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07/29/2025

International Exchange and Innovation: Highlights from the IT:U Summer School 2025

The IT:U Summer School 2025 on Natural Language Processing took place on July 25–26 at Infineon Technologies Austria in Linz, bringing together a vibrant mix of researchers, students, and industry professionals from around the world.  With 78 participants from 15 countries, 16 invited speakers, and four grant-supported students, the event offered two immersive days of […]

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07/29/2025

Huge Success: 325 Applications for the 1st Master’s Program

In October 2025, 40 students will begin the first Master’s program “Interdisciplinary Computing” at IT:U. The first call for applications for the Master’s program at the Interdisciplinary Transformation University IT:U in Linz attracted international interest from 25 different countries, with a total of 325 applications submitted. Among the 82 admissions already granted, there is a […]

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07/15/2025

AI Meets Neuroscience: IT:U’s Research Highlighted in Quanta Magazine

What if artificial intelligence (AI) could learn more like the brain? A recent feature in Quanta Magazine explores this exact question,  spotlighting research co-led by IT:U Founding Professor Jie Mei and Professor Srikanth Ramaswamy (from Newcastle University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)). Their work brings neuroscience and AI closer together by modelling biological […]

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07/14/2025

Beyond Traditional Metrics: How IT:U and VisConnect Are Rethinking Research Evaluation 

At IT:U, research excellence is understood as a multidimensional concept that goes beyond publications to include teaching, collaboration, and societal impact. To support more inclusive and responsible evaluation practices, IT:U partnered with Open Knowledge Maps to co-develop VisConnect—an AI-driven platform that captures a wider range of academic contributions and visually maps research outputs.  What is […]

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07/11/2025

Rethinking Learning: Interdisciplinary Education for a World in Transformation

Thanks to DIE MACHER – Wirtschafts- & Lifestylemagazin, Stefanie Lindstaedt, Founding President of IT:U – Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria, was invited to speak on the podcast “Bildung neu denken”. In this episode, she shares how IT:U is building a university model designed to actively address the challenges of digitalization, complexity, and transformation in higher education. […]

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06/26/2025

AI Forecasting Breakthrough: TiRex Sets New Global Standard with IT:U Research Involvement 

A newly published scientific study has set a new benchmark in artificial intelligence forecasting — and IT:U is part of the story. The paper introduces TiRex, a compact and efficient AI model capable of predicting future data trends without prior task-specific training, a method known as zero-shot forecasting.  What is TiRex? A ground-breaking AI model […]

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06/24/2025

IT:U Opens 2nd Application Call for Master’s Program

After overwhelming interest during the first call, and to ensure that as many qualified applicants as possible have a fair opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at IT:U, we are excited to announce a new call for the MSc in Interdisciplinary Computing. The application will be open from early July 2025 through the end of […]

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06/23/2025

IT:U Summer School 2025: A Global Gathering of AI and NLP Experts in Linz

On July 25–26, 2025, IT:U will host its annual Summer School in Linz — and this year’s focus is right at the forefront of artificial intelligence: Natural Language Processing (NLP). Bringing the World of AI to Linz This two-day event will bring together some of the world’s leading experts, researchers, and practitioners in Artificial Intelligence […]

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06/17/2025

IT:U is part of KinderUni Upper Austria 2025

For the first time, IT:U is participating in the KinderUni – with exciting workshops all about robotics and climate change: Make the robots dance You don’t need to know how to program or build to have fun with IT:U’s Sphero robots. You’ll control the fast little spheres using tablets as they make their way through […]

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06/16/2025

New Study by IT:U Professor & Co Reveals Stable Strategies for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

Why do people sometimes withhold effort in group projects, overexploit public goods, or fail to coordinate even when mutual success is possible? These are all examples of social dilemmas—situations where what’s best for an individual may not align with the group’s interests. A new study by Valentin Hübner, Laura Schmid, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Christian Hilbe— […]

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06/11/2025

IT:U Researcher wins MyData Global Awards for Thought Leadership on Human Rights & Technology

IT:U researcher Soheil Human has been honored with the MyData Award for 2024 and 2025. The international recognition highlights not only Soheil’s visionary work but also reflects IT:U’s commitment to shaping ethical, inclusive, and human-centric digital solutions. Redesigning Privacy for People: The ADPC Project At the heart of this recognition is ADPC – Advanced Digital […]

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06/10/2025

IT:U Selected for Healthcare Education Grant

IT:U has been awarded the Bodyswaps & Meta Healthcare Education grant, launching a cross collaboration with Bodyswaps, a leading provider of AI-powered immersive simulations, and medical institutions focused on training communication skills between medical staff and patients. The initiative is co-led by Prof. Nina Hubig, Nelson Silva, Janie Gonsalez. Together, they are bringing AI and […]

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