The energy transition is one of the greatest challenges of our time – for society as a whole, as well as for the economy and political sphere alike. How can we ensure the energy supply of the future? In the Future Energy Lab, researchers from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science are working together to devise pioneering technologies for a stable, secure and largely self-sufficient energy supply network that spans all sectors, is sustainable and fit for the future.

Metamaterials – artificially developed structures with extraordinary properties – are seen as pivotal to technical innovation. In the Research Training Group 2868 D³, early career researchers in mechanics, materials science, mathematics, physics, and computer science are developing data-driven methods to digitally design these materials and apply them sustainably – for example, in medicine, mobility, and energy.

The internet and its services are increasingly exposed to AI-based attacks. With the help of precise internet measurements and highly developed AI technologies, scientists working on the joint project AI.Auto-Immune are analyzing network services with the aim of identifying patterns and threats at an early stage. This enables data-driven adaptation of security measures and early-stage protection recommendations for company networks and critical infrastructures.

Space debris, commercial providers and the transfer of technology to everyday applications are shaping change in the space sector, creating demand for novel propulsion systems, intelligent satellite technologies and high-performing components. The Chair of Space Systems is providing decisive impetus here - with new materials, precise simulation and sustainable solutions for future missions.

Intelligent systems will rule the digital world of the future. And it will be the job of micro and nanoelectronics to provide the building blocks for this future. Dresden is one of Europe's key semiconductor industry locations, and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TUD covers the entire breadth of this discipline in 37 Chairs. At the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health, for example, sensor technology is being developed that will benefit patients.