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The Technikon team wishes you merry Christmas Holidays and a good start into the new year 2025! 🎄🌟

We would like to bring to your attention that our office will be closed from 22^nd December 2024 until 1^st January 2025.

Technikon´s annual Christmas celebration took place on 19^th December 2024 in Villach.

We are looking back to a successful year, and we want to thank all customers and project partners for the good cooperation throughout 2024. We are looking forward to continuing in 2025!

The Horizon Europe project “PRIVIDEMA”, started on 1^st of November 2024. Coordinated by TECHNIKON, this industry-driven initiative aims to advance privacy-preserving technologies in cyber threat intelligence, data protection, and identity management. Over the next three years, PRIVIDEMA will focus on developing user-friendly, scalable solutions to enhance cybersecurity across Europe. Key components include the creation of open-source tools, advancements in homomorphic encryption, and the development of a prototype European identity wallet. The project brings together a diverse consortium of industry leaders, SMEs, and top academic institutions, positioning it at the forefront of Europe’s digital resilience and data economy.

Find out more about PRIVIDEMA in the announcement letter.

The Horizon Europe project “MILADO”, started on the 1st of June 2024. Coordinated by TECHNIKON, MILADO aims to revolutionize the landscape of mid-infrared (MIR) laser technology by developing a robust and universal platform for low-cost, large-volume fabrication. This innovation is expected to significantly enhance the performance and cost-efficiency of sensors, offering unprecedented analytical capabilities. Find out more about MILADO in the announcement letter.

The Horizon Europe project “AMUSENS”, started on the 1st of June 2024.

AMUSENS is focused on the development of a new method for low-power metal oxide (MO) gas sensors with adaptable selectivity to different gas environments, combining it with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted sensor data analysis to improve the applicability of gas sensors in commercial settings and day-to-day life. Microelectronic leaders in Europe will directly benefit from AMUSENS’s new standards in low-cost and low-power gas sensor fabrication in the view to comfort European leadership in this exploding markets. Furthermore, AMUSENS will have a economic impact on the highly active segment of gas sensors for the consumer market, and a direct scientific impact on high-level research in the field of gas sensors and artificial intelligence (AI).

Find out more about AMUSENS in the announcement letter or on the project website.

Last week we spent an very exciting social day in Villach!

Starting the day with a brunch, the Technikon Team geared up for an extraordinary challenge: solving a crime in Villach. Krimi-Trails Villach took us to an exciting team competition to clarify a crime story in the City of Villach.

As usual, we worked together as a team, collected evidences and hints, discussed the facts and finally solved the case successfully.

The entire TECHNIKON team wishes you Happy Easter!

TECHNIKON in Villach / Austria extends and widen it’s activities from high tech research services for technology based cooperative European research projects into the area of social support for toddlers and their mothers.

TECHNIKON signed a contract to support and provide help for MINT educational programs and quality assurance activities at Sonnenstrahl Kindergarten Locations.

On 20th November 2023, Klaus-Michael KOCH, participated in the opening of the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NCC-AT) in Vienna.

The NCC-AT is a cooperation between the Bundeskanzleramt Österreich and Österreichischen Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG). As one of 27 comparable centers in the European Union, the NCC-AT supports the Competence Center for Cybersecurity (ECCC) to fulfill several tasks e.g. to expand skills in the area of cybersecurity.

Furthermore, this event was a chance to find out about funding opportunities, make valuable contacts and develop new ideas.

Photo: BKA/FFG/Philipp Stambera

⭐🎄 We wish all partners, clients and friends merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a successful New Year 2024!

On 19^th December 2023 the Technikon team met in Villach for the annual Christmas celebration.

We thank all partners and clients for the good cooperation in 2023 and we are looking forward to a successful 2024!

We would like to bring to your attention that our office will be closed from 22^nd December 2023 until 1^st January 2024.

We are pleased to announce that EXFILES has been selected for an article in the CORDIS section “Results in Brief”.

The project coordination team, represented by Patrick Leczek, shows which goals the project followed and how EXFILES researched and developed ways to maintain security in the EU while safeguarding the privacy of citizens.

The article is available on the CORDIS website in 6 languages.

Technikon and it’s CEO Klaus-Michael Koch were mentioned in the 09/23 issue of the Austrian magazine “Trend.”

