Collaboration brochure by AAU Innovation

COLLABORATION WITH AALBORG UNIVERSITY - YOUR SHORTCUT TO KNOWLEDGE, EXPERT HELP AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE

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COMPETENCY BOOST › EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT TARGETED RESEARCH › CONSULTANTS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE › ACCESS TO THE LATEST KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH › PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT › HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEES › NEW CONTACTS TO RESEARCHERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE › INNOVATION › CREATIVITY › EXPERT HELP NEW EYES ON EVERYDAY TASKS › NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A PROFIT ON THE BOTTOM LINE › ACCESS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND INVENTIONS › LABORATORY ACCESS ON AN HOURLY BASIS

Collaboration with Aalborg University – your shortcut to knowledge, expert help and highly qualified people. Aalborg University is the leading university in Denmark in terms of the transfer of knowledge to industry. Our goal is to ensure that the knowledge generated by our researchers and students benefits the society around us, and consequently we make an effort to promote collaboration with industry – both Danish and international. We offer companies the opportunity of working with both researchers and students from all departments of the university, covering more than 70 different subject areas. Collaboration with Aalborg University can take many forms – from single analyses or consultancy jobs to semester projects to extensive research projects or Industrial PhD projects. The various types of collaboration are adapted to each individual industrial collaborator, giving them custom-made solutions fitting their needs and wishes, in terms of subject matter, duration and budget, etc.

Public debate

International collaboration

Careers/vocational guidance

University exploratorium Lower/upper AAU Matchmaking secondary schools

Laboratory access

Incubators

Consultancy services

Strategic collaboration

Commercialisation

USERS

OUTREACH

In this brochure, you can read about the various forms of collaboration we offer. In addition, you can find a reference for all our departments covering the research work of each department, the subject areas they offer partnering opportunities in, and the lines of business in which they have prior collaboration experience.

Publications

Solution Camps VBN Networks (Research Database) Advisory agencies Student projects

Popular dissemination Regional collaboration (newspapers, magazines)

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OUTCOME

Knowledge entrepreneurs Patents

Collaboration projects

Spin off companies

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About Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) was inaugurated in 1974 and is thus a young and modern university which, over the years, has grown to become a large, well-established research and teaching institution in Denmark, offering quite an untraditional range of educational programmes and research in the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and technical and health sciences. Additionally, new opportunities for collaboration between the various academic fields, both in research and teaching, are continuously developed. In this way, Aalborg University differentiates itself from the older and more traditional Danish universities with its focus on interdisciplinary, inter-faculty studies; an experimental curriculum based on an interdisciplinary basic course with subsequent specialization; and a pedagogical structure based on problem-centred, real-life projects of educational and research relevance, which internationally has become known and recognized as ‘The Aalborg Experiment’ or ‘The Aalborg Model’. Furthermore, Aalborg University also strongly emphasizes international relations and cooperation.

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Aalborg University is a dynamic institution which constantly works at being at the cutting edge - regionally, nationally and internationally - in the original range of fields as well as in newer fields like information technology and the health sciences. AAU continuously works at expanding and improving its cooperation with other universities and international research institutions, organisations and industry and already has a large network at different levels. The university is, for example, a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), which consists of 10 innovative European universities whose purposes are the exchange of experience and the development of new projects within education, research and regional development.

About AAU Matchmaking In order to facilitate contact and collaboration between researchers and industry, Aalborg University has set up a network of matchmakers called AAU Matchmaking. The network consists of three sections: Internal matchmakers Each department at Aalborg University has appointed an internal matchmaker whose job is to help industrial partners find the relevant researcher and/or research environment within the department in connection with potential collaboration. External matchmakers Aalborg University collaborates with business promotion offices around the country. External matchmakers have been appointed at a number of these and can help business and industry in their local area with information about collaborating with Aalborg University. Matchmaking Secretariat The secretariat, located at Aalborg University, organises, supports and coordinates networks and collaboration activities. The secretariat keeps in touch with internal and

external matchmakers and also helps facilitate contact between companies and researchers/students. In addition, the university has set up a number of socalled AAU Matchpoints: meeting points all over Denmark in which business representatives can find informational material about Aalborg University, and that can host meetings between collaborators or between industry and university representatives. In addition, we have a number of international matchpoints in connection with the Danish innovation centres in Silicon Valley, USA, Shanghai, China and Munich, Germany. Danish companies and researchers can get help establishing contact with collaborators, professional networks, technology, competences and venture capital in the relevant areas. Contact If you would like to learn more about collaborating with Aalborg University, please contact the AAU Matchmaking Secretariat at tel. +45 9940 7376 or e-mail match@aau.dk. You can also find out more at www.match.aau.dk.

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CONTENTS AAU MATCHMAKING | ENGLISH VERSION 2011

CONSULTANCY RESEARCH PROJECTS INDUSTRIAL PHD LAB ACCESS STUDENT COLLABORATION CONTINUING EDUCATION NETWORKS INNOVATION NETWORKS INCUBATOR PROGRAMME PATENT AND COMMERCIALISATION REFERENCE WORK: DEPARTMENT PROFILES

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CONSULTANCY

Expert assistance on consultancy terms › Consultancy › Practical solving of specific tasks › Access to the latest knowledge Companies facing a concrete task or challenge that they need solved – such as measurements, consultancy or product development of specific products – can make use of Aalborg University’s consultancy service to bring in the university’s researchers on consultancy terms. The consultancy service allows companies to draw upon researchers to the exact extent they need for specific projects. There are many advantages to using Aalborg University’s consultancy service – companies can make use of highly qualified experts in the field they need, payment is calculated on an hourly basis, and the company owns all rights to the results (products, analyses, etc.) achieved during the collaboration.

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

Researchers and industrial partners collaborate on producing new knowledge › Generation of new knowledge › Contact to highly qualified researchers and industrial partners › Facilitation of innovation and product development Research projects involving both industrial partners and university researchers constitute long-term collaborations focusing on innovation, development or problem solving in the participating companies or within a shared subject area. The course of the project is jointly planned by the participating companies and researchers, ensuring that everybody’s needs are met. This means that the research focuses on the actual needs the industry is experiencing while the companies’ experiences can contribute to the researchers’ knowledge and present them with new challenges.

Research projects often generate concrete results, whether in terms of new knowledge, patents, prototypes or development models. In addition, there is continuous contact between the participating researchers and company employees, ensuring an ongoing transfer of new knowledge in addition to the experience gained over the course of the project.

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INDUSTRIAL PHD

Hire the brightest minds – and get a wage subsidy › Highly qualified manpower › Research focusing on the company involved › Access to the latest research and knowledge The Industrial PhD Programme gives companies the opportunity to be affiliated with a PhD student for the duration of the student’s three-year PhD study. The company gets the chance to hire one of the top students at the university whose research will focus on problems or challenges that the company is experiencing. Industrial PhD students spend half their time at the company and half at the university, which means that they can also draw on the extensive professional network of researchers and students they are working with at the university.

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Thus, an industrial PhD collaboration gives companies a number of academic and scientific advantages such as access to the many varied competences residing within the university in addition to the research carried out by the student over the course of his/her studies. Furthermore, the company will get the chance to mould a potential future employee, since the student will build up extensive insight into the company and the specific line of business. The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation offers project subsidies for Industrial PhD collaborations, covering part of the student’s wages over the three years of the programme.

LAB ACCESS

Access to the latest high-tech equipment › Top-notch facilities › Assistance from researchers and lab technicians › Opportunity to conduct experiments or manufacture products Companies can have access to our wide range of lab facilities and top-notch equipment through participating in research projects or acquiring consultancy services from the university. Companies may use our labs for research, for developing new products or for manufacturing products. Thus, companies can save on the costs of buying equipment – and at the same time, they can draw on the extensive knowledge and experience of our researchers and technicians during the course of the project, to the extent necessary. At Aalborg University, a large number of our research environments have labs and these can be utilised by a wide range of businesses.

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STUDENT COLLABORATION

Current and future manpower › Inflow of new knowledge, ideas and inspiration › Fresh eyes looking at problems and challenges › A chance to find future employees Collaboration with one or more of the university’s students can lead to a number of advantages for a company. Whether in terms of a traineeship, a student job or project, companies will get a highly motivated, inventive employee capable of solving specific tasks in conjunction with the company, or more generally, looking at the daily practices of the company with fresh eyes. In addition, the university offers “Solution Camps” during which groups of students work intensively and creatively with issues defined by companies. No matter what kind of student collaboration a company chooses, they get access to the students’ high levels of competence – and at the same time, they get the chance to introduce the company to potential future employees. Experience has shown that many companies making use of student collaboration – especially traineeships and student jobs – make use of such collaboration for later recruitment of the students involved for full-time positions after their graduation.

with the company as well as with their supervisors from the university. Consequently, the companies end up with free, innovative solutions of high academic standard. Student job Easy access to highly qualified manpower When hiring a student, companies get a highly qualified worker capable of performing a variety of jobs. As the university is not as such involved in the hiring process and terms of the employment, the company and the student determine the duration of the employment. Thus, the student can work in the company for an extended period of time, which means the company can involve the student in the day-to-day work to a greater degree than what is possible for student projects or traineeships. At the same time, the student acquires extensive insight into the company’s work processes, products and projects. In this way, the student gets a taste of what the company is like as a place of employment.

Here you can read more about the different types of student collaboration that AAU offers:

Aalborg University facilitates contact between students and companies but is not otherwise involved in the work agreement.

Project collaboration New approaches to problem solving By collaborating on a project with students over the course of a semester (4-6 months), companies will get a chance to be presented with new approaches and proposed solutions for specific tasks or challenges they are facing. The students are eager to work with real-life issues during their studies in order to expand their knowledge about the business world and industry. Project collaborations are thus often characterised by a high level of enthusiasm, professional and academic competence and willingness to work on the part of the students. All that companies need to contribute during the course of the collaboration is time and knowledge. The students will solve the problem as part of their semester project, which means that their work is carried out in conjunction

Student traineeship An extra pair of hands on a daily basis At the end of many of the university’s study programmes, a trainee period is included. By accepting a student for a traineeship, companies invite a highly motivated student into their environment for a period of 3-6 months. In this way, the company gets a fresh pair of eyes looking at their day-to-day work with no cost involved – and naturally also an extra pair of hands with a solid academic background. As such, a traineeship is a good opportunity to develop ideas or finish projects that the company may not otherwise be able to find time for. At the same time, the trainee can help establish contact to the extensive amount of knowledge and experience that the university’s lecturers, researchers and students possess.

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Solution Camp Creativity and professional competence meet over a company’s problem A special kind of student collaboration is the AAU Solution Camp. During these camps, groups of students across study programmes will work together to present solutions for a company’s specific challenges or for new concepts. The camps run seven hours during which students (usually around eight) and company representatives from one or two companies work together with support from the AAU Creativity Lab. The key words of the

work process are creativity, innovation and intensity, and Solution Camps often lead to highly innovative ideas and proposed solutions for the participating companies, while at the same time allowing the students to work with reallife issues. In some instances, Solution Camps have even resulted in ideas for concrete concepts or products that the participating companies have developed further with the aim of manufacturing and marketing them.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuous updating of knowledge and competences › Continuous academic development and learning › Access to the latest knowledge, research and methods › Network to researchers and colleagues The business world is constantly faced with new demands in terms of product development, innovation and competitiveness, which means that employees and management need to keep up to date with the latest knowledge and research. The many opportunities for continuing education that Aalborg University offers cover a wide range of subject areas, and the educational programmes are varied and flexible, ensuring that solutions can always be tailored to fit the needs of the individual company. For instance, a number of AAU’s continuing education courses can be taken as distance learning, enabling employees to follow the course while performing their usual jobs. Master’s and diploma degrees New knowledge and high-level competences If someone wants to add a complete, long-term continuing education course to their already completed education, Aalborg University’s Master’s and diploma degrees may be the solution. The university offers a large number of subjects in this manner, giving stu-

