Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

Fig. 3-2: AI research institutions in Austria
JKU Linz Al Lab ML
JKU Linz Al Lab Form.V.
JKU Linz Al Lab Comp.Perc.
SCCH
RICAM
Profactor
ISTA Computer Vision & ML
ISTA Discrete Optimization
ISTA CA Verification
UAS St. Pölten
Uni Innsbruck Sem.Tech.
Uni Innsbruck Comp.Bounded Res.
Uni Innsbruck Comp.Logic
Uni Innsbruck Int.&Interact.Sys.
Uni Innsbruck DB & IS
Med.Uni. Innsbruck
Uni Klagenfurt Appl. Inf. IS & BI
Uni Klagenfurt Appl. Inf. SemSys
Uni Klagenfurt Appl. Inf. Netw.Sys.
Uni Klagenfurt Appl. Inf.
Uni Klagenfurt Transportation 
Informatics
Lakeside Labs 
TU Graz SW Technology
TU Graz Knowledge Technologies
TU Graz Neurotechnology
TU Graz Computer Vision
TU Graz Basic Inf.
TU Graz Interact.Sys. & Data Sci.
TU Graz Smart Sys.
Know-Center
Virtual Vehicle
Joanneum Research
OFAI
TU Wien (CVAST)
TU Wien (PRIP)
TU Wien Logic & computation
TU Wien Visual computing
TU Wien Comp. Engineering
TU Wien IS Engineering
WU Wien Inst. Inf.Business
WU Wien Inst. Production Mgt.
Med.Uni.Wien - Al & Dec.Supp.
AIT
Source: Prem and Ruhland (2019).

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3. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
169
and AI is listed as a field of expertise or project focus 
on many research institutions’ websites.
As far as Austria’s research institutions are con-
cerned, Prem and Ruhland
161
have established that 
the relevant AI institutions cover the whole of the 
technological spectrum (see also Fig. 3-3 in this re-
gard). Although machine learning activities are par-
ticularly prominent, symbolic methods (knowledge 
representation), robotics and autonomous systems 
are also well represented. AI research is being con-
ducted more or less throughout Austria, with major 
hubs in Vienna and Graz, but also in Linz (and Hagen-
berg) as well as Klagenfurt. Other regional activities 
are centred in Innsbruck, St. Pölten and Klosterneu-
burg as well as Salzburg. Using algorithms to support 
machine learning systems is one important area of 
research. However, some of the existing groups – es-
pecially those outside Vienna and Graz – are very 
small, with some topics only being covered by one 
professor or even just by students, for example.
161 See Prem and Ruhland (2019).
162 See Schaper-Rinkel et al. (2019).
163 See Prem and Ruhland (2019).