For the article “Grüne Forschung über Grenzen“, which is about EU funded cross-border research projects for sustainable technology, our CEO Klaus-Michael Koch was asked to describe the importance of the Horizon Europe funding program for Austrian research.

Read more about it in the 09/2023 issue of the Trend. magazine (page 65).

ForRES project is an ISF project, funded by European Union. Starting on the 1st of July, ForRES will revolutionize advanced digital investigation to tackle cybercrime of electronic devices. Find out more in the announcement letter.

Technikons’ new Horizon Europe projects started recently. Our professional team made it happen. Congratulation! Please find elaborate information on our project websites.

The Horizon Europe project “6GTandem – A Dual-frequency Distributed MIMO Approach for Future 6G Applications”, started on the 1st of January 2023 and is coordinated by Technikon/Austria. Its goal is to unlock and co-design novel dual-frequency operation and a new highly integrated and distributed radio transceiver architecture (radiostripe) to achieve superior value with respect to energy, service availability and cost of deployment. The outcome will improve performance, increase resilience and reliability of society services and enhance Europe’s position in telecommunications. Find out more in the announcement letter. 

AddMorePower is an European Union funded project that started in January 2023 and aims to advance modelling and characterization for power semiconductor materials and technologies. Find out more in the announcement letter.

On 22nd December 2022 the TECHNIKON team met for the annual Christmas celebration in Villach and enjoyed a great Christmas dinner.

With this celebration we close the year 2022 and looking forward to 2023!

We would like to bring to your attention that our office will be closed from Friday, 23rd December until 1st January 2023.

2022 was a successful year for Technikon. We have managed to acquire 6 new Horizon Europe projects with a total funding of Euro 31,7 million.

🎄 The entire team at TECHNIKON wishes you wonderful Christmas holidays and a happy new year 2023! 🎄

PhotoGeNIC will develop an innovative technology for germanium-based VCSELs that will significantly increase their performance while reducing the carbon footprint. Find out more in the announcement letter.

Project results made visible #Car2TERA, an EU project funded by #HaDEA. The short video shows the soldering process for flip-chip mounting of the eWLB chip with perfect match between solder paste and the micro-bumps with fine pitch.

Yinggang Li (Ericsson) presented data links for future radio base stations based on sub-THz polymer microwave fibers IET Colloquium on Millimetre-wave and Terahertz Engineering and Technology (18. – 19. October 2022). The invited talk discussed the potential benefits using polymer microwave fibers (PMF). The development of a proof-of-concept demonstrator system at sub-THz carrier frequency was presented based on the work carried out in an EU Horizon 2020 project Car2Tera. Furthermore, the talk offered the opportunity to share simulated and experimental results.

The video below shows the soldering process for flip-chip mounting of the eWLB chip at Ericsson, with perfect match between solder paste and the micro-bumps with fine pitch. It applies eWLB technology in D-band (up to 170 GHz) in a standard SMA process. Preliminary test results show that the eWLB attachment is successful.

The DYNAMO project will develop a platform to improve cybersecurity in critical such as the health sector, as well as the energy and transport sectors. Find out more in the announcement letter.

The Austrian-managed ORSHIN project aims to improve security for Internet connected devices through open-source hardware and software: Find out more in the announcement letter (EN / DE).

On 25th August 2022 the TECHNIKON team came together to spent a social day out of office.
First we went up to the Pyramidenkogel, which is 100 meters tall and the highest wooden viewing tower in the world. We enjoyed the fabulous view around the lake Wörthersee. Some of us left the viewing tower the tunnel slide and some of us slided down on the Fly 100, which is a zip wire that is 100 metres long and over 70 metres high.
Furthermore, we had an exiting motorboat trip around the lake Wörthersee and we ended our social day with a common lunch near by the lake.
Watch the full wrap-up video here.

The Austrian-managed CONNECT project will develop a trust management framework for self-driving cars. Find out more in the announcement letter (EN / DE).

Last week the Technikon team met at Villacher Kirchtag, Austria’s largest traditional festival, with more than 450,000 visitors from the Alps-Adriatic region. We enjoyed some traditional food and had a lot of fun!

Technikon is proud to announce the start of four new research projects funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme. Work on the projects will commence this autumn for a period of 3 years.  

1) CONNECT – (HEU, 101069688, Sept 2022 – August 2025) will develop a trust management framework for self-driving cars starting a new era of advanced road safety 

2) DYNAMO – (HEU, 101069601, Oct 2022 – Sept 2025) will create a platform which improves cybersecurity in critical infrastructure settings paving a new way to face the challenges of cyber threats 

3) ORSHIN (HEU, 101070008, Oct 2022 – Sept 2025) – aims to reduce security threats for Internet of Things through embracing an open-source approach 

4) PhotoGeNIC (HEU, 101069490, Oct 2022 – Sept 2025) will develop an innovative technology for germanium-based VCSELs that will significantly increase performance while reducing the carbon footprint, a game changer in the photonics industry. 

Stay connected on our social media (Twitter, LinkedIn) for further updates.

The European Commission revealed a new and broader approach towards capturing and communicating impact within the Horizon Europe research framework. Technikon’s recent multiple successes have proven that we have embraced this new European thinking.

Watch our new Horizon Europe video:

https://vimeo.com/technikon/tec-heu-impact

The H2020 project DECODER “DEveloper COmpanion for Documented and annotatEd code Reference” – coordinated by Technikon – started in January 2019 and ended in March 2022. To learn about the results of this exciting software development project, read our final press release.

Last Friday Technikon joined this year’s “Meet & Match” organized by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (FH Kärnten), where students from different study programs had the chance to get to know our company. An excellent day for our team with many exciting conversations that have already led to a number of students applying for our open positions. For more information on working for us, check out our careers section: https://technikon.com/career/

The Technikon team wishes you Happy Easter!

Horizon Europe – the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Technikon in Austria is getting ready to start its first Horizon Europe projects in 2022. Stay tuned to read and hear about our new success stories.

All these talented and successful ladies are members of Women in Telecommunication and Research (WiTaR) and show “there is no limit to what women can accomplish”.

Technikon goes INTERNATIONAL!

Working in an international environment is so exciting! As a EU funding manager at Technikon, I have the possibility to work with people from all over Europe on a daily basis. Sometimes it’s challenging, but most of the time it’s simply enriching!

#beresponsible #actresponsibly #internationality

Technikon promotes GENDER EQUALITY!

I am Martina, EU project manager and head of the department at Technikon for more than 10 years. Over 65% of our staff and interns are women, 50% of our managers are women and we have a 75% rate of females in the position of European project leaders. We continue to build upon this foundation to promote gender equality.

Technikon for EQUAL PAY!

Austria has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Western Europe. Technikon, based in Austria, is doing its best to fight this problem. At Technikon my salary is based on my performance and responsibilities and not on gender. I’m Lisa, an EU project manager, and I’m happy to be rewarded for what I do, not for what I am.

#beresponsible #actresponsibly #equalpay

Wir sind ein innovatives, international agierendes Unternehmen mit Sitz in Villach, Kärnten, das sich auf internationale Forschungsdienstleistung spezialisiert hat. Wir suchen Menschen mit Herz, Grips und Persönlichkeit, die offen für internationale Zusammenarbeit und neue Technologien sind. Aktuell sind folgende Positionen ausgeschrieben:

– Project Manager (m/w/d) auf Vollzeit-Basis
– Project Management Support (m/w/d) auf Teilzeit-Basis oder als Praktikum
– IT Engineer/ Architect (m/w/d) auf Teilzeit-Basis oder als Praktikum

Details sind unserer Karriereseite zu entnehmen. Wir freuen uns dich kennenzulernen!

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We are an innovative, international company based in Villach, Austria, which is specialized in international research services. We are looking for good-hearted and smart people, who are keen on international cooperation and new technologies. Currently vacant positions:

– Project Manager (m/f/d) full-time
– Project Management Support (m/f/d) part-time or internship
– IT Engineer/ Architect (m/f/d) part-time or internship

Details are provided on our career site. We look forward to getting to know you!

Technikon allows WORK-LIFE BALANCE!

I’m Barbara, a project manager at Technikon for many years. Over the last few years, my personal life has changed. Thanks to individual arrangements, Technikon offers me a great work-life balance opportunity, which allows me to enjoy my new family and perform my job with pleasure.

#beresponsible #actresponsibly #worklifebalance

Technikon facilitates FLEXIBLE working conditions!

I’m Marion, an experienced project manager and a young mum. With flexible work arrangements offered by Technikon, I manage the challenge of being a mother, a housewife and a successful EU research project manager. Family and career? No need to choose when working at Technikon.

