Dürk, CEO of X-Net, presented the FSD Akut project (Fake-Shop Detector): FSD AKUT professionalized the AI-based Fake-Shop Detector into a robust, modular, and scalable system at Technology Readiness Level 8 and tested AI-supported cluster analysis for the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s central situational awareness analysis. https://www.kiras.at/gefoerderte-projekte/detail/fortsetzung-fake-shop-detector-akut/
On the second day (November 4, 2026), Beatrix Wais-Zechmann (AIT Center for Technology Experience) and Martin Latzenhofer (AIT Center for Digital Safety & Security) spoke about the CLEMENTINE project (Cybersecurity Literacy in Secondary Education in Austria). The goal of the project was to develop a framework for teaching cybersecurity skills to young people (ages 14 to 19) in upper secondary school in Austria, taking into account the demands of the labor market. https://www.kiras.at/gefoerderte-projekte/detail/clementine-cybersecurity-literacy-in-der-wissensvermittlung-der-sekundarstufe-in-oesterreich/
Ralph Hammer, Head of the Office for Security Research and Technology Transfer at the Ministry of Finance, concluded by praising all the projects presented and commented specifically on the CLEMENTINE project: “The project is a pioneering achievement and truly invaluable.”
Sabine Kremnitzer and Christian Brüggemann from the FFG moderated the well-attended conference, which brought together the security research community. At the AIT booth, visitors could learn about AIT’s research achievements.
The Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the FFG once again hosted the KIRAS and K-PASS (KuK) symposium this year. Now in its 15th year, the Civil Security Research Showcase took place for the second time as a joint event of both funding programs, following last year’s success. Many thanks to the Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the FFG for organizing the event, and to all participants for the valuable exchange!