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The excellence area "Microelectronics. Information Science. Transforming AI" focuses on the synergy between advanced microelectronics and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on the development of innovative hardware systems and information technologies that drive AI transformation. Research in circuit design, sensor systems, and nanoelectronics provides the critical infrastructure for the evolving AI landscape. Efforts in highly-parallel VLSI systems and neuro-microelectronics enable more efficient hardware solutions for complex AI models, while advancements in communication networks optimize data flow and improve system intelligence. Information theory as well as domaine-specific and mathematics-informed machine learning research contribute to the enhancement of AI algorithms, enabling more sophisticated and scalable applications. Furthermore, the exploration of emerging electronic technologies and the integration of acoustics, haptics, and adaptive systems offer novel approaches for creating intelligent, interactive environments.

Examples for projects in this Area of Excellence are:

• EXC CeTI – Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop

• EXC REC2 – Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change Era

• CRC 1143 Correlated Magnetism: From Frustration To Topology

• CRC/Transregio 404 Next Generation Electronics With Active Devices in Three Dimensions (Active-3D)

• RTG 2767 Particulate Self-Assembly: From Materials to Devices

• CRC/Transregio 248 Foundations of Perspicuous Software Systems – Enabling Comprehension in a Cyber-Physical World

• BMFTR Research Hub 6G-life – Digital Transformation and Sovereignty of Future Communication Networks

• QUARKS – Quantum Communication Networks for Society and Industry

• QD-CamNetz – Quantum Wireless Campus Network

• BMFTR Future Cluster SEMECO – Secure Medical Microsystems and Communications

• ZUSE-KI-mobil – Platform for Energy-Efficient AI Processors in Mobile Applications

• LaunchHub – 6G-life Concept for Structural Support of Startups

• DAKORE GreenICT – Data Radio Network with Adaptive Hardware and AI Optimization for Reducing Energy Consumption

• ERC Advanced Grant IONOLOGIC – Making the Building Blocks of Ion-Based Computing

• ERC Synergy Grant SWIMS – Stochastic Spiking Wireless Multimodal Sensory Systems

• ERC Consolidator Grant SLOWTONICS – Slow Excitonics for Minimalistic and Sustainable Photonic and Optoelectronic Systems

• ERC Consolidator Grant CoulENGINE – Coulomb Engineering of Quantum States in Matter

• ERC Starting Grant BattSkin – Practical Magnesium Batteries Enabled by 2D Crystalline Polymer-Based Artificial Electrode Skins

• EFRE Bioglasfasern II – Process Development for the Production of Novel Bioglass Fibers with Bioactive Properties to Promote and Support the Regeneration of Tissue Defects