#beresponsible #actresponsibly #flexibility

Technikon is not just about research and technology. We are also aware of the importance of ethical principles, such as diversity or gender equality. As a company, Technikon is dedicated to guarding ethical principles and promoting diversity, inclusion and work-life balance. In the next few weeks, we will open the door to our employees, who are the main pillar of our company and who stand for specific values in- and outside Technikon. If you want to learn more about our approach to a responsible working environment, visit: https://technikon.com/be/

#beresponsible #actresponsibly #responsibleresearch #ethics #diversity #internationality #flexibility #worklifeblance #equalpay #genderequality

With this snowy picture from yesterday’s Christmas meetup in the mountains, the Technikon team wishes all partners, clients and friends Happy Holidays and a Great New Year. Looking forward to 2022!

The project certMILS “Compositional security certification for medium- to high-assurance COTS-based systems in environments with emerging threats” which Technikon coordinated successfully from January 2017 to June 2021 is featured on cordis.europa.eu – the main research results platform of the European Commission. The article summarizes the main results of the project and its impact on Europe.

Sign up now for three webinars organized by the SERENA project consortium:

• Workshop #1 Heterogeneous Integration for High Performance mmWave Electronics, 28th October 2021
• Workshop #2 GaN-on-Si for mm-wave applications, 4th November 2021
• Workshop #3 Multi-physical modelling for active antenna transmitter systems, 11th November 2021

For years, Technikon has been meeting the media needs of dozens of collaborative research projects across Europe. Now we are thrilled to offer our premium audio and video services to any company, university, start-up or project who wants to share their message in the most effective way. From podcasts to explainer video to layout, we have the experience and staff to bring your ideas to life. We are skilled in telling stories about complex topics. It’s not always easy, but always necessary. We offer animations mixed with live-action, video documentation and interviews, full animation videos and much more. Check our newly created media web page for more information, references or just to stoke your creativity: Technikon Media Services

Our new podcast series reaches out to active and influential ethical experts who are currently informing technology projects which are underway in the European Union. Their vast experience answers some of the tough questions, as well as unveil issues that may be less obvious. They will talk about their successes, challenges and navigation through work groups formerly dominated by technology. There is no one size fits all in ethics — the experts will enlighten our listeners to the multifaceted structure of ethics. By listening to this special series, our listeners will learn about the driving forces and payoffs of ethics in technology projects.

To all Data Science enthusiasts!

On October 1, 2021, a regional event of the annual WiDS woldwide conference of the US elite university Stanford will take place at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach. The conference offers the opportunity to hear about the latest research and current applications in the field of data science and to network with the local scene. The conference is open to everyone, regardless of gender, and free of charge. Please register here to save your spot!

On 15th July 2021 our first social day since 2019 took place. We drove to the border between Slovenia and Austria in Southern Carinthia and went on a hiking trip trough the Tscheppaschlucht located in the Karawanks. After three hours of hiking we had lunch in a traditional Austrian restaurant and spent the rest of the day walking around the Bodental, a valley at 1,000 metres above sea level. It was very nice to meet up with colleagues again after long periods of home office.

Watch the full wrap-up video here.

We are proud to announce our new podcast series “Ethics and Technology – a Prerequisite for European Research,” which will reach out to active and influential ethical experts, all of them taking part in running European research and technology projects. Their vast experience will help to answer some previously asked questions about ethics, as well as unveil issues that may be less obvious. They will talk about their successes and challenges in work groups formerly dominated by technology and bring you closer to the very diverse topic of ethics. By listening to this special series, you will learn about the driving forces and payoffs of ethics in European technology projects.

All episodes can be found here and on YouTube.

Technikon has been involved in and coordinated many research and development projects funded by the European Commission from very diverse disciplines. In all projects, some awareness or implementation of ethical principles is required. In medicine projects, involving for example human trials, ethical concerns are quite obvious. In technology-related projects ethical concerns are not always that visible. With some guidance provided by ethics experts many challenges can be easily overcome, however, there’s much more.

Science answers the question “could we”, while ethics answers the question “should we” – it’s no mystery that both areas have to work in harmony. But what does that mean? What exactly are the issues? How can ethical principles, guides and methodologies be folded into technological research and development? Technikon will answer some of these questions in a new podcast series, which will be officially released next week!

