We invite you to the Security & Defence Research Day on Nov. 25, 2025 at TUtheSky | TU Wien!

Join us for information on funding opportunities (KIRAS, FORTE, Horizon Europe, EDF), networking, exchange, and collaboration opportunities, and to explore how your expertise contributes to societal resilience and security.

About this event 

This event brings together TU Wien-researchers from across disciplines who are active - or potentially active - in the fields of security, defence, and disaster research. Many research activities at TU Wien contribute to these areas in unexpected ways - whether through technology, infrastructure, data science, resilience, human factors, or beyond.

If your work touches on topics such as:

  • Critical infrastructure protection
  • Risk assessment and crisis management
  • Cybersecurity
  • Resilient systems and technologies
  • Climate change related disasters
  • Emergency response and disaster mitigation
  • Civil protection
  • Defense technologies

  • Dual-use technologies

… then this event is for you - even if you may not have considered your work as part of disaster, security, or defence research before.

Registration

Register by 14.11.2025: https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/tu_events/tu_event/14652, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster   
If you are unable to access TU Wien intranet, please email the organizers to express your interest in participation.

Program

  • 08:45 Doors open – Networking Coffee
  • 09:15 Opening Remarks by Prof. Peter Ertl
    Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and International Affairs
  • 09:30 Keynotes by
    Dr. Ralph Hammer (BMF) and DI Sabine Kremnitzer (FFG) 
    Brigadier Mag. Rudolf Zauner (BMLV)
  • 09:55 Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA)
    - Introduction by Dr. Christian Resch (Managing Director)
    - Insights by Dr. Peter Kán & Dr. Diana Marin on the Project “Post-Disaster”
  • 10:25 Presentation Cybersecurity Center - Prof. Matteo Maffei & Prof. Tanja Zseby
  • 10:35 Coffee Break
  • 10:50 Overview Funding Programs. Roadmap from KIRAS and FORTE to Horizon Europe and EDF
    FFG National contact points DI Jeannette Klonk (Cluster 3), DI Thomas Leithner (EDF)
  • 11:20 Panel Discussion: Experiences with KIRAS and FORTE 
    Panellists: Prof. Friedrich Bleicher, Prof. Robert Sablatnig, Dr. Andreas Sinn 
    Moderator: Dr. Ralph Hammer (BMF)
  • 12:10 Responsible Research Practices & Ethics - Dr. Marjo Rauhala
  • 12:30 Open Networking Lunch and Outddor Exhibition
  • 14:00 Closing

Individual Presentations

All participants are invited to present their research projects, groups, or departments with a digital slide (format 16:9). These slides will be displayed on the screen during the coffee breaks and networking lunch. If you would like to showcase a slide, please submit it by email to the organizers by November 20.

Individual Consultations

DI Jeannette Klonk (NCP Cluster 3) and DI Thomas Leithner (NFP EDF) will be available for individual consultations after the event. You can book your individual time slot here: 

EDF: https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/b/da9fc2895dcc9b1fc5172594a64d8675-495454, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster 
CL3: https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/p/6c00f47517375b4a41fa3b1b612e7ea0-495969, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster