Institute for Computer Science and Control

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The Institute for Computer Science and Control (in short SZTAKI, Hungarian: Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutatóintézet) is a Hungarian research institute in Budapest, founded in 1964.[1]

Scope

Its primary tasks include basic and application-oriented research in an interdisciplinary setting in the fields of engineering, computer science, information technology, intelligent systems as well as process control, multimedia and wide area networking.[2] Further tasks of SZTAKI include training, contract-based target research, development and expert support for domestic and foreign industrial, governmental and other partners.[3][4] The institute also operates a public advice service on knowledge-transfer of up-to-date research results and state-of-the-art technology to university students.[5] SZTAKI has wide external relationships and different groups within the institute work on projects for well-known international and Hungarian companies and the number of European Union projects is also impressing. Its staff has more than 300 full-time employees.

International scientific relations

SZTAKI is a member of the Khronos Group,[6] World Wide Web Consortium,[7] ERCIM,[8] and has a joint venture - Epic InnoLabs - with Fraunhofer Society[9]

Research activity

Basic research - Main domains[2]

  • Computer science
  • Systems- and control theory
  • Engineering and business intelligence
  • Machine perception and human-computer interaction

R&D activities[2]

  • Vehicles and transportation systems
  • Production informatics and logistics
  • Energy and sustainable development
  • Security and surveillance
  • Networks, networking systems and services, distributed computing

Departments

Public services

References

  1. ^ "About the Institute". MTA SZTAKI. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  2. ^ a b c Annual Report 2018 on the Scientific Activity at MTA SZTAKI (PDF). Budapest: MTA SZTAKI. 2019. pp. 3–9.
  3. ^ "Business Products | MTA SZTAKI". www.sztaki.hu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. ^ "Paid-for Services | MTA SZTAKI". www.sztaki.hu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  5. ^ "Education". MTA SZTAKI. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  6. ^ "The Khronos Group". The Khronos Group. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  7. ^ "World Wide Web Consortium launched Hungarian Office at SZTAKI". www.ercim.eu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  8. ^ "Membership". www.ercim.eu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  9. ^ "Epicinnolabs – EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION INFORMATICS AND CONTROL". Retrieved 2019-09-27.

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