Third-party funded research

The majority of our research projects are funded by public funding organisations.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is an interdisciplinary institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is a supreme federal authority of the Federal Republic of Germany and promotes education and research with major funding programmes.
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) is a supreme federal authority of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its central concern is to breathe new life into the social market economy, ensure sustainable progress and strengthen social cohesion in Germany.
The Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW.NRW) is one of twelve ministries in the state administration of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Ministry shapes the framework conditions for cultural diversity and scientific excellence in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MWIKE.NRW) is one of twelve ministries in the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia. The ministry's tasks range from location and structural policy, manufacturing industry, services and start-up promotion to foreign trade and general economic policy.
The Karl Vossloh Foundation is one of around 670 foundations managed by the German Foundation Centre in the Stifterverband. The foundation has placed mobility research on its agenda and aims to provide support on a broad (and interdisciplinary) basis.

Our current DFG projects:

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12 projects were found

CROSSING - Cryptography-Based Security Solutions: Enabling Trust in New and Next Generation Computing Environments

As part of the DFG Collaborative Research Center 1119, CROSSING, we lead the Secure Integration of Cryptographic Software project. Together with Mira Mezini's Software Technology Group, we are exploring means to support developers in the secure integration of cryptographic libraries.

Duration: 07/2018 - 06/2026

Funded by: DFG

SPP 2111: Electronic-Photonic Integrated Systems for Ultrafast Signal Processing

The Priority Programme “Electronic-Photonic Integrated Systems for Ultrafast Signal Processing” (SPP 2111) is a recently installed programme in the emerging field of integrated electronic-photonic systems using novel nanophotonic/nanoelectronic semiconductor technologies. The programme is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and ...

Duration: 01/2018 - 12/2025

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Christian Kress, M.Sc.

Transregional Collaborative Research Center TRR 142 - Tailored Nonlinear Photonics: From Fundamental Concepts to Functional Structures

The central goal of this CRC is the exploration, development, and engineering of future nonlinear photonics, which uses state-of-the-art technological capabilities for the exploration of new physics and devices based on tailored strong nonlinearities and genuine quantum effects. Our research harnesses tailored solid-state systems and bridges the ...

Duration: 04/2014 - 12/2025

Funded by: DFG

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Our current BMBF projects:

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6 projects were found

PhoQuant: Photonic Quantum Computing - Quantum computing evaluation platform

When a sufficient number of quantum particles are interconnected, quantum computers can handle tasks that are unsolvable for classical computers. This – among other unique selling points – is a major advantage of photonic platforms: Integrated architectures and sophisticated manufacturing processes offer an enormous scaling potential. The aim of ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2026

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht

Sustainability-Optimized Life Cycle Assessment of Technologically Highly Complex Products Using the Example of Automotive Lighting

In the NALYSES project, a sustainability-optimized life cycle of highly complex technological products is to be realized. Already in the development process, reparability and reusability after the product's end of life (through material recovery and reuse of entire assemblies) are to be taken into account, which requires the development of novel ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025

Funded by: BMBF

Scale4Edge: Scalable infrastructure for edge computing

Scale4Edge is a joint project funded by the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), which aims to significantly reduce the currently relatively long development times and high development costs of application-specific edge components (platform concept). The approach pursued in the project is based on providing a commercial ecosystem for ...

Duration: 05/2020 - 12/2025

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Müller

Our current BMWK projects:

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2 projects were found

TuWAs - Transformation hub for forming value chains in the powertrain

As a result of decisive factors such as the mobility revolution, the sustainability movement, advancing digitalization and dynamic changes in the working landscape, players in the automotive industry are facing drastic transformation processes. The transition to electromobility in particular poses fundamental challenges for suppliers of forming ...

Duration: 11/2022 - 06/2025

Funded by: BMWK

Contact: Dr. Christian Koldewey

Transformation hub for improved, more sustainable use of automobiles through digital services and digital business models

Um die zukünftige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der deutschen Automobilindustrie geht es in dem im September 2022 gestarteten Forschungsprojekt „DiSerHub“. Mit einem nachhaltigen Transformationskonzept sowie gezieltem Wissenstransfer innerhalb eines digitalen Hubs wollen fünf Projektpartner dieses Ziel erreichen und haben sich dazu in einem bundesweit ...

Duration: 08/2022 - 06/2025

Funded by: BMWK

Contact: Dr. Christoph Weskamp, Christopher Lüke, Dr.-Ing. Tobias Hardes

Our current MKW.NRW projects:

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1 projects were found

SAIL: SustAInable Life-cycle of Intelligent Socio-Technical Systems

Current systems that incorporate AI technology mainly target the introduction phase, where a core component is training and adaptation of AI models based on given example data. SAIL’s focus on the full life-cycle moves the current emphasis towards sustainable long-term development in real life. The joint project SAIL addresses both basic research ...

Duration: 08/2022 - 07/2026

Funded by: MKW NRW

Our current MWIKE.NRW projects:

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4 projects were found

FastGate - Autonomy on the airport apron

The aviation industry faces a challenging task in light of the pressing need for decarbonization. With increasing awareness of the impact of aviation on the environment, it has become imperative to find innovative solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and minimize noise levels. One of the key challenges lies in optimizing overall flight operations, ...

Duration: 06/2022 - 05/2025

Funded by: MWIKE NRW