Technikon is not just about research and technology. We are also keenly aware of the importance of ethical principles, diversity and privacy when it comes to carrying out research. Responsible research affects us— researchers, developers, research project managers and individuals participating in trials. Realizing the benefits to all involved, we are actively incorporating ethics principles to our daily activities—as a pillar to support our organization. As an organization, Technikon is dedicated to guarding ethical principles, empowering diversity and inclusion, and guaranteeing privacy. Learn more about Technikon’s approach to acting responsible in research.

The European Association for Women in Science, Engineering & Technology recently published its latest newsletter.

Von Technikon geleitetes EU-Projekt zur Förderung mobiler und grenzüberschreitender Verwaltungsdienste lädt zur Mitwirkung ein.

Lesen Sie den gesamten Artikel, erschienen am 4. Mai 2021 im “Behörden Spiegel” (Nr. V, 37. Jg, 19. Woche) auf Seite 30, hier.

The Safe4RAIL-2 & CONNECTA-2 Final Conference will be organized as a virtual event on Wednesday, 30^th June 2021. The event offers a great opportunity to receive an insight into Next-Generation TCMS (NG-TCMS) solutions, establish a proactive and instructive dialogue with both projects partners and participate in the demonstrators. The Final Conference welcomes participants from railway undertakings, technology suppliers and manufacturers, safety experts, and authorities as well as academic participants in the domain of train control and communication systems. The registration, agenda and practical information will be available in due time.

The third year of the Car2TERA project has started and the team was asked to summarize the processes that are being done. This week Technikon explains the current work that is being developed within Car2tera.

In a talk with Martina Truskaller, Herbert Petautschnig, Marion Habernig and Luana Fabrete the Technikon Team answered 5 questions about the company role in the REINDEER H2020 project:

Antennen der nächsten Generation dürfen ganz anders aussehen.

Unter diesem Motto wird im Projekt REINDEER mit Steirischer (TU Graz) und Kärntner (Technikon) Beteiligung in folgenden Themenbereichen geforscht:

– “Radio-Waves-Technologie”
– Industrieller Verbrauch
– genaue Ortung

Lesen Sie hier den gesamten Artikel von “Der Standard” am 20. April 2021.

In this webinar on 24th March 2021, Technikon gave an introduction to financial rules of the Horizon 2020 programme and provided guidance for day-to-day bookkeeping, as well as for the periodic and financial reports of our H2020 projects REINDEER, REALHOLO, EXFILES and mGov4EU:

The following topics were presented in this webinar:
– Payment overview
– Person Months (PMs) and time records
– Interim Management Reporting & Deliverables
– Reporting to the Commission (periodic reports, financial reports, audits)
– Project costs

The recorded webinar is now ready to watch.

The presentation can be downloaded here:

Technikon H2020 Financial Reporting Webinar 2021

If you need further help with financial reporting, do not hesitate to contact us:

Tel.: +43 4242 23355
email: coordination@technikon.com
web: http://www.technikon.com

EU-funded project FutureTPM – started in 2017 – completed mission to address security threats from quantum computing.

Technikon is looking for new team members:

• Team Assistant (40h/week)
• IT Engineer/Architect (40h/week)

Looking forward to your applications to jobs@technikon.com

The REALHOLO project will develop technologies to merge the virtual and real worlds. Find more information in the official announcement letter.

The REINDEER project will develop technology to ensure that fast wireless access is where we need it, when we need it. Find out more about this exciting project in the official announcement letter.

The mGov4EU Project is underway to boost mobile capabilities of electronic identification and trust services in the EU. Discover more in our first press release.

Learn how the 4-years H2020 project AQUARIUS developed clean water sensors. Read the project’s final press release or visit the project website for more information.

EU funded project completes mission to address security threats from quantum computing. Read the project’s final press release or visit the project website for more information.

2020 has been special and exhausting for all of us. However, there are people out there who are less fortunate than we are. This year the staff at TECHNIKON decided to collect money for the regional charity “Kärntner in Not” to help people who really need it right now.

On behalf of the entire team we wish you relaxing holidays with your families and a prosperous New Year. Stay safe!

The end of this special year is approaching and Technikon is already looking forward to an exciting 2021. We are proud to announce that three H2020 projects funded by the European Commission are going to start on the 1st of January coordinated by TECHNIKON.

