The main USP of the Department is the ability to combine scientific and engineering skills and resources to effectively bridge the gap between science and industry. The Department has a number of selected technological as well as application-oriented USPs, as summarized below:

• Extensive and top-ranked scientific knowledge in selected areas such as software validation, quantum technologies, pattern recognition and digital preservation.
• Outstanding know-how in various image processing fields and leading edge expertise in the area of high-performance image processing.
• Excellent know-how in the field of cryptography and security issues in networks and systems in general.
• Wide-ranging engineering know-how for embedded systems.

Substantial know-how was established by the close cooperation among the Department’s computer scientists and application experts in the following domains:

• Medical Care/eHealth
• Risk-Management/e-Environment
• Video and Image Processing for high-quality printing
• Software standardization
• Archiving of large data volumes