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From Quantum Computing to DigitalImage Processing: ICT Research and

Technology Transfer in Austria

Guenther Krumpak

ITBeurope

Brussels, April 16, 2008


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For a start, maybe some of the usualcliches?


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Because like this we can awake yourappetite


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For the more sober but still exciting reality

Blackberry with a heart from Austria

Blackberrys operate with a printed curcuit board by

AT&S www.ats.net


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Austrias Digital Economy 2006

A success story comparable to tourism:

Production value: 33,58 bn. (+5%)

Domestic output: 22,05 bn. (+1%)

Export/Foreign revenues: 11,80 bn. (+17%)Export share 35%, of which 57% CEE

Austrian companies: 4,60 bn. (+31%)Export share 41,5%

Multinationals: 7,20 bn. (+12,5%)Export share 75,3%


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R&D in general and for ICT

R&D expenses 2007 ~ 6.83 bn. (Statistics Austria)

R&D quota ~ 2.54% of GDP (2006: 2.47%) = > EU-average (2.25%)= no. 10 (OECD)

~ 37% public ~ 47% private

~ 16% foreign.

Since 2000 Public + 67% (7,6 % p.a.) Private business + 89% Total R&D expenses + 70% (7,84% p.a.)

R&D expenses for digital technologies 2004 ~ 1.07 bn. 2007 ~ 1.4 bn.

Sources: Statistik Austria, Statistical Yearbook 2007, pp. 150-176www.statistik.at/wcmsprod/groups/zd/documents/webobj/023859.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks u.Stat. JB 05/07, S. 162, BMVIT, ITBeurope


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European Innovation Scoreboard

www.proinno-europe.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=306&parentID=51


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European Innovation Scoreboard

Austria is in the group of "innovation followers" countries whoseinnovation performance is above the EU average but below the"innovation leader" countries. Other EU countries in this groupwhich therefore have a similar level of performance are Belgium,France, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Its innovationperformance has improved over the last 5 years relative to the EU

average. Within the five dimensions of innovation, Austria performs well

above the EU average in the Knowledge Creation and IntellectualProperty dimensions, with relatively high levels on indicators ofR&D expenditure, patenting and numbers of Communitytrademarks and industrial designs.

However, Austria has relative weaknesses in Innovation Drivers,due to low levels of tertiary education and lifelong learning, and inApplications stemming from low employment in high-techservices, and low shares of new to firm and new to marketproducts. Austria has above average efficiency in transforminginnovation inputs into outputs.


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Who does ICT research in Austria?

Universities: Universities of Technology Vienna and Graz, WUWien, Unis Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz,Klagenfurt, MedUnis Wien, Graz, Montanuni Leoben, UniKrems, UMIT Innsbruck www.portal.ac.at

Academic colleges: Technikum Vienna, Campus Vienna, St.Plten, Hagenberg, Salzburg etc. www.portal.ac.at

Research and Competence Centers: ARCS, Joanneum R., ACV,VRVis, FTW, evolaris, SCCH, KERP, Kompetenzzentrum frAutomobil- und Industrieelektronik etc.www.vto.at/m-2037.html

Total > 70 University institutes, > 30 public research centers,> 50 academic colleges> 120 ICT companies

Employment in R&D ~ 43.000


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Who does ICT research in Austria?

Multis:

Siemens (PSE) Philips NXP Infineon Sony DADC Epcos Alcatel General Electric

Austrians (selection):

Telekom Austria

Kapsch

Frequentis AT&S

AMS

SEZ

Datacon

Plansee

Skidata

Datarius

EV GroupSoftwarepark Hagenberg


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Highlights

Basic research:

Quantum physics & quantum informatics

Storage materials/technologies

Artificial Intelligence Symbolic computation

Applied research:

Embedded systems Semantic systems

Medical informatics

Computer vision and visualisation

Speech processing


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A few examples I

Quantum Computing: 2 internationally leading organisations: Institute for Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum

Information at Vienna University www.quantum.at and the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck

www.uibk.ac.at/exphys/institute/en/research.html

These institutes boosted Austria to 4th place in physics in the internationalThomson Scientific rankinghttp://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2008/08mar20PHY/

Quantum Computation Quantum Computer Technology has the potential to perform tasks utterly

intractable on any conceivable classical computing hardware. The focus of

research is entanglement-based quantum computation with singlephotons, which have the advantage of allowing high-speed operationswhile undergoing negligible decoherence.

Quantum Teleportation & Communication & Entanglement Quantum state teleportation, quantum dense coding, entangled-photon

quantum cryptography.Quantum CryptographyQuantum Information Theory


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A few examples II

The Atom Chip Group

Bringing Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics on a Chip:Over the last 10 years research groups set out to develop a similarapproach for quantum physics: starting with atomic physics basedquantum optics and quantum manipulation. Central to our effort is theAtomChip, a micro fabricated, integrated devices in which electric,magnetic and optical fields can confine, control and manipulatecold atoms.

The Atom Chip combines the best of two worlds: Cold atoms a wellcontrollable quantum system with the immense technological capabilities

of nanofabrication in microelectronics and micro optics to manipulatequantum states. Through miniaturization, AtomChips offer a versatilenew enabling technology for implementing quantum optics,quantum measurement and quantum information processing.

www.atomchip.org


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A few examples III

Artificial Intelligence:

Language Technology

Neural Computation and Robotics

Intelligent Music Processing andMachine Learning

Intelligent Software Agents andNew Media

AI and Society

Austrian Research Institute forArtificial Intelligence (OFAI)www.ofai.at


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A few examples IV

Embedded systems

TTTech, a spin off of Viennas University ofTechnology, produces world leading real time

applications, time triggered systems, forcompanies such as Audi or Boeingwww.tttech.com


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A few examples V

Computer Vision and visualisation

The Center for Virtual Reality and Visualisation

(VRVis www.vrvis.at) collaborating with theInstitute for Computer Graphics and Algorithmsat Viennas University of Technologywww.cg.tuwien.ac.atand others have meanwhileearned international reputation by being called

The Vienna Group


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A few examples V contd.


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A few examples VI

Corporateresearch:

November 2007:

Striking newdevelopment inmedicalinformatics: braincontrolled armprothesis by Otto

Bock HealthcareProductswww.ottobock.at


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A few examples VII

More medical informatics:

CNSystems, Technologyleader in digital surveillance,

diagnosis and therapy controlof the human blood circulationsystem and exporting to > 40countries www.cnsystems.at


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Essential information

www.researchinaustria.info

www.research-it.at

www.innovationszentren-austria.at

Services:

www.aba.gv.at

www.vba.at

www.brainpower.atwww.ffg.at

www.itbeurope.org


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DigitaleWirtschaft sterreichs 2008

A bit of self promotion:

Overview on ICT business andresearch in Austria (Yearbook,

German):

Facts&figures

Leading companies & industries

Numerous statistics

Comprehensive information onrelevant institutions,businesses, universities andplatforms


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Thank you

for your attention! This presentation you will find onwww.itbeurope.org as of April 21, 2008

Digitale Wirtschaft sterreichs 2008 (German) is available withComputerwelt www.computerwelt.at and VITE www.vite.at.

The English online version will be available on www.itbeurope.org asof May 2008

See you again maybe in Vienna!

Gnther Krumpak

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