dents the opportunity to follow courses similar to our daytime programmes – but on a part-time basis, enabling them to follow the educational programmes alongside their daytime jobs. Pursuing such degrees will give students a substantial competence boost and a large amount of new knowledge that can be used in their work and future career. In addition, students will be able to establish contact with their co-students – that is, other professionals within the same line of business – and with the university’s researchers. Empty seat arrangement Studies in the daytime Under the university’s empty seat arrangement, people can participate in the ordinary daytime educational programmes. The arrangement allows students to purchase a seat in a class in one of our ordinary study programmes, and they will subsequently participate in the lectures and project work on the same terms as the other students. Empty seat students can pick and choose between the current courses, giving them further education covering their individual needs for upgrading of skills and new competences. In addition to academic input, the programme also gives students the opportunity to establish a professional network to other students and to the university’s researchers within their specific subject area. Lifelong Learning Continuing education for AAU graduates Lifelong Learning is an annual, week-long continuing education event in the late summer where the university offers numerous courses that give graduates the opportunity to keep up to date with the latest research within their field. In addition, they get the chance to establish – or renew – contact with the university’s researchers and colleagues within the relevant field.

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NETWORKS

Keep your finger on the pulse › Access to the latest research within specific fields › Exchange of experience › New contacts to researchers and professionals Participation in the university’s networks is an easy, nonobligatory way of keeping up to date with both research and industry within a specific subject area. Aalborg University runs and supports a number of networks within a wide range of fields such as language and communication, technology for the disabled, information and communication technology, music therapy and mobile technology. The networks focus on knowledge sharing, dissemination of the latest research and development, and facilitation of contact between companies, researchers and students within each subject area.

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When participating in Aalborg University’s networks, company representatives are invited to targeted events, receive newsletters and can keep up to date with their specific subject area on the website of each network. In this way, participants continually obtain new knowledge and get inspiration within the subject area – which can benefit development on a personal level or within the participants’ companies. The activities of each network are planned jointly by the university and the members of the network, ensuring a focus on the latest development within the various fields and on the challenges the members face.

INNOVATION NETWORKS

National networks of innovation › Inspiration for product development › Insight into new innovation methods › Overview of the latest research and development A special kind of network that AAU participates in and in some cases administers is the innovation network under the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. An innovation network is a national network of researchers and companies within specific subject areas such as IT, experience economy or foodstuff. Participation in an innovation network gives companies the opportunity to find new collaborators and take part in the exchange of experience with others working within their field. Furthermore, the many varied activities of the innovation networks provide insight into the latest trends and technologies. Selected activities of innovation networks: › Organising conferences and workshops where companies can gain insight into the latest technologies and get the chance to network with other companies, researchers and specialists › Initiating concrete development projects within the network’s subject area

› Sending out newsletters and other kinds of information about new trends and research results › Providing access to an extensive network of experts and researchers at universities, technology institutes and other companies – national and international › Providing access to new customers and suppliers › Helping companies turn ideas into competitive products or services › Organising sales drives, study trips, etc. abroad for Danish companies › Functioning as sparring partners and consultants in connection with the specific development needs the participating companies face › Helping companies find financing for actualising their projects › Offering help for marketing and export promotion all over the world › Assisting with fundraising and with writing applications for e.g. the EU’s 7th Framework Programme, foundations, etc.

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INCUBATOR PROGRAMME

Move your work station out into a specialist environment › Focus on the development of new business opportunities › Access to academic and business supervision › Office space in an inspiring university environment With AAU’s Incubator programme, company employees can gain access to the latest knowledge and research within their field by moving outside the company premises for a limited period of time. The employees will be granted office space in one of the university’s departments, they will be enrolled in a workshop-based business development course, and they will get academic and commercial supervision from the university’s researchers and advisors within the relevant subject areas.

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Consequently, the employees get the chance to focus 100 percent on their current development project – whether in terms of product development or business development – which might otherwise be hard to do during busy workdays within company premises. In addition, placement within the academic environment may lead to an expanded network of contacts that can also be beneficial after the incubator stay.

PATENT AND COMMERCIALISATION

Access to the latest inventions from Aalborg University › Commercial utilisation of inventions › Influencing business development › Meet the researchers behind the inventions Research from Aalborg University has repeatedly been shown to hold great commercial potential, and through the perfect match between invention and commercial need, this can lead to added value for companies. Every year, Aalborg University commercialises a number of new inventions made by our researchers. The inventions cover a wide range and have originated in many different contexts, though usually as a result of: › AAU’s own basic and applied research › Research projects with one or more companies and/ or other research institutions The Patent Office at Aalborg University is responsible for commercialising all inventions made by the university’s researchers, and as such it functions as a direct link between the researchers’ inventions and business and industry. The Patent Office can help companies gain access to the latest technology within their specific field and establish contact to the university’s researchers to discuss needs, inventions and solutions.

agreements or spin-off companies. In consultation with researchers, the Patent Office also enters into negotiations concerning the establishment of necessary applied research projects related to the commercialisation of specific inventions.

DID YOU KNOW THAT: › IN 2010, AALBORG UNIVERSITY › received 53 filings concerning new inventions › sold 28 inventions › established four licensing agreements and four spin-off companies

The Patent Office enters into agreements with companies all over the world, ensuring the transfer of research results to business when the university’s inventions are commercialised in the form of sales and licensing

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WHERE TO FIND THE RIGHT COMPETENCES AT AALBORG UNIVERSITY The following pages constitute a reference for all the departments at Aalborg University. Each department profiles their research and collaboration areas in addition to listing the specific forms of collaboration they offer, selected prior collaborative projects, and industries the department has partnered with. If you are in any doubt as to which department has the competences you need, please do not hesitate to contact the AAU Matchmaking Secretariat for advice. You can call us at tel. +45 9940 7376 or e-mail us at match@ aau.dk. You can also find out more at www.match.aau.dk.

