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Cooperation with industry
Application‑driven cooperation between academia, industry and policymakers has made the Saarland Informatics Campus into a trusted partner for collaborative research with industry. Companies working with SIC include Siemens, adidas AG, Deutsche Post AG, Airbus Operations and the BMW Group 'Research and Technology’ in Munich. Internationally, the Saarland Informatics Campus works with major global players, such as Microsoft, Adobe, Intel and Google.
Saarbrücken Research Center for Visual Computing, Interaction and Artificial Intelligence
In 2022, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI-INF) in Saarbrücken and Google entered into a strategic research partnership and established the 'Saarbrücken Research Center for Visual Computing, Interaction and Artificial Intelligence (VIA)'.
VIA conducts pioneering research in the fields of computer graphics, computer vision and human-machine interaction at the interface between artificial intelligence and machine learning. VIA is led by Christian Theobalt, a director at MPI-INF and professor at Saarland University.
ZF Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Center
At the ZF AI & Cybersecurity Center on the Saarland Informatics Campus, the global automotive supplier ZF is conducting research into the smart, efficient and safe use of artificial intelligence in the automotive industry.
This new centre bundles its activities in the fields of artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 and cybersecurity, which – supplemented by the latest research and development results – will be made available to all ZF business units worldwide. The aim is to create a joint global AI platform for optimizing existing applications, products, services and processes and for developing new ones.
The new centre will act as a bridge between Saarland, with its extensive scientific and technological expertise in IT and AI, and a leading high-tech supplier to the global automotive industry.