The digital transformation and expansion of cyber-physical systems increasingly require more collaborative solutions and human-machine interaction. Cognitive computing also increases the autonomy of systems (e.g. autonomous vehicles and flying objects). At the same time, it also poses challenges in communication and interface design between components and systems, data acquisition and analysis using artificial intelligence (e.g. Big Data, machine learning), and IT security.

Research in this area is conducted primarily at the Affective and Cognitive Institute (ACI), Institute for Machine Learning and Analytics (IMLA), Institute for Unmanned Aerial Systems (IUAS), and the Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics (ivESK).