Federal and State Funding of Major Projects
BMBF Cluster4Future
SaxoCell – Precision Therapy Cluster for "Living Medicines"
- Location: Dresden, Leipzig
- Coordination: Prof. Dr. Ezio Bonifacio, CRTD
- Implementation phase
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SEMECO - Secure Medical Microsystems and Communications
- Location: Dresden
- Coordination: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Fettweis, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Implementation phase
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Sponsored professorships
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Neuronal Development and Regeneration
- Prof. Dr. Catherina Becker, CRTD
- Funding period: 2021 – 2026
- Funded by: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
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RegPaed - Promotion of the regular professorship in the subject of "Religious Education"
- Funding period: 2020 – 2024
- Funded by: BMBF–Female Professors Programme
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ZooTi: Promotion of the regular professorship in "zoology and animal physiology"
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: BMBF–Female Professors Programme
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MatOp: Promotion of the regular professorship in the subject "Mathematical Optimization"
- Funding period: 2021 – 2026
- Funded by: BMBF–Female Professors Programme
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Cell and Tissue Control
- Prof. Dr. Miki Ebisuya, PoL
- Funding period: 2023 – 2028
- Funded by: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
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Further outstanding research projects
HuKmeN - heating and cooling with one network KOLLEKTORWEBER - technology for geothermal infrastructure
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Herlitzius, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: BMWi
PAL - Perspektive Arbeit Lausitz - Competence Center for the Work of the Future in Saxony and Brandenburg
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Schmauder, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Funding period: 2021 – 2026
- Funded by: BMBF
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Olfactorial Perceptronics - Digitization of the Sense of Smell
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Gianaurelio Cuniberti, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 – 2026
- Funded by: VolkswagenStiftung
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6G Life - 6G-Research Hubs and Plattforms
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank H. P. Fitzek, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: BMBF
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QD-CamNetwork - Quantum Wireless Campus Network. Local networks for quantum communication.
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank H. P. Fitzek, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 – 2025
- Funded by: BMBF
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5G-OPERA - 5G Open Radio Access Networks
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank H. P. Fitzek, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 – 2024
- Funded by: BMWi
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HyLeiT (H2Giga) - Cost-optimised system technology and grid integration of systems for the production of green hydrogen
- Project management at TU Dresden: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Bernet, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: BMBF
DAKORE_GreenICT - Data radio network with adaptive hardware and AI optimization to reduce energy consumption
- Project management at TU Dresden: Prof. Dr. Frank Ellinger, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 – 2025
- Funded by: BMBF
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E4C_GreenICT - Extremely energy-efficient Edge Cloude hardware
- Project management at TU Dresden: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Fettweis, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 – 2024
- Funded by: BMBF
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Data Management Primitives
- Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Lehner, Faculty of Computer Science
- Funding period: 2021 – 2026
- Funded by: DFG (Reinhart-Koselleck-Project)
NHR - National High Performance Computing Center
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang E. Nagel, Centre for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH)
- Funding period: 2021 – 2023
- Funded by: SMWK
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RUBIN-ISC_IMB - Development of tools for the design and dimensioning of carbon concrete components
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Steffen Marx, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Funding period: 2022 - 2024
- Funded by: BMBF
iECO - intelligent Empowerment of COnstruction Industry
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Karsten Menzel, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Funding period: 2021 - 2024
- Funded by: BMWi
ECO2SCAPE-2 - Effective policy instruments and measures for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Anna Cord, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Funding period: 2021 – 2024
- Funded by: BMBF
WAIKLIM - Silviculture in Climate Change: Process of Conversion of Existing Stands into Forests Suitable for Climate Change
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Sven Wagner, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Funding period: 2022 – 2027
- Funded by: BMEL
BENEATH - Carbon storage in the soil of semi-natural beech forests
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Karsten Kalbitz, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: BMEL
GaiaTUD - Optimisation of the astrometric products of the Gaia space telescope
