IT:U Collaborates with VisConnect to Enhance Global Research Evaluation

IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria has announced a partnership with VisConnect to transform research assessment. This collaboration aims to transcend traditional metrics and highlight exceptional interdisciplinary research globally using AI-powered visualizations.

VisConnect’s advanced AI-driven visual discovery techniques will help IT:U to identify and evaluate outstanding interdisciplinary research. In facilitating the evaluation of world-leading research, VisConnect will have broad applications:

Aiding faculty in finding suitable collaborators and identifying reviewers for publications and grant applications,
Enabling students to quickly identify the leading scholars in any particular field, and
Supporting staff in recruiting outstanding interdisciplinary researchers.

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt, founding president of the IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria, emphasized the collaboration’s importance. She stated that IT:U’s focus is on showcasing world-class interdisciplinary research and that their mission is to connect interdisciplinary researchers.

“Our focus is on showcasing world-class interdisciplinary research. Scientists working at the intersection of disciplines are often less visible than their single-discipline colleagues. As a network university, it is our mission to identify world-class interdisciplinary researchers and to connect them. IT:U will act as a melting pot of disciplines to accelerate research and innovation.”
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Lindstaedt, Founding President

Dr. Carla Barreiros, Head of the Centre for Project Based Learning at IT:U, highlighted the significance of interdisciplinarity for fostering innovative solutions.

“We believe interdisciplinarity is crucial for fostering innovative solutions through the integration of diverse perspectives. With VisConnect, IT:U faculty and students can effortlessly discover leading interdisciplinary experts and explore future collaborations.”
Dr. Carla Barreiros, Head of the Centre for Project Based Learning

VisConnect will introduce research assessment capabilities to Open Knowledge Maps.