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CONTENTS AAU MATCHMAKING | ENGLISH VERSION 2011

22 CIVIL ENGINEERING 25 COMPUTER SCIENCE 26 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 28 ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 31 PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 32 LAW 33 BIOTECHNOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 34 COMMUNICATION AND PSYCHOLOGY 36 CULTURE AND GLOBAL STUDIES 38 EDUCATION, LEARNING AND PHILOSOPHY 41 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 42 HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 44 MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING 47 DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING 48 SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK 51 POLITICAL SCIENCE 52 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT 55 DANISH BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SBI) 56 AALBORG UNIVERSITY ESBJERG AND COPENHAGEN 58 ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGY

Architecture, Design and Media Technology The vision of the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology is to develop an innovative cluster of engineering-based environments for research and education that integrates creativity, engineering and technology within architecture, urban design, industrial design, digital design and interactive media. The department is unique in a Danish context in that we bring together all these disciplines under one roof. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within these research areas: › Architecture, including: › Health care and the aged › Integrated design › Environmental architecture › The architect’s IT tools › Tectonic form › Urban design, including: › Urban theory, form and experience › Social functions and relations › Mobility › Environmental relations › Urban landscapes › Industrial design, including: › Design methodology › Product and system design › Man-machine interface › Sustainability › Strategic design › Service design › Design-driven innovation › Digital design, including: › Experience design › Parametric modelling › Generative and computational design › Virtual and augmented reality › Product and building information modelling › Computer-supported learning

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› Media technology, including: › Human-computer interaction › Audio-visual effects › Human perception › Immersive computer systems › New interactive systems How can we help you? We offer the full range of all AAU’s forms of collaboration: › Research and student projects › Developing visions and strategies for cities, buildings or products › Solving concrete development projects › Developing media technological products › Developing IT-supported products › Simulations of products Selected prior collaboration topics: › Urban development in a North Jutland village › The development of an exciting, innovative new environment on Aalborg’s harbour front › Placing virtual ads in TV programmes › The development of sound effects › Interactive media supported by computer vision Industry knowledge The department is currently working with a number of public institutions and research and educational environments. In addition, the department has experience collaborating with a wide range of professions, as our competences can be utilised within such diverse fields as computer games, learning, experience economy, marketing and playware, as well as any business imaginable that can make use of architecture, urban design, industrial design, digital design and information technology. Find out more at: www.create.aau.dk

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Civil Engineering The work areas at the Department of Civil Engineering are based in the engineering and scientific disciplines within the building and construction sector. Our work covers fields ranging from construction, indoor climate, energy use in buildings, harbour construction and bridge structures to fields such as environmental plants and projects, wave energy facilities and offshore wind turbines. We strive to create a dynamic research environment which is why we work in both national as well as international settings and why we also undertake contractual research projects for governmental institutions as well as private companies. We thus focus on knowledge sharing, innovation and interdisciplinary collaborations. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Design methods in building technology › IT in civil engineering › Structural reliability › Structural and material stability › Material modelling › Structural dynamics and structural fatigue › Concrete and wood technology › Energy use and indoor climate in buildings › Net Zero Energy Buildings › Low-energy and passive house engineering › Natural and hybrid ventilation › Airborne spread of infectious disease › Rainwater and wastewater drainage from urban areas › Rainwater drainage from motorways › Uncertainty analyses in relation to different kinds of environmental simulation › Studies of the efficiency of different wave energy plants › Scour protection and run-up on offshore wind turbines

› Research projects › Practical experiments in our labs › Student projects › Industrial PhD collaborations with a basis in your company › Theoretical research › In-situ measurements › Lab experiments Selected prior collaboration topics: › Testing windows in order to prevent dampness › Consequences of tremors along train rails › Power performance of a wave energy device › Integrated intelligent technologies for net zeroenergy buildings Industry knowledge We collaborate primarily with companies within the building and construction sector, and we have a firm knowledge of the demands and legislation within this area. Find out more at: www.civil.aau.dk

How can we help you? We can help companies and public organisations solve problems within our fields of research. As almost all our projects are to some degree associated with companies, our collaboration experience is extensive, both in terms of student and research collaboration. We offer collaboration within all of AAU’s general collaboration forms:

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Computer Science The focal point of the research taking place in Department of Computer Science is the interaction between human activity and computers, and the link between these two is programming and programming languages. Consequently, we do a lot of work within software development as well as within design and implementation of different programming languages. In addition, we work within the development and utilisation of IT in general. All our collaborative activities are based on the challenges and problems the industry faces. When we collaborate with business and industry, we establish a close connection between the theories and methods that we develop and use and the reality and practical solutions that are the aim of the collaboration. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Database and programming technologies, including: › Technologies that meet the programming and data management requirements that software systems are facing due to the lightning-quick development within modern information and communication technology › Data-intensive systems › Programming languages › Software in various contexts, e.g. mobile services and internet technology

› Machine intelligence › The work within this field focuses on theories and methods for computer-based support for decisionmaking under uncertainty – in other words, programmes etc. that can help a person make the right decisions under difficult circumstances where that person has insufficient or uncertain information. We thus also work with artificial intelligence that enables machines to assess and in some cases act on the basis of the gathered data – and to provide the person controlling the machine with the best possible basis for making the optimal decisions in the given situation. How can we help you? We offer the full range of all AAU’s general forms of collaboration. Examples of our services are:

› Distributed and embedded systems, including: › Modelling and development of distributed and embedded systems › Test and validation › Network and operating systems › Intelligent software › Reliable and safety-critical systems

› Professional networks › Continuing education › Seminars and workshops › Consultancy service › Prototype development › Analyses and tests › Concept development › Innovation of products and services › Dialogue communities in which companies are attached to relevant researchers and research environments › Lab access › Demonstrator development › Incubator programme for entrepreneurs among our students and researchers

› Information systems, including: › Development and use of information technology at two levels: › individuals, where the focus is on the individual user’s interaction with a computerised system › organisations, where the focus is on the development and use of IT systems in organisations › Human-computer interaction › Systems development

Selected prior collaboration topics: › Optimising work processes of manufacturing companies › Prototype development of outdoor computer games › The use of social media for the fight against pandemics › Optimising business-intelligence systems › Traffic optimisation › Test and validation of embedded systems for satellites › The usability of online self-service systems › Wireless systems for energy optimisation

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Industry knowledge Any industry that can make use of software, IT, mobile systems and embedded systems. Find out more at: www.cs.aau.dk

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Electronic Systems The Department of Electronic Systems conducts research, provides teaching and disseminates knowledge within electronics and ICT (Information and Communication Technology). We engage in research within a wide range of disciplines, our point of departure being how technology can be optimized, adapted to other fields or developed into new products. We work closely with industry, meaning that many of our projects are based on ideas and visions from our industrial partners. Potential areas of collaboration Collaborating with us will give companies and organizations access to the latest research and our many competences within electronics and ICT. The research is organized in nine sections: › Acoustics › Our work within this section focuses on sound and hearing in a broad sense, e.g. in relation to the sound recording, reproduction and processing and also the measurement and quantification of sound, including how it affects us and our ears in different ways. › Antennas, Propagation and Radio Networking (APNet) › This section conducts research on antennas, propagation transceiver solutions and networking concepts within emerging radio communication systems. › Automation and Control › Our work within this section focuses on mathematical and computational techniques for the modelling, estimation, monitoring and control of systems and processes. › CTIF Section › This section conducts research on the convergence of networks, technologies, services and applications.

