Making Industries Pro²Future

Empowering Humans with Cognified and Sustainable Products and Production Systems

As a COMET competence centre, we conduct research into resilient, energy-efficient and human-centered solutions that make everyday industrial life smarter, safer and more sustainable. Through strong partnerships with industry and science and a clear focus on knowledge and technology transfer, we are paving the way for a cognified and sustainable future of production.

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How to partner with us

We provide an ecosystem for applied research and innovation.

From joint research projects and scientific exchange to research stays and supervision of academic work with international universities.

Applied research on industrial topics; collaborative work from idea to practical implementation throughout the entire product life cycle.

We build long-term partnerships that strengthen regional innovation, support international success and help educate and develop future talents.

We offer an ultimate environment for collaborative projects (industry, SMEs, startups, universities, research institutions) and provide application-driven results for mission-oriented initiatives and innovation programs.

Research with Impact - Your Career at Pro²Future

You want your work to make a real impact and not just stay within the lab? At the intersection of science and industry, you’ll work at Pro²Future on forward-looking topics such as Artificial Intelligence, digitalization and sustainable production. Together with leading industrial partners, you’ll develop data-driven solutions, test innovative algorithms and receive direct feedback from real-world applications. Whether it’s human-machine interaction, smart products or process optimization – with us, you drive genuine innovation.
Whether you’re pursuing a PhD, internship or research position – we offer challenging projects, flexible structures and an inspiring research environment where your ideas truly matter.

About Pro2Future GmbH

Pro²Future is working on the goals and results of the digital transformation and conducting research for industrial implementation in the period thereafter. As a non-university COMET research centre with locations in Linz and Graz, we are working on the next generation of cognitive products and production systems.

Our mission is to cognify industries
by developing resilient, energy-efficient and human-centered solutions that directly address everyday challenges.

Further information can be found here:

Projects

AI2Human

AI2Human

Using AI for occupational safety and accident prevention

The technological revolution is rapidly transforming the work environment, subjecting workers to new challenges, such as collaborating with highly efficient…

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RTEAS

RTEAS

Cognitive Rail Track Error Analysis Support

RTEAS will provide support in rail track error analysis based on the data from rail track machines. Along with company…

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Fischer4You

Fischer4You

Cognitive Skiing Prodcuts

Fischer4you will study skier’s behavior to find their skill level of skiing, therefore provide them with an appropriate range of…

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DEVINE

DEVINE

Deviation in Evidence

In the dynamic landscape of modern industry, the integration of robotic systems into manufacturing processes has become increasingly ubiquitous. This…

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PREDISCOVER

PREDISCOVER

Unified Dependable Wireless Services for Cognitive Products

In this strategic project, use cases and communication requirements for smart products in various environments are investigated. The goal is…

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AI-Gran 2

AI-Gran 2

AI based smart optimization of underwater granulation

The manufacture of plastic products is closely related to the use of plastic pellets. There are numerous influencing factors in…

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DEFCLAS

DEFCLAS

Advanced Defect Classification

Automatic optical inspection (AOI) in the semiconductor industry is considered an extremely important and demanding task for detecting significant errors…

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3D-Recon VI

3D-Recon VI

Novel methods for 3D models from camera shoots

The primary focus of this research project is deeply rooted in the domain of Structure from Motion (SfM). SfM is…

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Key Facts*

360+

Publications

45+

Finished & running PhD Theses

167+

Nominations in international Boards

49+ M€

Cumulated project volume

25+

Patents & Patent filings

95+

Scientific & Industry Partners

*as of March 31, 2026

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