R+D Divisions
OFFIS is structured in three application-oriented research and development divisions (R+D), which we would like to introduce to you on the following pages in more detail. 290 employees here are concentrating their technology knowledge as well as their know-how of this special line of business.
The graph below shows our three R+D areas and their subdivision into various research groups. A click will take you directly to the respective subject area.
Supported are these application-oriented research and development divisions by our expertise in attractive and innovative ICT-areas. These competences are developed further in our technology clusters.
Energy
The world-wide CO2 emissions have to be massively reduced and the dependency on fossil fuels has to be decreased. Solving climate problems is one of the central responsibilities of the society and economy of our time. Three approaches are pursued: application of renewable energy sources, conservation of energy and increasing energy efficiency. However, how can the energy supply be restructured by new information technologies so that the fluctuating renewable energy sources, which are generally not demand-oriented, are able to support a reliable power supply? How can a large number of highly efficient combined heat and power plants (CHP) be integrated into energy management? How can the constantly increasing energy consumption of IT itself be reduced?
A second challenge faces us from our political guidelines: The formerly required energy monopolies for uninterrupted service are questioned today and are increasingly split apart by legislation. This entails new business processes and stakeholders (e.g. using electronic meters). The information and communications technologies (ICT) help to find answers for these challenges of the future and to suitably implement them.
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Health
The demographic changes and the progress in medical technology present new questions for the health system. How can the teamwork of the protagonists in health care be constructed more efficiently? How can we optimize the support of health care and aftercare? And how have the living and habitation of tomorrow to look like to permit the elderly a maximum of well-being and independence? The information and communication technologies (ICT) help to find answers to the challenges of the future and to implement them adequately.
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Transportation
Studies of the European Union predict a growth of commercial transport by 50 percent and an increase in passenger transportation by 25 percent until the year 2020. New solutions for safety, environmental compatibility, and reduction of costs are therefore urgently needed. How can we continually assure or even raise the safety standards of trains, cars, and airplanes? Which intelligent assistance systems can reduce accidents or even help to prevent them? And how can we intelligently control the flow of goods and traffic in the future? ICT technologies deliver new approaches to these and further questions.
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