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Success Story – Modelling and Control of Plastics Extrusion Machines

An innovative model-based concept for efficient and energy-saving production of plastic articles An important process for the production of plastic products such as packaging, pipes etc. is the extrusion process. In this process, a plastic granulate is filled into a machine called an extruder, conveyed through the extruder cylinder by a complex screw and melted …

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Networking Cooperation with DIH SÜD

Pro²Future is proud to announce the recently initiated cooperation with the Digital Innovation Hub Süd of Styria and Carinthia:https://www.dih-sued.at/

Success Story – Cognitive Engineering Project Support

Empowering Engineers in Large Development Processes to Precisley Focus on the Task: A Model-Based approach to manage project-specific workflows in document-centric engineering projects. The goal of concurrent designs is to have engineering teams—and especially interdisciplinary teams—working in tight interaction on many aspects of the system under design to create product innovations in shorter development cycles. …

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Rigorosum Dr. Amer Kajmakovic

On May 23rd, Amer Kajmakovic, a researcher in Area 4.1, successfully defended his dissertation thesis with distinction at the Institute of Technical Informatics at the Graz University of Technology. The thesis was written under the supervision of Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Inform. Dr.sc.ETH Kay Uwe Römer. The rest of the examining committee consisted of Prof. Dr.sc.ETH Simon Mayer …

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derStandard :: JUST Science

Find a recent Article in the “der Standard” Supplement Magazine JUST on the topic of “Extruder optimization”: https://www.just-magazin.com/science/energetische-optimierung-von-extrudern/

Research Program

AREA 1 – Perception and Aware Systems

Motivation The production of high-quality products in the smallest lot sizes requires highly flexible and complex production systems in which the human actor is indispensable. The direct collaborative cooperation between humans and machines is reliant on innovative interaction concepts, which clearly exceed traditional input and output systems to enable a safe and secure synergeticly optimized …

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AREA 2 – Cognitive Robotics and Shop Floors

Motivation Manufacturing enterprises of the future are networked and built around sensor-networks und algorithms of artificial intelligence. Sustainable decisions are made by teams of human and artificial actors in order to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The enterprise is a complex adaptive system where actors share work and tasks and communicate. In this context, cognitive …

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AREA 3 – Cognitive Decision Making

Motivation Due to continuously rising complexity in the increasing networked, flexible, and individualized production within industry 4.0, employees need effective decision support systems. Thereby the ever-growing volume of data describing the production offers unforeseen opportunities on the one hand but also major challenges at the same time. Especially the high flexibility and variability of the …

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AREA 4.1 – Cognitive Products

Motivation Cognitive products in production systems of the future are products that can reason using substantial amounts of appropriately represented knowledge, learn from their experience so that they perform better tomorrow than they did today, explain themselves and be told what to do, be aware of their own capabilities and reflect on their own behavior, …

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AREA 4.2 – Cognitive Production Systems

Motivation Cognitive Production Systems (Area 4.2) and Cognitive Products (Area 4.1) represent those research areas of Pro²Future in which application-driven integration takes place. In these two areas, the research results of Areas 1 to 3 are consolidated and transferred to industry and business in the form of integrated solutions. Area 4.2 focuses on both continuous …

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Team

Martin Lindorfer

Hamideh Ayati

Hamideh Ayati

Martin Ratasich

Martin Ratasich

Maximilian Prechtl

Maximilian Prechtl

Wolfgang Roland

Wolfgang Roland

Georgios Koutroulis

Georgios Koutroulis

Maximilian Zacher

Maximilian Zacher

Gerd Hribernig

Gerd Hribernig

CEO

Dipl.-Ing. Gerd Hribernig
Geschäftsführer / CEO

Standort Linz / Firmensitz: Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz, Österreich
Standort Graz:

Alois Ferscha

Alois Ferscha

Scientific Director, Key Researcher

Michael Haslgrübler

Michael Haslgrübler

Area Manager, Key Researcher

Belgin Mutlu

Belgin Mutlu

Area Manager, Key Researcher

Michael Krisper

Michael Krisper

Area Manager, Key Researcher

Markus Brillinger

Markus Brillinger

Area Manager, Key Researcher

Markus Jäger

Markus Jäger

Center Communications Manager, Senior Researcher

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. MLBT

Michael Mayrhofer

Michael Mayrhofer

Interim. Area Manager, Researcher

Georg Hoffberger

Georg Hoffberger

Head of Finance

Sandra Neuhold-Pauer

Sandra Neuhold-Pauer

Head of Organisational Development and HR Management

Mag. (FH)

Christina Pichler

Christina Pichler

Finance, Office Management

Thomas Martetschläger

Thomas Martetschläger

Marketing & Public Relations, Office Management

Atifa Fusko

Atifa Fusko

Trainee/Lehrling

Karin Puza

Karin Puza

Commercial Allrounder

Gabriele Kotsis

Gabriele Kotsis

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr.