1) REINDEER (H2020, 101013425, 2021-2024) aims at paving the way for the next generation of connectivity

2) REALHOLO (H2020, 101014977, 2021-2024) will develop real world technologies for mixed reality worlds

3) mGov4EU (H2020, 959072, 2021-2023) will enable cross-border services for mobile devices based on the Single Digital Gateway Regulation (SDGR) and the eIDAS Regulation

Visit our news feed or social media channels to stay updated!

Technikon, the host of the European Association for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WiTEC) in Austria, has been employing interns from all over the world for years. Their current intern Luana from Brazil is mentioned in the latest WiTEC newsletter.

WiTEC Newsletter December 2020

Horizon Europe is the new funding framework for EU research projects. TECHNIKON has been preparing for a seamless transition to this new scheme in order to push technology forward without delay. Just another reason many organizations across Europe call TECHNIKON a trusted partner.

TECHNIKON, a private Austrian research service company, has been fostering European Innovation for more than 20 years. Starting our last three European H2020 projects in January 2021, we have successfully coordinated more than 24 large research projects in the areas of telecommunication, medicine, optics, and security, managing over 170 million euros in research funding in the current European research program.

TECHNIKON is prepared to move to the next phase of project funding: Horizon Europe. Watch a few of the changes in the European Commission’s plan for future funding.

The EPIC research project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, ended successfully after three years of intensive research. EPIC developed an implementation-ready FEC communication technology for Turbo-, LDPC-, and Polar codes that meet the cost and performance requirements for 6G telecommunications systems. Our researchers paved the way for future wireless Tb/s solutions with highest throughput, better spectral efficiency, lower latencies and large scalability.

Under the coordination of Technikon in Austria, this Horizon 2020 project brought together eight partners from seven European countries. Take a look at our final press release, as well as at our final project video.

The European Commission published an article about our Podcast series and what the worldwide pandemic has in common with Cybersecurity.

Read the article.

FutureTPM consortium members recently had the opportunity to present their work before the Trusted Computing Group (TCG).

It is an achievement for the project to receive recognition from TCG. TCG is an organization formed to develop, define and promote open, vendor-neutral, global industry standards, supportive of a hardware-based root of trust, for interoperable trusted computing platforms. TCG develops specifications for Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). But why is TCG interested in FutureTPM? Because FutureTPM partners have designed and implemented Quantum-Resistant (QR) versions of their cryptographic algorithms. The FutureTPM consortium is well poised to speak of their experiences and, in this way, can offer valuable insights into the future of secure computing.
With over 50 participants, the conference call was kicked off with general information from the FutureTPM Technical Lead, Liqun Chen from the University of Surrey. Luís Fiolhais from INESC-ID followed up with Implementation of QR Primitives in a software-based TPM. Thomas Pöppelmann from Infineon wrapped up with his presentation, on FutureTPM hardware-based TPM implementation.
Liqun Chen says “FutureTPM partners will stay in close contact with the TCG to share knowledge and to offer updates about their QR algorithms”. She went on to stress the value of alignment between the two organizations: “This relationship between FutureTPM and TCG is important because we have mutual interests, our research can get good input from TCG and our results will contribute to TCG’s activities.

On 1st of July 2020 the European cooperative research project, EXFILES, has started.

While the ubiquity of the mobile phone in our society is largely beneficial, mobile phones can also be used for criminal activities. To make matters worse, the device manufacturers offer built in, robust encryption which can render data on a captured device virtually non existent. With no help coming from the manufacturer pool, it has become a matter of public security and interest to find ways to systematically crack encrypted mobile devices to gather evidence to prosecute criminals or even counteract future attempts at criminal activity such as terrorism, targeted attacks and extortion. Recognizing this need, the European Commission has recently released funding for the EXFILES project.

EXFILES is a consortium of 14 partners including law enforcement agencies, universities and cybersecurity companies under the coordination of Technikon Austria.

Read through our press release for more information.

Results of ALFA have been published on the CORDIS website in six languages.

Technikon is wishing you and your family a Happy Easter filled with joy and safeness.

We, at TECHNIKON, act responsibly to combat the COVID-19 virus spread and to protect the health of our clients, employees and collaborators. That is why we will carry out all of our activities remotely and are working from home.

Thanks to the communication technologies and internal guidelines that we have arranged to work on our projects as normally as possible and in an efficient and (cyber) secure manner.

In addition we will be in touch with all of you by phone, email and through other different e-tools in order to perform the necessary meetings and communications.