› Multimedia Information and Signal Processing (MISP) › This section conducts research and teaching in multimedia technologies, primarily sounds, speech, language, video, images and the sciences that support them. The section also focuses on design and evaluation of multimodal user interfaces. 28

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› Navigation and Communications (NavCom) › This section conducts research in algorithm design for wireless communication systems, satellite and terrestrial radio positioning, tracking and navigation, and signal processing for radar. › Networking and Security (NetSec) › Our work within this section focuses on wired and wireless network technologies, future Internet, IP networks, reliable and secure communication and network planning. › Radio Access Technology (RATE) › This section conducts research in cutting-edge technologies for wireless networks, including crosslayer optimizations to improve system spectral efficiency and end user performance. › Technology Platforms (TPS) › Our work within this section focuses on advanced signal processing platforms for the handling of physical signals, compressive sensing, RF circuit and system design, hardware/software co-design, design methodologies for low power consumption and scientific computing. How can we help you? Our collaboration with industry covers many different initiatives and levels of collaboration - ranging from student projects to longer term research projects and Industrial PhD collaborations. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Reliable communication between cars › “IT in everything” in private homes › Planning the “Fiber for Homes” network › Space technology › Control systems for wind turbines › Building automation Industry knowledge Our experience in terms of industry-targeted projects is derived from partnering with more than 200 Danish and international companies within a range of industrial sectors; examples include telecommunication and IT companies. We have also collaborated extensively with manufacturing companies in connection with automation projects.

Find out more at: www.es.aau.dk

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Energy Technology The Department of Energy Technology works broadly within the field of energy technology and covers thermal, mechanical, hydraulic as well as electrical energy technology. We partner with a wide range of Danish and international companies and knowledge institutions on both research and education. It is our ambition to always expand and increase our collaborative activities, and we emphasise knowledge transfer and the development of new technologies. Potential areas of collaboration Our research focuses on efficient energy production based on renewable energy sources and optimal use of energy for various purposes, hence also energy-saving technologies. Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Fuel cell systems and hydrogen technology › Wind turbine systems › Solar power cells › Wave energy › Micro grids › Smart grids › Electrical transmission systems of the future › Biomass › Thermoelectric systems › Efficient and reliable power electronics › Power electronic systems and drive systems › Fluid power in wind and wave energy › Electric and hybrid vehicles › High voltage engineering › Controlling power systems › Design of sustainable integrated power systems, e.g. for houses

How can we help you? We offer all of AAU’s forms of collaboration: › PhD collaboration › Industrial PhD collaboration › Co-financed positions › Research projects › Student projects › Consultancy services Selected prior collaboration topics: › Micro grid for green house › Bio fuel in North Jutland › Integrated power systems › The high-power electric car of the future integrated in the grid › Flexible power › High-temperature PEM fuel cell systems › Vestas Power Program › Inled, the LED concert lighting of the future › The burning stove of the future › Adaptation of wind turbines in the power grid › Efficient hydraulic systems for wave energy › Design of efficient power electronic converters Industry knowledge We collaborate with a wide range of Danish and international companies and knowledge institutions on both research and education. In addition, we partner with a number of public organisations. Find out more at: www.et.aau.dk

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Physics and Nanotechnology The research at the Department of Physics and Nanotechnology focuses on the nanotechnological aspects of two competencies: Nanophysics and Nanobiotechnology. Our work is based in physics and biotechnology. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Nanomaterials Our work within this field concerns the potentials in being able to develop new materials and design structures with nanometer precision. The aim is new electronic, optical and magnetic characteristics, e.g. with regards to conductivity, light reflection and surface protection. › Nano optics Our work within this field concerns different optical phenomena taking place within illuminated nanostructures such as photonic crystals. In particular, we focus on optical nanotechnology with ultra-compact integrated optical components based on surface plasmon polaritons extending along nanostructured metal surfaces. › Nanobiophysics Our work within this field concerns different biologically-based phenomena of nanotechnology, such as the study of the formation of organic and inorganic nanoparticles and their interaction with biomolecules, the incorporation of these nanoparticles or selforganized biological nanostructures into drug delivery systems for nanomedical applications and the study of self-organizing systems based on biological molecules. In addition to the nanoparticles and nanosensor studies, we are working on the integration of small peptides in molecular electronics applications and the study of the effects of these peptides on microorganisms (antimicrobial peptides). How can we help you? We work within all of AAU’s forms of collaboration. In addition, companies can obtain access to our labs. In addition to our physics and bio labs (class 1), each covering 500 m2, we also have at our disposal a 1000 m2 clean

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room area (NanoLab). These facilities, combined with the opportunity for student projects, Industrial PhD or research collaboration with the department have led to a number of companies now being housed within the department premises. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Medtec › The physical and chemical characteristics of materials › Biotechnology › Sensors › Optics › Light Industry knowledge We have experience working with the medico industry and the other industries mentioned above. Find out more at: www.nano.aau.dk

NanoLab Department of Physics and Nanotechnology houses AAU NanoLab. NanoLab functions as a direct entrance for public and private companies to clean room facilities, consultancy services and projects involving micro to nanotechnology. The facilities, equipment and expertise of NanoLab are available to both the university and industry. Our many cross-disciplinary collaborations enable us to draw on a wide range of academic disciplines in the projects we engage in. Find out more at: www.nanolab.aau.dk

