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COEVOLVE Project Kick Off: Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Automotive Embedded Systems

On October 31st, 2025, we proudly launched the COEVOLVE project: Co-Evolution of Software and Hardware – a four-year research initiative that aims to explore how Artificial Intelligence can revolutionize the development of automotive embedded systems. The kick-off meeting, held in Graz, Austria, brought together a powerhouse consortium of academic and industrial partners, each a leader …

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Panel Discussion: Discussing the Future of Trustworthy AI at IEEE DSAA 2025

We’re proud to share that our Area Analytics Researcher, Dr. Matej Vukovic, was invited to participate in a panel discussion on “Trustworthy AI & Data Science” at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA), held from 9–12 October 2025 in Birmingham, UK. The discussion brought together leading experts to explore …

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Paper Presentation: Advancing Transparency and Interpretability in Industrial AI

We’re proud to announce that our research was presented at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA) in Birmingham, UK, a leading global forum for interdisciplinary data science research and innovation. Our researcher Dr. Matej Vukovic showcased the paper titled:“Leveraging Causal Discovery to Tackle Complexity in Model-based Anomaly Detection: Case-study …

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Success Story: Optimizing Automation with Digital Twins for Failsafe Components

Modern automation systems are increasingly complex and require reliable solutions for installation, commissioning, and maintenance. Safety and efficiency are critical factors in these processes. Pro²Future has developed a digital twin for failsafe components using Siemens’ SIMIT tool and the S7-PLCSIM Advanced virtual controller. The virtual model replicates the behaviour of safety-critical devices and supports system …

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3rd Meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board, September 3, 2025

On September 3, 2025, the third meeting of Pro²Future’s International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) took place at our headquarter in Linz. We were delighted to welcome several members of this internationally renowned committee in person, while others joined online. To open the session, our Scientific Director Prof. Alois Ferscha reflected on eight years of Pro²Future …

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Best Paper Award – Honorable Mentions for Pro²Future Research

The paper “Visual Exploration and Analysis of Simulation and Testing Data in Motor Engineering”, published in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Vol. 44, Issue 4, 2024), has received the Best Paper Award – Honorable Mention, granted by Fraunhofer IGD and the Visual Computing Groups of TU Darmstadt. The publication introduces innovative visualization techniques that enable …

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Rigorosum Dr. Matej Vuković – Causal Discovery in Industrial Data Analysis

On 18 July 2025, our colleague Matej Vuković successfully defended his dissertation and was awarded a pass with distinction at the Institute of Human-Centred Computing, Graz University of Technology. The dissertation was supervised by Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Inf. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Thalmann (Business Analytics and Data Science-Center, University of Graz). The chairman of …

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Making hidden industrial processes transparent – with Explainable AI!

In complex industrial environments such as steel production, many key processes take place deep inside large-scale systems, far from direct measurement. Understanding and optimizing these systems is crucial for operational stability, energy efficiency and competitiveness. This was the starting point for the research project PreMoBAF – Predicting and Monitoring the Behavior of Blast Furnace and …

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