Thank you for your collaboration in these delicate moments. Stay healthy and take care of yourself and others.

Angesichts der zunehmenden Berichte, wonach Drohnen und
andere Leichtflugzeuge zum Einschleusen von Drogen nach Europa
eingesetzt werden, hat das Projekt ALFA innerhalb von 3 Jahren neue Technologien entwickelt.

Mehr dazu in der Presseaussendung

Zwischen Neusiedler und Bodensee wird viel Innovatives entwickelt.

Im Gespräch mit Klaus-Michael Koch wird schnell klar, wie begeistert er von der eigenen Arbeit ist: „Wir entwickeln eine völlig neue, disruptive Technologie. Das ist wie die Ablöse des Postbriefverkehrs durch das E-Mail.“ Koch ist Geschäftsführer und wissenschaftlicher Leiter der Forschungsgesellschaft Technikon in Villach. Die bahnbrechende Innovation, über die er spricht, heißt…

Mehr dazu auf industriemagazin.at.

The team from TECHNIKON and myself wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy new year.

We would like to bring to your attention that our office will be closed from 23^rd December 2019 until 1^st January 2020.

The entire Technikon team is thrilled to present our new website. What you see is the culmination of our work to present the company in a clear and concise way. We will continue to make improvements and add the content we think is most important for our visitors. To stay current with our activities please follow us on social media.

Technikon Video Showcase is growing. The media team at Technikon has been busy in the creation of animated explainer videos, podcasts and short informational movie clips. These media pieces are intended to inform the general public about some of the projects that are currently underway. The work you see is done in-house and distributed by social media and the project communication channels.

You can find our videos on Vimeo.
You can find our podcasts on YouTube.

Technikon staff were present at the ALFA project final demonstration in Cacela Velha, Portugal where the team showed the progress of the aerial detection and tracking. The goal of being able to use ALFA to detect, track and even predict landing sites of low flying air vehicles was achieved. It was through the unwavering support of all partners that this project finished with such a resounding success. While there is still much work to be done in this segment of maritime surveillance, ALFA played an important role in moving security concepts closer to production. The ALFA project will officially end in December of 2019. For more information, follow our podcast where we had the opportunity to speak with specific project partners about how it all works and what to expect in the future.

The Technikon security team will be present at the 16th annual Austrian IT Security Day (16. Österreichischer IT-Sicherheitstag) on October 16th to network with other experts in the field as well as sharing IT security knowledge. This event is important for Technikon because it keeps them in the mainstream to see what IT security issues are trending. With an increasing number of connected devices every day, it is important that to prepare defences against breaches and other criminal cyber activities.

Watch our new Technikon video on Vimeo!

On 1st of January 2019 the European cooperative research project, iPC “individualizedPaediatricCure: Cloud-based virtual-patient models for precision paediatric oncology” has started.

The goal of the iPC project is to collect, standardize and harmonize existing clinical knowledge and medical data and, with the help of artificial intelligence, create treatment models for each patient. Armed with these treatment models, scientists will then test them on virtual patients to evaluate treatment efficacy and toxicity, thus improving both patient survival and their quality of life.

The consortium consists of 21 partners from 11 different countries (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, USA and Australia).

Announcement Letter iPC [PDF]

Technikon released a whitepaper summarizing their research efforts in the domain of Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs), as well as on the potential applications of PUFs within the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Technikon released a whitepaper describing an offline authentication scheme for resource-constrained embedded devices designated for applications in the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Das kooperative europäische Forschungsprojekt “Car2TERA” wurde am 1. Jänner 2019 unter Koordination des österreichischen Unternehmens…

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EU-Projekte im Bereich Krebsforschung, Softwareentwicklung, Autonomes Fahren, Bahntechnik gestartet. Sicherheit und Effizienz. Diese beiden Schlagwörter beschreiben unter anderem die aktuellen Tätigkeitsbereiche des Villacher Unternehmens TECHNIKON. Dem Gründer und Geschäftsführer, Klaus-Michael Koch, ist es mit seinem Team erneut gelungen…

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Krebs bei Kindern ist selten, aber wenn die Diagnose feststeht, zeigen die gewählten Behandlungen nicht immer den erhofften Erfolg. So treten im Durchschnitt…

