About DFKIGerman Research Center for Artificial IntelligenceDFKI_3645feca-18ff-11ec-869f-fd812483ea00The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) was founded in 1988 as a non-profit public-private partnership. It has research facilities in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken and Bremen, a project office in Berlin, a Laboratory in Niedersachsen and branch offices in Lübeck and Trier. In the field of innovative commercial software technology using Artificial Intelligence, DFKI is the leading research center in Germany.DFKI Executive BoardProf. Dr. Antonio KrügerHelmut DitzerDFKI Supervisory BoardDr.-Ing. Gabriël Clemens(VSE AG) ChairDr. Susanne ReichrathRepresentative of Saarland's Minister | President for Higher Education,Science and Technology, Vice ChairGerman State GovernmentsApart from the state governments of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Bremen, numerous renowned German and international high-tech companies from a wide range of industrial sectors are represented on the DFKI supervisory board. The DFKI model of a non-profit public-private partnership (ppp) is nationally and internationally considered a blueprint for corporate structure in the field of top-level research.Rhineland-PalatinateSaarlandBremenResearch OrganizationsDFKI is actively involved in numerous organizations representing and continuously advancing Germany as an excellent location for cutting-edge research and technology.Technology OrganizationsYoung ScientistsFar beyond the country’s borders DFKI enjoys an excellent reputation for its academic training of young scientists. At present, approx. 740 highly qualified researchers, administrators and 510 graduate students from more than 65 countries are contributing to approx. 250 DFKI research projects. DFKI serves as a stepping stone to leading positions in industry and successful careers as founders of spin-off companies.UniversitiesOver the years, more than 140 staff members have been appointed professors at universities in Germany and abroad.DFKI Research FellowsThe honorary appointment as a DFKI Research Fellow is an award granted to DFKI employees for outstanding scientific achievements and special accomplishments in technology transfer. The award is intended to support Research Fellows in their scientific careers and document their outstanding qualifications when applying for management positions in research and teaching. The criteria for appointment as a Research Fellow are based on the procedure for filling a W2 professorship at a German university.DR. PATRICK GEBHARDDR. ALJOSCHA BURCHARDTDR.-ING. CARSTEN ULLRICHPROF. DR. GEORG REHMDR. SERGE AUTEXIERDR.-ING. DANIEL SONNTAGDR. JAN ALEXANDERSSONDR. FEIYU XUPROF. DR. PETER FETTKEDR. GEERT-JAN KRUIJFFDR. CHRISTIAN MÜLLERDR. ALEXANDER KRÖNERPROF. DR. THOMAS RISTPD DR. MATTHIAS KLUSCHDR. KLAUS FISCHERDR. MATHIAS BAUERPROF. DR. DIETER HUTTERPROF. DR. STEPHAN BUSEMANNDR. NORBERT REITHINGERPD DR. WERNER STEPHANPROF. DR. ELISABETH ANDRÉPD DR. GÜNTER NEUMANNDR. KLAUS NETTERDFKI FellowsThe German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence awards the title of 'DFKI Fellow' to people who rendered outstanding services to the DFKI.PROF. DR. WERNER DAMMPROF. DR. FRIEDEMANN MATTERNPROF. HANS A. AUKESPROF. DONIA SCOTTPROF. OLIVIERO STOCKPROF. DR. MARKUS GROSSPROF. DR. ALAN BUNDYPROF. DR. HORST BUNKEPROF. DR. JÖRG SIEKMANNPROF. DR. NICK JENNINGSPROF. DR. MANFRED BROYPROF. DR. BERND REUSEPROF. DR. BERND NEUMANNPROF. DR. ERIK SANDEWALLPROF. DR. JAIME CARBONELLPROF. DR. PETER DEUSSENIN MEMORIAMPROF. DR. GERHARD BARTHPROF. DR. GERD SMOLKAPROF. DR. DR. H.C. MULT. HEINZ G. SCHWÄRTZELPROF. DR. ROBERT A KOWALSKIDFKI FundersFunding is received from government agencies like the European Union, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the German Federal States and the German Research Foundation (DFG), as well as from cooperation with industrial partners.European UnionFederal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)German Federal StatesGerman Research Foundation (DFG)DFKI Scientific Advisory BoardTwice a year, a committee of internationally renowned experts (Scientific Advisory Board) audits the progress and results of state-funded projects. DFKI ShareholdersAccentureAirbus GroupBilfinger SEBMW AGCerence GmbHDaimler AGDeutsche Börse AGDeutsche Messe AGDeutsche Telekom AGEmpolis Information Management GmbHFraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V.Google Inc.HARTING AG & Co. KGIntel CorporationJohn Deere GmbH & Co. KGKIBG GmbHMicrosoft Deutschland GmbHMünchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in MünchenNVIDIA GmbHRICOH Company Ltd.Robert Bosch GmbHROSEN Swiss AGSAP SESartorius Ventures GmbHSchwarz-GruppeSoftware AGTechnische Universität KaiserslauternUniversität BremenUniversität des SaarlandesVolkswagen AGVSE AGZF Friedrichshafen AGCommittees & AcademiesDFKI is represented by its scientific directors on numerous committees and academiesScientific and Government CommitteesBig Data Value AssociationBrazilian Institute of Robotics (BIR)Center of Innovation Program of the Japanese Ministry of Education (COI)Feldafinger KreisInformationstechnische Gesellschaft (ITG)Management Board of the International Computer Science Institute in BerkeleyMünchner KreisNational Institute of Informatics (NII, Tokio)Präsidium des Verbandes