Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials & Manufacturing at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
Fraunhofer Innovation Platforms (FIPs) are long-term collaborations between Fraunhofer Institutes and universities or non-commercial research organisations around the world. They foster the exchange of knowledge as well as the valorisation, transfer, and commercialisation of scientific research results.
The Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials & Manufacturing at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (FIP-AI@VSB-TUO) is a strategic partnership between VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft through its institutes Fraunhofer ICT and Fraunhofer IWU. Established in 2021, the platform entered its second five-year period in 2026, reflecting the successful development of the collaboration and its strategic relevance. FIP-AI@VSB-TUO is currently the only Fraunhofer Innovation Platform in the Czech Republic.
FIP-AI@VSB-TUO brings together expertise in applied artificial intelligence, materials research, forming technologies, and energy systems to support innovation for a more efficient and sustainable industry. The platform connects academic excellence with industrial practice and serves as a gateway for collaborative research, technology transfer, and international innovation projects.
FIP-AI@VSB-TUO builds on a long-standing collaboration between VSB-TUO and Fraunhofer IWU. Since its establishment, the platform has developed a broad portfolio of national and international projects in intelligent manufacturing, sustainable energy systems, e-mobility, smart mobility, materials development, and AI-based applications in cooperation with industrial partners from the Czech Republic and Germany.
Key research and innovation areas
- Digital solutions for production
- Optimised production technologies
- Thermal energy storage systems
- Energy storage and heat recovery systems
- Integration into industrial process chains
- Applied artificial intelligence solutions