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In Bahnsystemen fehlt es oft an der Kommunikation einzelner System-Komponenten sowie der notwendigen Interoperabilität. Oftmals stammen Komponenten wie Bremsen, Klima,…

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On 1st of January 2019 the European cooperative research project, Car2TERA “Terahertz sensors and networks for next generation smart automotive electronic systems” has started. The Car2TERA project will focus on the following objectives:

– sub-THz, large bandwidth technologies for advanced in-cabin sensor systems, sensor fusion and high-speed data links and combine the results of recent achievements
– Novel car radar sensor concept and novel THz-over plastic data links
– Strengthen and reinforce Europe’s leading position in car radar sensors
– Silicon-micromachined THz system platform technology
– Cost-effective, broadband, multi-usage SiGe monolithicmicrowave integrated circuits (MMICs)
The consortium consists of 8 partners from 5 different countries (Austria, Sweden, Poland, Italy and Spain).

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EU-Projekte im Bereich Krebsforschung, Softwareentwicklung, Autonomes Fahren, Bahntechnik gestartet

Sicherheit und Effizienz. Diese beiden Schlagwörter beschreiben unter anderem die aktuellen Tätigkeitsbereiche des Villacher Unternehmens TECHNIKON. Dem Gründer und Geschäftsführer, Klaus-Michael Koch, ist es mit seinem Team erneut gelungen…

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From 29th July until 5th August 2018 the traditional Villacher Kirchtag took place. The Technikon team also visited the 75th Villacher Kirchtag on Wednesday, 1st August 2018.

On Friday, 8th June 2018, the Technikon team enjoyed the sunny weather in Carinthia and made a biking tour around Ossiacher See (approx. 37 km).

Villacher Unternehmen forscht und entwickelt international im Bereich Produktsicherheit

Im Rahmen des Europäischen H2020 Forschungsprojektes VESSEDIA wird unter der Leitung des Villacher Unternehmens TECHNIKON Forschungs- und Planungsgesellschaft mbH an neuen Techniken zur formalen Prüfung der Sicherheit von industriellen und sicherheitskritische Anwendungen geforscht…

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Entwicklung einer hochleistungsfähigen Hybrid-Integrationsplattform für Radiowellen-Systeme

Das europäische Forschungsprojekt SERENA wurde am 1. Jänner 2018 unter Koordination der TECHNIKON Forschungs- und Planungsgesellschaft mbH aus Villach gestartet. Das Projektteam…

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On 1st of January 2018 the European cooperative research project, H2020 FutureTPM “Future Proofing the Connected World: A Quantum-Resistant Trusted Platform Module” has officially started. Our team will research a Quantum-Resistant (QR) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) by designing and developing QR algorithms suitable for inclusion in a TPM. The project consortium consists of 14 industrial and academic partners from 9 different countries (Austria, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal and Greece).

FutureTPM-announcement-letter-Jan2018
FutureTPM-German-Press-Release_announcement_general

On 1st of January 2018 the European cooperative research project, SERENA “gan-on-Silicon Efficient mm-wave euRopean systEm iNtegration plAtform” has started. The SERENA project aims to substantially increase the functional performance of high-frequency radar systems as well as significantly reducing their cost. The envisaged SERENA architecture and platform is suitable for a wide range of applications such as safety radar, high-speed wireless communication, or imaging sensors. There is a strong industry pull to substantially reduce the cost of mm-wave systems for future key markets such as 5G wireless communications and autonomous vehicles (automotive radar sensors). The SERENA technology will be based on breakthroughs in Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology and state-of-the-art volume packaging. The consortium consists of 10 partners from 6 different countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, and Sweden).

SERENA-announcement-letter-Jan2018

The European Commission recently published data which show TECHNIKON`s engagement in publically funded research projects. It is highlighted that TECHNIKON is successfully coordinating double-digit numbers of large European projects and is also involved as research partner in further industrial driven PPP projects. Details are available on http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organisations/org_profile.html?pic=999761735 or below. Within these projects TECHNIKON is/has been working in cooperation with national and international partners, e.g. Infineon Technologies Austria AG (IFAT), Ericsson AB (EAB) or universities like Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven).

On Tuesday, 1st August 2017 TECHNIKON visited the traditional 74th Villacher Kirchtag.

On Monday, 17th July 2017, the Technikon team made a biking tour around Millstätter See (approx. 30 km) and enjoyed the nice summer weather in Carinthia.