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09.10.2008 Seite 1 The Softwarepark Hagenberg, Austria Bruno Buchberger, Founder and Head
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The Softwarepark Hagenberg, Austria
Bruno Buchberger, Founder and Head
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• Softwarepark Hagenberg: Summary• Possible Jobs• The International PhD Program• The International Master’s Program• The International Incubator
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Softwarepark: A Spin-off of Johannes Kepler University
JK University
RISCResearch Institute for Symbolic Computation
Softwarepark
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1989: RISC Moves to Castle of Hagenberg
Castle of Hagenberg1987
Castle of Hagenberg1989
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Castle of Hagenberg 1989
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• RISC evaluation by US NSF 1992:
About RISC basic research: “There is no comparable institute in the US …”
About RISC PhD program: “… will be taken as a model program for US Universities.”
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The Softwarepark Today:
• > 1000 R&D employees at research institutions,Educational institutions, and companies
• > 1300 students (postdoc, doc, master, bachelor, high school)
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8 Research Institutions
• RISC (Research Institute for Symbolic Computation)Founding Institute of the Softwarepark Hagenberg
• FAW (Research Institute for Applied KnowledgeEngineering)
• FLLL (Institute for Knowledge Based MathematicalSystems)
• RIPE (Research Institute for Pervasive Computing)
RISC - LinzResearch Institute forSymbolic Computation
Hagenberg - Linz - Prag - Wien
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• SCCH (Software Competence Center Hagenberg) In the frame of the Austrian COMET-Program
• Upper Austrian Research, Group MedicalInformatics (integrated into RISC)
• University of Applied Science Hagenberg (FH) Research Center
• Austrian-Grid Development Center (integrated intoRISC)
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RICAM (Radon Institute for Computationaland Applied Mathematics)• Not part of the Softwarepark but co-founded by
RISC.
• Located on the JKU main campus.
• Institute of the Austrian Academy of Science.
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Educational Programs
Internationales PhD Program (JKU, in particular RISC) since 1982, specializing in computer mathematics
JKU Master and Bachelor ProgramsInformaticsTechnical MathematicsInternational Master‘s Program for Informatics
since 2007
FH Master and Bachelor Programsin Software, Systems, Media
Bundesoberstufen - Realgymnasium
Summer Schools, Conferences, Company TrainingFachhochschule I
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U of Applied Science (FH) Hagenberg: founded by RISC 1993
Software
Software Engineering (SE)(web, med, biz)
Software Engineering (SE)(web, med, biz)
Bioinformatik (BIN)Bioinformatik (BIN)Bioinformatik *)Bioinformatik *)
Software Engineering Software Engineering
Information-Engineering& -Management
Information-Engineering& -Management
Hardware/Software Systems Engineering (HSSE)Hardware/Software Systems Engineering (HSSE)
Mobile Computing (MC)Mobile Computing (MC)
Computer- und Mediensicherheit (CMS)Computer- und Mediensicherheit (CMS)
Embedded Systems Design *)Embedded Systems Design *)
Sichere InformationssystemeSichere Informationssysteme
Systems
Medientechnik und -design (MTD)Medientechnik und -design (MTD)
Kommunikation, Wissen, Medien)Kommunikation, Wissen, Medien)
Digitale MedienDigitale Medien
Wissensmanagement *)Wissensmanagement *)
Media
Bachelor Master
Mobile ComputingMobile Computing
*) in Planung
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40 Wirtschaftsunternehmen
• Aberger Software GmbH• ACF Advanced Computer Feasibility• AMS Engineering GmbH• APEX gaming technology GmbH• Automobiltechnik Blau ZNL • Beckhoff Automation GmbH• bluesource OEG• Braintribe IT-Technologies GmbH• Buchberger Thinking Technologies GmbH• Communications Data Engineering GmbH• CybNes – Cyber Network Systems• Diakoniewerk EDV-Werkstätte Hagenberg• Dr. Priglinger Unternehmensberatung• EvoPark – the learning society
BürogebäudeIT-Center
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40 Wirtschaftsunternehmen
• ergonis software GmbH• FAW Software Engineering gemeinnützige GmbH• F-Line Hans Furtlehner KEG• Gleichmann Electronics Research (Austria) GmbH & Co KG• Hagenberg Software GmbH (HSG)• DI (FH) Holzer Mario, Software Engineering• KBSE• LAWFIRM / RECHTSANWÄLTE• Mistelberger Strada OEG• Ninepoint Systems• Objectbay Software & Consulting GmbH• Pentadoc Ges.m.b.H.• Peter Vratny - proserver1.at• RISC Software GmbH• Scheimzuber Harald, CAD-Systeme Bürogebäude
IT-Center
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• Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH)• Simulation und Control Software Development GmbH• SNS Saturn Networking Solutions Hager & Partner KEG• Thomas Krenn Consulting GmbH • Tiscover AG• ubitronix system solutions gmbh• virtec informatik Ges.m.b.H.• Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt AG• Wurm & Partner Unternehmens-Service • 3 DTV Systems GmbH & Co KG
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BürogebäudeIT-Center
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The Partners
By now ~ 100 mio euro investment.
Contributions by– Upper Austrian Government– Raiffeisenbank Upper Austria– Federal Ministeries– Johannes Kepler University– FH Upper Austria– Community of Hagenberg– Chamber of Commerce– Industrial Union– Companies and Institutes of the Softwarepark
– and others.
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Research
Application
My Strategy Since 1987: The „Creative Spiral“
Research
Software
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Possible Jobs in the Softwarepark Hagenberg
• Postdoc and junior and senior researcher positions at RISC and RICAM.
• Professorships at the JKU and FH departments.
• Positions at software companies.
• Start a company !
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International PhD Program Hagenberg since1982
Premanently 25-30 international postdoc and PhD students at RISC.
Specializing in „Symbolic Computation“, a key technology at the intersection of mathematics and computer science.
Since 2002 also ~ 30 postdoc and 15 international PhDstudents at RICAM, specializing in computational and applied mathematics.
Graduates go abroad or continue as researchers at RISC, RICAM etc., become professors at the FH, start companies, work in companies etc.
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International PhD Program Hagenberg
students from 35 countriesso far
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People interested in postdoc and doc studentspositions: Write to
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International Master’s Program Informatics Hagenberg seit 2007
• A program for international “brain grain”.
• We accept only students with bachelor plus one year of master’s study.
• Each accepted student is sponsored by a company or research institute (9.000 – 16.000 Euro for tuition and living costs).
• One year of intensive training on the specialization topicspecified by the sponsoring company or institute.
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• Students get also special “leadership training”:
– personality development– working in teams– working in organizations– responsibility for national and global society
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2007:recruiting
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August 2008:first 9 graduates(8 stay inAustria)
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September 2008:28 new master’sStudents from8 countries.
Goal 2009:50 new students.
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Students and sponsoring companies interested in this international master‘s program: write to
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International Incubator Hagenberg
• A new initiative (2008).
• Inviting young graduates from abroad to foundcompanies in the Softwarepark.
• Public funding for office and living costs.
• Coaching by experienced coaches (the „Tech2B“ team).
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• Share holder capital by a consortium of Austrian banks. (“Beteiligungskapital”, not venture capital!)
• Currently soliciting submission of business ideas.
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The InternationalIncubator buildingintegrates offices andappartments- and also hoststhe InternationalMaster‘s Program.
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People who are interested in starting a company in the Softwarepark Hagenberg: write to
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Summary
Austria, by an enormous joint effort over the past 20 years, is a great country for people
• who want to work in science and technology
• who want to build up S&T institutions.
