The new school year has started, and in the near future the lives of teenagers could look strikingly different if the government and the European Union

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People often cooperate out of concern for their reputation. The corresponding theory of indirect reciprocity predicts that such cooperation can onl...

Neue Abenteuer, Tipps, Technik und Lifestyle rund ums Rad: Bildschöne Touren übers Land und durch die Stadt, spannende Interviews über neue Trends aus der Radwelt sowie einmalige Geschichten warten.

A university degree is a claim about what its holder can do. Until now, the work students handed in was how universities assessed that claim. In 2026, universities are finding out that a completed assignment reveals much less information about the skills of the student who submitted it. This owes to...

What if the key to understanding Long COVID, and other complex chronic diseases, lies in the intersection of biology and data science? That was the central question explored when Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD, a world-renowned immunologist from the University of Arizona, visited IT:U to deliver a keyn...

About The Workshop The 3rd International Workshop on Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Applications in Medicine and Physics (WMLQ 2026) brings together research at the intersection of physics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and medicine.  The workshop is organis...

About The Workshop The 3rd International Workshop on Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Applications in Medicine and Physics (WMLQ 2026) brings together research at the intersection of physics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and medicine.  The workshop is organis...

More than a third of the world’s population will live in urban areas with over a million people by the end of the century, but most cities will grow slower as countries urbanize, according to a study using a novel data set.  Published in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc...

Scientists at IT:U have developed an early warning system that can spot disease outbreaks through geospatial information early on.  The scientists from the Geosocial Artificial Intelligence team analyze real-time public data from social media, such as from people posting about their symptoms when t...

IT:U research is helping inform current European discussions on digital privacy reform, particularly efforts to move beyond repetitive cookie banners towards more automated privacy controls based on individual preferences.  For years, during public talks, IT:U scholar Dr Soheil Human put a simple q...

While being unreliable in relationships or at work is usually frowned upon, new research suggests these individuals might be doing what helps them thrive and survive.  A new game-theory study published in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS) indicates evolution...

Quantum technologies could revolutionize our world – in areas as far reaching as medicine, modern communication, and, of course, computers. Quantum theory has been around for more than 100 years and describes the behavior of the tiniest particles in the world, but what was once theoretical is now ...

In today’s world, many people fall into two categories when it comes to interconnectivity: Those that always like to be available, and those that don’t. Problems arise when these two groups of people rely on and interact with the same technology, particularly when they use AI, such as daily task...

With the commissioning of its first wet lab for environmental research, IT:U is extending its research and teaching model into the physical realm. For the first time, digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and ecological systems are brought together in a shared experimental setting. Digi...

It is springtime, and people will often choose their bike over their car or public transport during the longer daylight hours when they feel safe on the streets.   But what makes cyclists feel unsafe, and how can we measure it and ultimately improve their experience? Martin Moser, PhD, from IT:U...

Frauen sind in Wissenschaft und Forschung präsenter denn je, doch nach wie vor schaffen sie es seltener in Top-Positionen als ihre männlichen Kollegen.

International Women’s Day is a reminder of progress made, and of persistent structural deficits. In technical universities, the picture has been unchanged for years: despite a growing number of women graduates, the share of women among professors in many Austrian institutions remains well below...

Across healthcare and the life sciences, data is transforming how we understand disease and deliver care. As healthcare systems grapple with aging populations, multiple diseases, and the rise of next-generation therapies, progress increasingly depends on bringing disciplines together. In their First...

As climate change drives more frequent and severe natural disasters, technology must keep pace. IT:U is advancing an AI-powered platform within the EU-funded TEMA project that fuses publicly available social media data with satellite imagery. The goal: deliver rapid, reliable digital situational awa...

Linz, February 16, 2026– The aim of the partnership is to familiarize students with various digital technologies through specific learning projects and to connect and train them across disciplinary boundaries with experts from business and industry. To this end, Infineon and IT:U will jointly set ...

Der Medienkompetenz-Bericht 2025 vereint Perspektiven aus Technik, Recht, Gesellschaft und digitaler Praxis und führt diese in einen sowohl theoretischen als auch anwendungsorientierten Rahmen zusammen. Ausgehend von der grundlegenden Frage, was Desinformation eigentlich ist, bis hin zu der Überle...

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The latest IT:U Network Spotlight gathered researchers and industry experts to explore how technology regulation and standardization shape our lives. Fellow Professors Elisabeth Staudegger and Vladislav Fomin shared insights from law and IT design studies, showing how only interdisciplinary approach...