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The AIT, BMEIA and KSÖ emphasize their global leadership role in building capacity against cybercrime at the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi

From 4 to 6 November 2025, AIT will present its latest tools for quantifiable sustainability assessments and variant comparisons, as well as innovative digital tools from the City Intelligence Lab at Smart City Expo Barcelona. In urban and neighbourhood development, these digital tools make complex planning and urban development measurable, comparable and understandable. With clear assessments and interactive dashboards, decisions can be made based on facts for greater sustainability, energy efficiency, resource conservation and climate resilience.

Angela Sessitsch, Head of the Center for Health & Bioresources at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, ranks among the Top 3 “Austrians of the Year” in the Research category. The renowned biotechnologist was honored as part of the Austria 25 Awards of the daily newspaper “Die Presse” for her outstanding contributions to microbiome research and its significance for sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture.

Her research shows how microbially supported solutions—from seed treatment and crop protection to improved nutrient cycles—strengthen yield security, soil health, and resource efficiency in agriculture. In doing so, Sessitsch provides important answers to the challenges of climate change.

Due to its topography, Austria has a dense network of bridge structures. Many of these structures have now been in operation for several decades and will reach the end of their normal service life in the next twenty years. At the same time, traffic volumes are increasing, and with them the number of load cycles to be endured. Prestressed concrete bridges are particularly affected: the tendons inside the concrete are susceptible to corrosion, cannot be inspected visually and therefore pose a safety risk. The challenge is twofold: on the one hand, existing structures must remain reliably usable for much longer, and on the other hand, sustainability issues are becoming increasingly important in bridge construction. The use of recycled concrete and clinker-reduced cements is considered promising, but has not yet been comprehensively investigated. This makes new diagnostic tools, prediction models and sustainability assessments indispensable.

The European research project MITHOS was launched in September with a kick-off event in San Sebastián, Spain. The high-profile consortium brings together 14 partner organisations from seven European countries and is working to develop an innovative, AI-supported decision support system for monitoring, redesigning and maintaining multimodal transport infrastructures. The aim is to manage roads, railways, cycle paths and ports more efficiently, safely and sustainably.

The four-day conference is one of the world's leading platforms for interdisciplinary exchange in the fields of cybernetics, human-machine interaction, and systems science and engineering. The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology – together with Óbuda University (Budapest) – is an organisational partner and plays a key role in the scientific and strategic design of the conference. With over 2,100 submissions from around 60 countries, the conference in Vienna sets a new record in the history of IEEE SMC, which has been held annually at different international locations since 1971.

The number of cycling accidents in Austria has increased significantly over the past ten years. Particularly striking is the rise in single-vehicle accidents, the causes of which are manifold – from lack of riding experience to distraction and inadequate infrastructure. To counteract these developments, the SARA research project – Safe Cycling at Any Age – is systematically investigating cycling skills in Austria for the first time. The aim of the project is to collect reliable data and use it to develop specific recommendations for training, awareness-raising and infrastructure.