IT Service Providers

Research and development for innovative and competent IT services

Networked value creation in the age of data and AI engineering

The rapid development of digitalization is significantly shaping industrial value creation and opening up new potential for innovative products, services, and business models. At the heart of this transformation are intelligent, networked systems that use data as a central resource and enable new forms of collaboration and value creation through the use of artificial intelligence, modern software architectures, and secure, distributed infrastructures.

The increasing complexity and interconnectedness of digital ecosystems present companies with the challenge of closely integrating a wide range of disciplines such as computer science, economics, and engineering. Our research and development division addresses these challenges with an interdisciplinary approach that focuses on the development, integration, and responsible use of digital technologies.

Our research focuses on the efficient administrative staff and use of data spaces (data management), the development and application of artificial intelligence and language processing (machine intelligence & natural language processing), the design and optimization of modern software solutions (Software Engineering & Software Systems), the development of distributed and scalable infrastructures (Distributed Systems & Parallel Computing), ensuring data protection and trustworthiness (Security, Privacy & Abuse Prevention), and the analysis and design of digital business models (Economics & Electronic Commerce).

With this broad range of expertise, we support companies in leveraging the opportunities of digitalization, developing innovative solutions, and securing their competitiveness in the age of digital transformation with sustainability.

Research topics

 

Data management

Research on data spaces, Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC), Digital Product Pass (DPP), and data space architectures.

 

Machine intelligence and natural language processing

Research on generative AI, LLMs, federated learning, RAG, and AI-powered automation.

 

Software engineering and software systems

Research focusing on the design, development, and optimization of software platforms, serverless architectures, and digital infrastructures.

 

Distributed systems and parallel computing

Research on edge cloud continuum, distributed learning, and scalable computing environments.

 

Security, privacy and abuse prevention

Research on identity management, policy enforcement, and secure data exchange.

 

Economics and electronic commerce

Research on the analysis of business models, value flows, and digital transformation in data ecosystems.

Future-oriented projects in cloud technologies and sustainable IT services

IPCEI-CIS

In the project “IPCEI-CIS Sustainability-Focused Orchestration in the Edge Cloud Continuum,” T-Systems International GmbH and the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft are collaborating to integrate energy efficiency into the entire technology environment of the edge cloud continuum.

DiMeKI

A digitized method for artificial intelligence (AI) supports knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) in non-university research institutions (AUFE).

Digitalization in construction: The KLEIO project

With the ongoing digitalization, paper-based processes are a challenge in many industries, including construction.

IEDS: Incentives and Economics of Data Sharing

Incentives and economic efficiency of data sharing.

Projects

Innovative cloud solutions and sustainability strategies

Publications

Overview of publications in the field of “IT Service Providers”