The Current Research Information System (FIS)
TU Dresden runs a Research Information System (FIS) since more than 20 years. It was initially designed as a simple offline database for book publications but gradually developed further into an individual, browser-based database application with a public research platform. With more than 200.000 data entries, the current FIS gives an overview of scientific activities at the TU Dresden for interested parties from science, industry and politics. You will receive first-hand access to up-to-date information about scientific publications, research projects, property rights, theses, and much more. Research information is complemented by expert profiles and the available technical equipment at the professorships and institutes of the TU Dresden.

The Renewal of the Research Information System (FIS)
To meet the steadily increasing requirements on research reporting, a global market for complex, commercial Research Information Systems (FIS) has evolved rapidly in order to link research information from different resources of its own institution with researchers and organizational units from different universities and research institutions. The project for renewal of the Research Information Systems (FIS) within the excellence initiative of the TU Dresden has started in 2014. The aim is to replace the current in-house development by a commercial FIS adapted to the individual needs of the TU Dresden.
Researchers from TU Dresden at all levels of their careers will be supported with the new FIS where they can easily collect, manage, edit and present their research activities within their own research profile. As a central tool for documentation, the new FIS is intended to further professionalize research reporting. Moreover, the new FIS will be directly connected to a modern public research portal that can substantially increase the visibility and outreach of the diverse research findings at TU Dresden.