IST Austria - An international institute for Basic Research
Klosterneuburg, Austria
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) is a PhD-granting institution located in the city of Klosterneuburg, 18 km from the center of Vienna. The Institute is dedicated to cutting-edge research in the natural and mathematical sciences. Its international graduate school educates aspiring young scientists in an English-language environment. Established jointly by the federal government of Austria and the provincial government of Lower Austria, the Institute was inaugurated in 2009 and will grow to about 50 professors and 500 scientists by 2016.
IST Austria recruits its scientists – from doctoral students to professors – in the whole world and selects them exclusively on the basis of their research excellence and promise. While dedicated to the principle of curiosity-driven basic research, the Institute owns the rights to all scientific discoveries and is committed to promote their use. The finances of the Institute rely on the four pillars of public funding, peer-reviewed research grants, technology licensing, and donations. The governance and management structures of IST Austria guarantee its independence and freedom from political and commercial influences. The Institute is headed by the President, who is appointed by the Board of Trustees and advised by the Scientific Board. The Institute is evaluated periodically by an international panel of external scientists. The first President of IST Austria is Thomas A. Henzinger, a leading computer scientist and former professor of the University of California at Berkeley and the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Click here for general information about IST. Click here for the 2010 Annual Report.
Research Topics Currently Explored at IST Austria
- Cell biology
- Cell signaling
- Computational geometry and topology
- Experimental evolution
- Evolutionary genomics
- Game theory
- Machine learning
- Mathematical modeling
- Neural microcircuits
- Statistical phylogenetics
- Synthetic biology
- Systems neuroscience
Contact person for international exchange:
Dr. Lisa Cichocki
Communications, Office of the President
Phone +43-(0)2243 9000-1026
Mobile +43-(0)664 88509109
Fax +43-(0)2243 9000-2001
Am Campus 1
A-3400 Klosterneuburg
Ongoing international exchange:
IST will be setting up an international exchange program in the coming years. In the meantime, please contact Lisa Cichocki, above.
Relevant degree programs:
The Graduate School of IST Austria allows students to earn a PhD degree. It is open to applicants from all over the world holding either a BS or MS degree (or equivalent). All participants are selected in an annual, institute-wide Admissions Procedure according to their research potential.