Law The Department of Law provides the framework for legal research at Aalborg University’s Faculty of Social Studies. In addition to our permanent staff of researchers and administrative personnel, we maintain a large group of competent external lecturers, and the business law and law study programmes partner with economists at the Department of Business Studies. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Company law › Law of torts › Law of obligations › Social security law › Tax law › Law on rent › The personal data protection act › EU law › Administrative law › Criminal law

How can we help you? We offer all of AAU’s general forms of collaboration. Furthermore, a recruitment panel has been established in both programs under the department, and we have an association that brings together university lawyers, law and business law students and, not least, practising lawyers of any kind. In addition, all the department’s employees take active part in the various academic and professional networks (national, Scandinavian and European) within their specific fields. Industry knowledge Our competences cover a wide range, as shown above. We thus have experience working with: › Business and industry › The courts › The prosecution service › The legal profession › Public authorities in North Jutland Find out more at: www.law.aau.dk

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Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering The primary research activities of the Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering take place within biotechnology, chemistry, environmental engineering and biology. All our research units collaborate with both private and public companies and institutions. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within these research areas: › Biotechnology, including: › Molecular biotechnology › Bioprocess technology › Protein chemistry › Transcriptomics and proteomics of plants and bacterial communities › NMR spectroscopy › Microbial ecology › Enzyme and microbial bioprocess technology › Sustainable biotechnology The overall aim of the work within this field is to develop biomass conversion systems for the sustainable production of chemicals, fuels and materials (including feed and food). Research is mainly focused on the biochemical conversion of biomass into bioenergy and valuable by-products in biorefinery systems.

› Chemistry, including: › Inorganic materials › Supramolecular chemistry › Separation science › Chemical Engineering, including: › Research within energy, environment and materials based on chemistry, physics and physical chemistry › Mathematical and statistical modelling on transport and transition processes › Oil and gas technology › Environmental cleaning › Composites and adhesive bonding › Drinking water › Biomass changes › Environmental engineering Research within this field focuses on assessing and solving current environmental problems using stateof-the-art methods and technology. The overall aim is to protect resources, health and environmental quality by combining expertise in physical, chemical and biological processes. How can we help you? All our researchers and students are open to working with both private and public companies and institutions. A partnership can constitute anything from student projects to extensive research contracts. Industry knowledge We are in close contact with both public and private institutions and companies within a wide range of subject areas in terms of short and long collaborative projects. This concerns biomedicine, bioenergy, and chemistry and environmental engineering. Find out more at: www.bio.aau.dk

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Communication and Psychology The Department of Communication and Psychology aims to understand human communication and communication products, and works toward understanding, evaluating and developing new forms of communication. Our field is communication in a broad sense, i.e. communication among people, through texts and through media. Consequently, our employees conduct research within a wide range of communication products and processes: from non-literary prose to multimedia programmes, interactive games and software programmes and from the development of languages and concepts to staff development interviews, teaching and learning situations, and client relations. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Information studies › Learning theory › Health informatics › Linguistics › Rhetoric › Computer rhetoric › Media studies › Interactive digital media › Marketing communication › Experience economy › Discourse studies › Interpersonal communication studies › Psychology › Music therapy How can we help you? We offer all of AAU’s forms of collaboration. Among other things, we can assist you with: › Strategic communication (e.g. marketing, branding and TV production) › Media production (e.g. computer games and web design) › Issues within specific organisations (e.g. personnel management, work environment, organisational communication, and learning) › Product development (e.g. experience design, user-focused design and information architecture)

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In addition, we offer a range of treatment options in connection with our research within psychology, musical therapy and occupational and organisational psychology. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Risk and crisis communication › Marketing and branding › Interpersonal communication and organisational communication › Interaction design and user-focused design › Occupational and organisational psychology › Stress research and working life › Information architectures and persuasive design › Value-based consumption and consumer behaviour › Experience economy and emotional design › Design and development of information technology and e-learning Industry knowledge As we conduct research within human interaction and communication, we are familiar with a very wide range of industries, since these fields are characteristic of all companies and organisations. Thus, we have worked broadly with both the private and public sectors, and in all our collaborations, concrete issues and points of interest have formed the basis of the partnership. Among others, we have collaborated with: › Manufacturing and industrial companies › Museums › Cultural centres (concert venues, theatres and conference centres) › Public institutions (hospitals, local and regional authorities) › Retail (supermarkets, clothing stores, car dealers and others) Find out more at: www.kommunikation.aau.dk

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Culture and Global Studies The Department of Culture and Global Studies focuses on studying culture and society: inter-human relations, relations between cultures, local and global relations, and relations between the past and the future. We consider collaboration and the exchange of knowledge to be the alpha and omega of high-level research. Therefore, our department researchers, research groups and centres participate in a large number of research networks and collaboration units – and are represented on external boards and committees at regional, national and international levels. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › European studies, with a special focus on regional integration › History, including cultural encounters in pre-modern societies and the history of present democracies › International relations and global studies, including migration and refugee studies and development research › Culture and literature analysis within Danish, Nordic languages, English, German and Spanish › Gender research › Market communication › Media studies, including media history and media culture › The history of music, and the position of music in society › Policy studies with a focus on research in political decision making processes › The relation between language, discourse and society, with a special focus on the use of certain discourses in certain contexts › Tourism research › The foreign language and trade, specific communication of enterprises and organisations, including intercultural issues in a globalised society › Foreign languages and language research How can we help you? We strongly emphasise interaction with the surrounding society and welcome enquiries from companies, organisations and other research institutions concerning ideas for new collaborations. We offer the entire range of AAU’s general forms of collaboration:

