Organization:Iisys
| Abbreviation | Institute for Information Systems (iisys) - Hof University |
|---|---|
| Formation | July 1, 2010 |
| Purpose | Research in Computer Science |
| Location |
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Region served | Europe |
Scientific Head | Prof. Dr. Valentin Plenk |
Deputy Scientific Head | Prof. Dr. René Peinl |
Managing Director | Anne-Christine-Habbel |
Staff | 50 |
| Website | iisys |
The Institute of Information Systems (iisys) is the central research center for informatics of University of Applied Sciences Hof in Germany. Located in Hof, Bavaria, iisys is financed by the state of Bavaria and by third parties.
The scientific administration of the institute is represented by Valentin Plenk and the deputy by René Peinl, both professors of Hof University of Applied Sciences. Anne-Christine Habbel is the managing director.
Richard Göbel build up the iisys and was the first scientific head from 2010-2017.
Description
The institute conducts application projects with software and system companies, as well as the IT departments of large corporations. The goal of these projects is to generate new products and services to directly improve the management and data usage of mid-size companies. .
The following research groups represent the institute:
- Analytical Information Systems
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Empirical Research and User Experience (ERUX)
- Multimedia Information Systems
- Sustainability, Compliance and IT Laws
- System Integration
- Visual Analytics
The institute's main task is to prove results of international research projects for practicality, to adjust them and to make them available for economy and society. It represents the connection between international research and development in this area and the actual practice in companies.
Projects
Migraine Radar:
The goal of this Migraine Radar is the systematic analysis of factors responsible for episodic headache diseases like migraine or tension headache.
One important research objective is the examination of the correlation between increased migraine attack rates and changing weather conditions. In 2011 Migraine Radar was one of the winners in the competition "Was macht gesund?" ('What makes healthy?') by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany). The migraine data are recorded via a web-based form as well as smartphone apps throughout Germany since June 2011.
The second project phase has been started in June 2015 in cooperation with the Migraine and Headache Clinic Königstein and the Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology at University of Rostock. Furthermore, the migraine data acquisition was also extended to Austria and Switzerland .
Digital mobility:
Digital Mobility aims to make mobility in rural areas more economical, attractive and environmentally friendly and to strengthen Germany's position as a digital location through new solutions for data use.
Providing more rural, peripheral regions with appropriate mobility offers will be one of the major challenges of transport policy in the future. In addition, the age structure in many areas of Germany will change considerably in the coming years. There will be more older people. Attractive yet economically viable mobile services in regions particularly affected by demographic change are therefore essential. They are a prerequisite for the accessibility of jobs and training places, access to adequate nursing and medical care, to shopping and leisure facilities and the maintenance of social contacts.
In Digital Mobilityt, the use of digital data resources for a comprehensive mobility model will be conceptually developed, experimentally tested and evaluated using the Hochfranken region as an example.
Enterprise 4.0 for SME - The Digital Transformation (WiMiT):
Enterprise 4.0 for SME is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and pays particular attention to foster research, technological development and innovation. WiMiT's purpose is to contribute to more technological transfer between universities and SMEs. The idea is to support SMEs on their way to digitisation.
Digital transformation of medium-sized businesses with artificial intelligence (DAMMIT, 4/2020-9/2022):
In the still ongoing project (as of May 2020) "Wirtschaft 4.0 im Mittelstand" (WiMit), the institutute has already helped numerous companies to take the first steps towards Industry 4.0, or to selectively introduce the first advanced Industry 4.0 solutions.
In the recently approved follow-up project DAMMIT, the focus is on advanced data analyses and evaluations, which are made possible with machine learning methods in a new quality. This includes, in particular, image and speech processing with deep neural networks, which can be applied in many different ways in an industrial context, e.g. in the optical recognition of quality defects or speech input for tasks that require free hands.
WiMit will take over the trio of university, application partner (industrial companies) and development partner (IT companies), who are working together on these solutions. The short terms for projects are 6-12 months.
Digital Regions
In Digital Regions eight European regions are working together to adapt innovation policies to support the manufacturing sector as a result of the emergence of Industry 4.0 (I4.0).
The main objective of Digital Regions is to, by 2022, achieve a 15% increase of the number of SMEs from the manufacturing sector cooperating with other innovation actors in the participant regions to implement I4.0 solutions as a result of improved innovation policies. “All partner regions have manufacturing as a smart specialisation priority. DIGITAL REGIONS partnership present the right mix of organisations regarding innovation value-chain, including public managing authorities, universities, I4.0 Centres of competence and business development intermediaries”, explains Jose Manuel San Emeterio, Project Leader. Project partners will cooperate together and will propose measures to facilitate improved I4.0 policy cooperation between regions, increased SMEs participation and availability of I4.0 skills.
Your Way into the Cloud
This project was sponsored by the European Social Funds (ESF), The institute provided assistance for software producers interested in offering cloud services and SMU's interested in using them. This project is completed.
eBusiness-Lotse Upper Franconia
As part of the funding initiative "eKompetenz-Netzwerk für Unternehmen", iisys and the IGZ Bamberg, with the eBusiness-Lotsen Oberfranken provided vendor neutral and practical information for the eBusiness of companies, especially SMU and handcraft. Specific topics included Online-Marketing, cloud and information systems for resource efficient processes. This project is completed.
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