THESEUS Innovation Center

The THESEUS Innovation Center for the Internet of Services in Berlin seeks to bring THESEUS research to life. Located in the former Siemens building, the center boasts 500 square meters of exhibition space where visitors can get a hands-on look at various interactive applications and prototypes, and experience the results of THESEUS research for themselves. Furthermore, the center also has facilities for presenting, discussing and testing the results of research into the “Internet of Services”.

Research results at your fingertips
What are semantic technologies? What solutions are the THESEUS researchers working on in the different application scenarios? How are research results quickly translated to marketable products? Answers to these questions and many more are given in the exhibition area of the innovation center, which provides insight into the THESEUS research program, explains how the individual projects are interconnected, and demonstrates the specific benefits of the research for ordinary citizens.

Various sample applications and demonstrations show how semantic technologies and innovative services will shape our everyday life in the future. The exhibition focuses on the areas of multimedia, knowledge, services, business processes and medicine, and presents groundbreaking solutions from THESEUS research for each of these fields.

The exhibits represent the entire spectrum of the THESEUS program and clearly illustrate the opportunities the research project gives Germany as a center for science and business. New research results will be constantly added to the exhibition and presented to the public in this way.

Collaboration and dialog
In addition to the exhibition area, the laboratory is one of the central elements of the THESEUS Innovation Center for the Internet of Services, and presents different examples of the specific work performed by the numerous researchers involved in the THESEUS project. The laboratory area is designed as an open workplace to foster the exchange of knowledge between the THESEUS researchers and to support collaboration with outside experts. At the same time, visitors can also watch the scientists at work and get an insight into the practical side of the Internet of Services.

Furthermore, the Innovation Center also functions as a venue for events centered on THESEUS research and the Internet of Services. Topics such as the semantic Web, knowledge management and cloud computing, as well as new business models for small and medium-sized enterprises, are proposed and discussed in presentations, panel discussions and conferences. In addition, special topic weeks, workshops and guided tours are also on offer for various groups, including school-goers, junior scientists, entrepreneurs and the media.

The THESEUS Innovation Center thus promotes knowledge and the exchange of information about the Internet of Services as a key emerging area. Moreover, the center actively supports the integration of science, business and politics with the aim of strengthening Germany’s position in the field of information and communication technology.