Alois Knoll

Alois Knoll

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Kay Römer

Kay Römer

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Inform. Dr.sc.ETH

Paul Lukowicz

Paul Lukowicz

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Prof. Dr.

Bernhard Anzengruber-Tánase

Bernhard Anzengruber-Tánase

Senior Researcher

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Georgios Sopidis

Georgios Sopidis

Researcher

MSc

Behrooz Azadi

Behrooz Azadi

Researcher

Jaroslava Huber

Jaroslava Huber

Researcher

Aysenur Gilik

Aysenur Gilik

Researcher

Markus Laube

Markus Laube

Researcher

Michael Siegl

Michael Siegl

Research Assistant

Carson Marle Wittwer

Carson Marle Wittwer

Research Assistant

Alexander Egyed

Alexander Egyed

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Andreas Müller

Andreas Müller

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

Christoph Mayr-Dorn

Christoph Mayr-Dorn

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Dr.

Ouijdane Guiza

Ouijdane Guiza

Senior Researcher

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Cosmina-Cristina Ratiu

Cosmina-Cristina Ratiu

Researcher

Jan Holzweber

Jan Holzweber

Research Assistant

Marc Streit

Marc Streit

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Assoz.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.

Josef Küng

Josef Küng

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

a.Univ.-Prof. Dipl-Ing. Dr.

Stefanie Lindstaedt

Stefanie Lindstaedt

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Tobias Schreck

Tobias Schreck

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. M.Sc.

Josef Suschnigg

Josef Suschnigg

Researcher

Matej Vukovic

Matej Vukovic

Researcher

Vaishali Dhanoa

Vaishali Dhanoa

Researcher

Asha Choudhary

Asha Choudhary

Researcher

Jakob Zethofer

Jakob Zethofer

Research Assistant

Paul Haferlbauer

Paul Haferlbauer

Technical Project Expert

Patrick Louis

Patrick Louis

Research Assistant

Jasmin Grosinger

Jasmin Grosinger

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

DI Dr. techn.

Marcel Baunach

Marcel Baunach

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Inf. Univ. Dr.rer.nat.

Jesus Pestana

Jesus Pestana

Senior Researcher

MSc PhD

Katarina Milenković

Katarina Milenković

Researcher

Amer Kajmaković

Amer Kajmaković

Researcher

Daniel Kraus

Daniel Kraus

Researcher

Vignesh Manjunath

Vignesh Manjunath

Researcher

Elisei Ember

Elisei Ember

Researcher

Samuel Manfredi

Samuel Manfredi

Research Assistant

Tanveer Ali Ahmad

Tanveer Ali Ahmad

Researcher

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Daniel Schwaiger

Researcher

Arnela Dizdarevic

Arnela Dizdarevic

Research Assistant

Sandro Lic

Sandro Lic

Research Assistant

Somayeh Shami

Somayeh Shami

Research Assistant

Franz Haas

Franz Haas

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Gerald Berger-Weber

Gerald Berger-Weber

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Bernhard Löw-Baselli

Bernhard Löw-Baselli

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Kurt Schlacher

Kurt Schlacher

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

o. Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Rudolf Pichler

Rudolf Pichler

Key Researcher @ Scientific Partner

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.

Muaaz Abdul-Hadi

Muaaz Abdul-Hadi

Researcher

Hanny Albrecht

Hanny Albrecht

Researcher

Ursula Stritzinger

Ursula Stritzinger

Senior Researcher

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Granit Gashi

Granit Gashi

Research Assistant

Carson Bay

Carson Bay

Research Assistant

Graham Haedrich

Graham Haedrich

Research Assistant

Jesus Pestana

Jesus Pestana

Career Opportunities

Initiativ Bewerbung Studenten / Initiative Application Students (Linz or Graz)

Pro²Future – Products and Production Systems of the Future – ist ein industrienahes und unabhängiges Forschungszentrum im Bereich künstlicher Intelligenz (AI) und kognitiver/industrieller IKT mit dem Schwerpunkt auf kognitiven Produkten und Produktionssystemen. Diese werden unterstützt von den Bereichen Perception and Aware Systems, Cognitive Robotics and Shop Floors, sowie Cognitive Decision Making. Weitere Tätigkeitsfelder des Zentrums …

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