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› Research projects › Industrial PhD programmes › Application-oriented explanatory projects › Student collaboration › Professional networks › Continuing education In addition, our researchers are represented on a wide range of external boards and committees. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Analysis of the culture and cultural differences in a Danish international company and their importance for the daily communication and collaboration across national borders › Uncovering cultural issues in the encounter between patients of a different ethnic background and Danish hospital personnel › Analysis of the media’s presentation of biotechnological solutions (e.g. GMO in foodstuff) to the public and the importance of this for the formation of public opinion on new technologies › User analysis concerning holiday homes and holiday home areas of the future › Crime fiction and crime journalism in Scandinavia › Climate changes and everyday life › Qualitative investigation of the mentor network of the Danish Centre for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity › Preparation of a biography of the former Danish Prime Minister J. C. Christensen › Storytelling destination development Industry knowledge Our competences with regards to collaboration cover a wide range, as shown above. In particular, we have experience working with: › The tourism sector (private and public tourism organisations at a national, regional and local level) › The healthcare sector › Local authorities › Private companies › The hospital sector › The IT/software industry › The financial sector (banks)In Find out more at: www.cgs.aau.dk

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Education, Learning and Philosophy The Department of Education, Learning and Philosophy is anchored in all four faculties at Aalborg University. As such, our research, educational programmes and collaborations are characterised by their interdisciplinary nature. In all our activities, we place great emphasis on reinforcing the connection between research, development and professional practice, and some of the key terms in our collaborations are organisational learning, workplace learning, competence development and evaluation. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Pedagogy and didactics, including: › Learning theory › Learning processes and IT › University pedagogics › Problem-based learning › Organisational learning and work-place learning, including: › Knowledge processes in organisations › Creativity › Innovation › Educational research, including: › Pedagogic sociology › Interculturality and diversity › Learning and didactics in the science subjects and mathematics › Philosophy, including: › Management philosophy › Technology and ethics › Philosophy of science, including: › Methodology › Interdisciplinary thinking How can we help you? In addition to the general forms of collaboration offered by AAU, we also offer:

› Development of competence development plans within e.g. management, didactics, and organisational development › Development and completion of (employee) educational programmes and organisational change processes › Pedagogical/didactic development of teaching/ education Selected prior collaboration topics: › Natural science in state schools › Invention and innovative natural science at technology colleges › Intercultural management › Teaching and consultancy concerning coaching in a major Danish company Industry knowledge The department has and has had numerous collaborations with both public and private organisations and companies, and with both Danish and international educational and research institutions. Examples of partners are university colleges and adult education centres all over the country, in addition to small and large public and private companies and organisations. Find out more at: www.learning.aau.dk

› Evaluation and analysis of projects, development initiatives, lesson plans, etc.

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Mathematical Sciences The Department of Mathematical Sciences conducts research within a number of mathematical fields under the headings of statistics, probability theory, applied mathematical analysis, geometry and discrete mathematics. Our researchers conduct basic as well as applied research, and we find it important to have close contact and dialogue with many different environments outside the university. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Mathematical analysis › Mathematical physics › Topology and geometry › Graph theory › Encoding theory › Information theory › Probability theory › Statistics, including e.g.: › Spatial statistics › Econometrics › Biostatistics › Bayesian statistics › Simulation methods How can we help you? The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers consultancy and counselling services in connection with specific issues or research projects within business and industry, at research institutions and in other research environments at Aalborg University. Among other things, our consultancy service offers mathematical and statistical consultancy services of various kinds: › Planning experiments › Drawing up research protocols with regards to data description as well as choice of statistical model and method › Statistical processing of data › Optimisation of problems

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Our service can constitute either the actual execution of the concrete analysis or consist of assistance to enable our partners to help themselves, so to speak. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Forensics › Mobile telephony › Astronomy › Biology and quantitative genetics › Financing and economics › Information technology (IT) › Communication systems › Medical imaging › Environmental and agricultural sciences › Nanoscience › Signal and image processing Industry knowledge We emphasise collaboration with research environments, business and industry and other educational institutions in order to ensure a dynamic environment and development within both education and research activities. Our research can be applied in a number of fields – within universities, within governmental research institutions and in commercial collaboration. Among the sectors that we have worked with are the healthcare sector and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the above-mentioned lines of business and fields. Find out more at: www.math.aau.dk

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Health Science and Technology The Department of Health Science and Technology conducts research within a wide range of fields related to healthcare. The mission of the department is to establish and disseminate competences in medicine, sports science and technology “from cell to system”. We develop methods to understand and control human biological systems, to assess physiological functions, to diagnose and restore impaired functions, and to retrieve, transmit, interpret and present person-specific information. We work intensively with industry and the health sector to disseminate our research. Numerous patents have been obtained, and several projects have led to the establishment of spin-off companies and license agreements with industry.

Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Human sensory-motor interaction, including: › Basic and clinical aspects of human sensory-motor interaction › The development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods › Motor control › Neuro-rehabilitation › Neuro-engineering › Sports science › Pain › Model-based medical decision support, including: › The construction, testing and clinical integration of model-based medical decision support systems › The promotion of the use and exploitation of such systems › Information systems for the healthcare sector, that is, systems used for the representation, verification and distribution of clinical information and clinical knowledge, including: › Pervasive healthcare › Telemedicine › Clinical information systems

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› Biomedicine, including: › Stem cell research › Immunology › Neurobiology How can we help you? We offer the entire range of AAU’s forms of collaboration. Among other things, we can assist you with: › Research, development, consulting and teaching within information technology for the healthcare sector › The development of products for the healthcare sector within all our subject areas, from idea to patent › Transferring the latest research-based knowledge about products and methods to diagnosis and treatment › Participation in professional networks › Lab access through research collaboration › The chance to place employees within the department, e.g. in connection with research collaboration Selected prior collaboration topics: › Developing a tongue control system for controlling computers and wheelchairs › Remote treatment of COPD patients › Remote treatment of heart patients › Decision support system for the choice of antibiotics for patients Industry knowledge We have experience collaborating with: › Medico-technological companies › Software and systems suppliers › Consultancies › The pharmaceutical industry › Public and private institutions responsible for healthcare services Our partners range from one-man businesses to multinational concerns.

