ICT & Automation
Measurement Technology & Power Electronics
Transport & Assistance
Water & Energy

Advancement through Research

We develop future technologies

Institute for Automation and Communication

The ifak - Institute for Automation and Communication, founded in 1991 from the university, is an independent engineering research institute in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a member of the German Industrial Research Association Konrad Zuse e.V. with more than 75 institutes throughout Germany. ifak is located in the Denkfabrik (think tank) in the science port of Magdeburg. 

Preliminary Research

In close cooperation with Otto-von-Guericke University, we ensure that we continue to support our industrial partners with the latest technology.

Applied Research

Together with our cooperation partners, we research the world of tomorrow in pre-competitive national and international collaborative projects.

Products and Services

In active technology transfer, our spin-offs offer products and services for innovative technologies.

Projects in focus

MobiCell
Transport & Assistance
Mobility and Logistics in Urban and Rural Areas
Connected driving

MobiCell
- Mobil application with Cellular-V2X and cloud service for locating and protecting cyclists and other Vulnerable Road Users in dangerous situations

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Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr
RESISTANT
ICT & Automation

RESISTANT
- Resilient Zero-Trust Avionics Platform supported by Digital Security Twins and Aircraft-SOCs

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BMWK
ESCOM
ICT & Automation

ESCOM
- Balanced edge cloud environments for sovereign component service systems in production applications, sub-project: Edge services for management shells

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BMWK

Career

Whether as a student assistant, in an internship, for your thesis or PhD or as a scientist - become part of the ifak team!

Events

Nov

V2X Applikationen in Kommunen – Fahrzeug zu Infrastruktur Kommunikationen im Verkehrsmanagement

01.11. 01.11.2023
Online
Workshop
Nov

Automatisierung mit Digitalen Zwillingen - Beispiel Kanalnetzsteuerung

02.11. 02.11.2023
Hybrid
Nov

MEDICA 2023

13.11. 16.11.2023
Düsseldorf
Messe

News

More than 30 years of experience in numbers

775
Students

and pupils who were accompanied at the beginning of their scientific careers.

4,000
Research projects

and industrial projects that have been successfully completed in 30 years.

90 Mio.
Euro Project funds

which were recruited from the EU, the federal government, the state, the public sector and industry.