SIC is a foundation with expertise, amongst others, in the implementation of protocols, cryptographic primitives, PKI, and electronic signatures. The foundation also contributed to standardization processes in the specified fields.
The Institute of Applied Information Processing and Communications (aka IAIK) at Graz University of Technology is the largest university institute in Austria for research and education in security and privacy. It has been active in this field for more than 30 years and currently employs more than 60 researchers.
AIT is an Austrian research institute with a European format that focuses on the key infrastructure issues of the future. As the largest non-university research facility in Austria, AIT has a long history and an outstanding track record on participating and leading EU and national research projects. An important part of IT Security research within the Digital Safety & Security Department is concentrated on secure system design for safety and security-critical information systems.