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Sergei Klioner, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Funding period: 2022 – 2025
- Funded by: BMWi
Move-on - Digital cycling data for German municipalities
- Project management: SenProf. Dr. Udo Becker, Faculty of Transport and Traffice Sciences
- Funding period: 2021 – 2024
- Funded by: BMVI
virTUos - Virtual teaching and learning at the TU Dresden in an open source context
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Alexander Lasch, Faculty of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
- Funding period: 2021 – 2025
- Funded by: Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre
ICare4EU - Cross-national digital medical devices for prevention, self-help and treatment of mental health problems
- Project management: Dr. Iris Steinebrunner, Faculty of Psychology
- Funding period: 2022 – 2024
- Funded by: BMWi
Characterization of topology, frustration, and hybridization in quantum matter under extreme conditions using synchrotron radiation
- Project management: Dr. Marein Rahn, Faculty of Physics
- Funding period: 2023 – 2025
- Funded by: DFG (Emmy Noether)
Relearning body models in the human brain
- Project management: Dr. Jakub Limanowski, Faculty of Psychology
- Funding period: 2021 – 2027
- Funded by: VW-Stiftung (Freigeist Fellowship)
Crystalline Thin-Film Organic Devices
- Project management: Prof. Karl Leo, Faculty of Physics
- Funding period: 2021 – 2026
- Funded by: DFG (Reinhart-Koselleck-Project)
GreenDots - Environmentally friendly nanocrystal materials for optoelectronic applications
- Project management: Dr. Fabian Paulus, cfaed
- Funding period: 2022 – 2027
- Funded by: BMBF
WALMEObase - Autonome wasserstoffbasierte Nahverkehrsfahrzeuge im ländlichen Raum
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Bernard Bäker, Dr. Ronny Werner, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
- Funding period: 2022 – 2025
- Funded by: BAFA
EVENTS - Energiesparende verteilte Sensorsysteme für maschinelles Sehen: Hardwareplattform für zeitkritische Videoanalyse und Reaktion, Energieeffizienz, Edge-Sensor-Nodes
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Christian Mayr
- Funding period: 2022 - 2025
- Funded by: BMBF
AutARK – Automated Adaptation of Overstimulating Contexts
- Project management: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weber
- Funding period: 2023 - 2025
- Funded by: BMAS
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RIMANUS - Innovative Radiation-based Imaging Techniques for Nuclear Safety Research
- Project management: Dr. Michael Wagner, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Funding period: 2023 - 2025
- Funded by: BMUB
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LemaS Transfer to Schools
- Project management Dresden: Prof. Thomas Köhler, Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaften
- Funding period: 2023 - 2027
- Funded by: BMBF
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FENABIUM II - Studies on the interactions of f-elements with biologically relevant structural motifs: Derivation of basic structure-activity principles for mobilization in the environment
- Project management: Prof. Jan J. Weigand, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
- Funding period: 2023 - 2026
- Funded by: BMBF
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NAUTILUS - Development of Experimental Methods for Investigating Innovative Approaches to Nuclear Waste Management and to Nuclear Safety
- Project management: Dr.-Ing. Marco Viebach, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Funding period: 2023 - 2028
- Funded by: BMBF
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WALEMObase - Hydrogen-based, automated lightweight mobility
- Project management: Dr.-Ing. Steffen Kutter, Fakultät Verkehrswissenschaften
- Funding period: 2023 - 2025
- Funded by: BMWK and Free State of Saxony
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IDEA - Innovative Depot Automation
- Project management: Prof. Oliver Michler, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
- Funding period: 2023 - 2024
- Funded by: BMDV
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MEiTNER - Multifunctional dielectric elastomer electronics for next generation soft robotics
- Project management: Dr.-Ing. E.-F. Markus Henke, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2019 - 2025
- Funded by: DFG
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KlimaKonform II
- Project management: Prof. Matthias Mauder, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Funding period: 2023 - 2026
- Funded by: BMBF
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Kraft-Copilot
- Project management: Dr. Sandra Schulz, CODIP
- Funding period: 2023 - 2026
- Funded by: BMBF
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ForLab-NataliE
- Project management: Prof. Thomas Mikolajick, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2023 - 2026
- Funded by: BMBF
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Blueprint for a modern sustainable phosphorus chemistry
- Project management: Prof. Jan J. Weigand, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry
- Funding period: 2023 – 2028
- Funded by: DFG (Reinhart-Koselleck-Project)
InnoDCon - Innovative Drone Connectivity - Connectivity Solutions for Mission Guided UAS Flight Operations (BVLOS) and 3D Mobility
- Project management: Prof. Gerhard Fettweis, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Funding period: 2023 – 2024
- Funded by: BMDV
Exploring long-term epigenetic silencing modules to advance the potential of therapeutic gene editing
- Project management: Prof. Frank Buchholz, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus
- Funding period: 2024 – 2029
- Funded by: DFG (Reinhart-Koselleck-Project)
Information on further research projects at TU Dresden can be found under the research profile lines.