der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V. (VDE)Program Committee of the National Aeronautics and Space Research Centre DLRSteering Committee of the German Informatics Society (GI)and othersBusiness CommitteesDigital Stationery ConsortiumFlexible Factory Partner Alliance (FFPA)5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA)and othersScientific AcademiesAcademy of Sciences and LiteratureBerlin-Brandenburg, Academy of SciencesEuropean Academy of SciencesGerman National Academy of Sciences LeopoldinaNational Academy of Science and EngineeringRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciencesand othersHuman Centric AI_3646001e-18ff-11ec-869f-fd812483ea00To foster intelligent solutions for the knowledge society_364600fa-18ff-11ec-869f-fd812483ea00PartnershipResearchInnovationSoftwareTechnologyArtificial IntelligenceKnowledgeCommercializationICTDevelop product functions, prototypes and patentable solutions in the field of information and communication technology_364602e4-18ff-11ec-869f-fd812483ea00DFKI Research Departments DFKI Kaiserslautern SiteProf. Dr. Prof. h.c. Andreas DengelSmart Data & Knowledge ServicesProf. Dr. Paul LukowiczEmbedded IntelligenceProf. Dr. Martin RuskowskiInnovative Factory SystemsProf. Dr. Hans SchottenIntelligent NetworksProf. Dr. Didier StrickerAugmented VisionDFKI Saarbrücken SiteProf. Dr. Josef van GenabithMultilinguality and Language TechnologyProf. Dr. Jana KoehlerAlgorithmic Business and ProductionProf. Dr. Antonio KrügerCognitive AssistantsProf. Dr. Peter LoosInstitute for Information SystemsProf. Dr. Wolfgang MaaßSmart Service EngineeringProf. Dr. Philipp SlusallekAgents and Simulated RealityDFKI Bremen SiteProf. Dr. Rolf DrechslerCyber-Physical SystemsProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frank KirchnerRobotics Innovation Center (RIC)DFKI Projektbüro BerlinProf. Dr. Gesche JoostInteractive TextilesProf. Dr. Volker MarklIntelligent Analytics for Massive DataProf. Dr. Sebastian MöllerSpeech and Language TechnologyProf. Dr. Niels PinkwartEducational Technology LabDFKI Laboratory Niedersachsen OsnabrückProf. Dr. Joachim Hertzberg Plan-Based Robot ControlProf. Dr. Oliver Thomas Smart Enterprise EngineeringDFKI Laboratory Niedersachsen OldenburgProf. Dr. Daniel SonntagInteractive Machine LearningProf. Dr. Oliver ZielinskiMarine PerceptionDFKI Branch Office LübeckProf. Dr. Heinz HandelsAI in Medical ImagingProf. Dr. Alfred MertinsAI in Biomedical Signal ProcessingProf. Dr. Ralf MöllerStochastic Relational AI in HealthcareBased on application oriented basic research, DFKI develops product functions, prototypes and patentable solutions in the field of information and communication technology. Research and development projects are conducted in 24 research departments, nine competence centers and eight living labs.CompetenciesCoordinate research activities in particular areas_364603fc-18ff-11ec-869f-fd812483ea001DFKI Competence CentersCoordination of research activities in particular areasAI for Environment and Sustainability CenterAmbient Assisted Living CenterAutonomous Driving CenterDeep Learning CenterEmergency Response and Recovery Management CenterSafe and Secure Systems CenterSemantic Web CenterSmart Agriculture Technologies CenterWearable AI CenterTechnologiesTest, evaluate, and demonstrate innovative technologies_c244451a-196f-11ec-a001-2b431e83ea002DFKI Living LabsTesting, evaluation, and demonstration of innovative technologies in comprehensive application scenariosAdvanced Driver Assistance Systems Living LabBremen Ambient Assisted Living LabImmersive Quantified Learning Lab (IQL)Innovative Retail LabRobotics Exploration LabSmart City Living LabSmartFactory-KLSmart Office Space Living LabAIPromote credible and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence_c24446b4-196f-11ec-a001-2b431e83ea003DFKI CertLabCertLab – Certified testing laboratory for IT security ~ For the promotion of credible and trustworthy Artificial IntelligenceScienceFoster the transfer of science_c24447ea-196f-11ec-a001-2b431e83ea004DFKI International Scientific Advisory BoardBi-annual evaluation of publically funded projects | Prof. Dr. Andreas Butz,Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, ChairmanResearch ClustersLeading-Edge Research ~ DFKI is the only German institute for computer science to participate in each of the three leading-edge research clustersMultimodal Computing and Interaction ClusterCluster of Excellence “Multimodal Computing and Interaction”funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)Leading-Edge Cluster“Software Innovations for the Digital Enterprise” funded by BMBFEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology(EIT Health & EIT Manufacturing)Research AssociationsCampus Automatisierung und DigitalisierungFIWAREScience & Innovation Alliance Kaiserslauternand othersPromoting Young TalentSoftware CampusDFKI is a founding member and core partner of the Software Campus to promote managerial talent in the IT industryAcademic ChairsMore than 140 former staff members have been appointed professors at universities in Germany and abroadDFKI Spin-Offs98 spin-off companies have created more than 2,500 highly skilled jobsScientific Excellence and Transfer2021-09-19https://www.dfki.de/en/web/about-us/dfki-at-a-glance/company-profile/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net