InfAI Management GmbH

The Institute for Applied Informatics e. V. (InfAI) was founded in 2006 for the purpose of promoting science and research in the fields of informatics and business informatics. Since 2008, the Institute has been a recognised affiliated institute of the University of Leipzig and has since developed into one of the largest and most third-funded research institutes at the University. The institute's more than 150 employees generate an annual turnover of over 5 million euros and work on national and international, innovative research and industrial projects. The focus of the work is on the areas of big data, logistics, energy management and service research. In these areas, the InfAI works together with renowned companies such as Siemens, Daimler, BMW, SAP, T-Systems, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Software AG, ERGO Versicherungen, DATEV, Allianz and Mercateo to develop an IT platform for the interaction of electricity producers in the field of renewable energies, to detect errors in production processes and determine their cause, to optimise logistics processes and to make them more economical through the use of new technologies (such as RFID, Bluetooth LE and NFC). In addition, the InfAI regularly organises meetings, workshops, symposia and conferences to strengthen the exchange between excellent scientists and the exchange between science and industry. These events include the annual Leipzig Days of Applied Computer Science, Energy Eco Systems, Se-mantics, InnoLogist and others. The InfAI sees itself as a transfer institute and innovation driver of solutions based on current ICT technologies. These are developed within the framework of national and international research projects or as contract research for various target sectors and are then brought to product maturity together with companies. then brought to product maturity together with companies and thus made usable. With such a closed value chain, innovations become usable for companies and inherent research risks become manageable. It is the strategic goal of the InfAI to further expand this role. To this end, the InfAI Management GmbH was founded as a 100% subsidiary of the Institute for Applied Informatics (InfAI) e.V. was founded. The GmbH focuses on transfer and economic activities.