Find out more at: www.hst.aau.dk

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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Broadly speaking, the work at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering focuses on the fields of materials and mechanical analysis, innovative product development and manufacturing. Our activities include education, basic research and applied research as well as research and development programmes directed at industry. Thus, we expressly aim at developing and teaching technologies that will be in demand in the future. In addition, we operate in close collaboration with leading Danish and international industrial partners, research institutions and universities. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within areas such as: › Mechanics of materials and materials science › Mechanics and design of structures, including acoustics and vibration › Computer-aided engineering, design and product development › Automisation and manufacturing technology › Logistics and manufacturing systems Within these competence areas, our major research areas include: › Polymers and polymer-based composite materials › Materials characterisation › Nanomaterials and production › Mechanics › Computational mechanics and optimization › Design of lightweight structures and systems › Biomechanics and ergonomics › Virtual processing › Product and system design › Industrial processes and automation › Robotics › Processing › Industrial product, process and production design › Intelligent manufacturing How can we help you? The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering offers many opportunities for collaboration and partners with SMEs as well as larger companies and organisations. The amount of resources a company invests in the collaboration can of course vary and therefore the department offers different opportunities:

› Joint research projects › Industrial PhDs › Consultancy › Student projects Among other things, we can assist you with: › Analysis, measuring or technological support (on consultancy basis) › Systems for quality control › Manufacturing and materials control › Construction management › Finances and manufacturing › Technology management › Product, process and production design › Management of manufacturing processes › Optimisation and development of existing products and product groups Selected prior collaboration topics: › Design with new materials › Design of new mechanical systems › Design of sports equipment › Ergonomically correct work conditions › Elimination of noise-generation from mechanical sources › Design of new production systems › Design and analysis of products and product portfolio Industry knowledge Our competences cover a wide range, as shown above. In particular, we have experience working with: › Machinery manufacturers › Wind turbine manufacturers › Sports equipment manufacturers › The healthcare sector › The transport sector › Traditional industry › Processing industry › The armed forces › The public sector However, there are essentially no limits as to the lines of business we can collaborate with, as our research covers a very wide field. Find out more at: www.m-tech.aau.dk

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Development and Planning The Department of Development and Planning works in an interdisciplinary manner on solving complex environmental, spatial, technological and societal problems. Our field of specialty covers societal development and planning and thus ranges from the social science aspects of societal development to relevant technological and planning-related solutions. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Societal development, including: › Technological and production-related societal changes › Societal conditions for sustainable development related to environmental and energy issues › Organisations’ technological and environmental change, as well as the societal consequences of these › Geoinformatics, including: › Surveying › Digital mapping › Cartography › Geographical information systems › Media technology › Cadastral science › Land management › Urban planning and mobility, including: › Urban planning, roads and traffic › Planning processes for the design, construction, maintenance and improvement of infrastructure › Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) › Problem-based learning, including: › Participation and technology science › Geography › Communication, media and IT › Fisheries management and coastal community development

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How can we help you? We offer the entire range of AAU’s forms of collaboration. Selected prior collaboration topics: › Positioning › Laser scanning › Land management › Energy system analysis › Sustainability strategies › Occupational health and safety issues › Climate adaptation › Carbon footprint › User-driven innovation › Experience economy Industry knowledge We have experience collaborating within these fields: › Information and communication technology › Health › Foodstuff › Transport › Environment › Energy › Tourism Find out more at: www.plan.aau.dk

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Sociology and Social Work The Department of Sociology and Social Work conducts research and teaching within sociology, social work, working life and organisation. We offer tailored collaboration that meets the needs of private companies and public (including social) institutions within the scope of the department’s subject areas. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organizations access to the latest research and our many competences within research areas such as: › Strategy, organisation and management › HRM (recruitment and retention of employees) › Competence development (especially within the public sector) › Proper case management and conflict mediation and management (especially within the public sector) › Urban development and settlement strategies (e.g. for housing associations and local authorities) › Analysis strategies, methods, documentation and evaluation › Social work How can we help you? The department partners extensively with the private as well as the public sector. Among other things, we offer the following: › Collection of data (quantitative as well as qualitative) › Analyses (e.g. recruitment analyses, survey and document analyses in addition to comparative and explanatory analyses)

› Quality and method development as well as documentation and evaluation (especially within the social field) › Dissemination (lectures, continuing education and written reports) Selected prior collaboration topics: › The job centre as an organisational phenomenon › Telehomecare technology, chronic patients and the collaborating healthcare system › Evaluation of cancer rehabilitation programmes › Evaluation of pedagogical practice › The professional competence of pedagogical personnel › The social-professional practice in connection with placement cases › Social capital and health › The development of tools for facilitating physical activity and participation in associations among students › ADHD › Safety and occupational accidents Industry knowledge Our competences cover a wide range, as shown above. We have special experience working with: › The public sector, particularly the social, labour-market and health-related fields › Consultancy services within public companies and institutions › HRM in private companies Find out more at: www.soc.aau.dk

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Political Science The Department of Political Science conducts teaching and research within the fields of politics, public administration and socio-economics. The department’s research takes place within a number of research units, all of which are involved in extensive international research networks and collaboration with public institutions, companies and other actors within their specific subject areas. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within areas such as: › Welfare studies and analyses of the welfare state › Labour market conditions, including: › the various forms of organisation, policy and management in the public sector, including processes of change and the relationship between administrations and their surroundings › the effects of new forms of organisation and work methods in public administration › IT management, including: › the development, implementation, use and management of IT resources and changes occasioned by the implementation of IT in the public domain and in the private and public sectors › Political participation and political communication, including: › elections and political parties, political opinions and opinion formation, and political participation and citizenship › The connections between the mode of operation of the educational system and social, geographical and occupational patterns of mobility in society › Evaluation and policy analysis › Economics, business and politics

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How can we help you? Among other things, we offer to assist you with the following: › Quantitative and qualitative surveys › Analyses of relevance to the current political debate › Social analyses and policy analyses › Externally financed evaluations In addition, we are facilitating two networks for professionals: one aimed at management and administration personnel and one aimed at high school social studies teachers. Industry knowledge We have extensive knowledge of the public sector at all levels – local, regional, national and international – and of all sub-sectors, especially in connection with the welfare sectors, labour market sectors and healthcare sectors. In addition, we have a vast knowledge of the private sector, particularly in terms of public regulation of its operations. Find out more at: www.dps.aau.dk

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Business and Management Research and teaching at the Department of Business and Management focuses on business and industry which means that working with companies comes naturally to us. We often, but not exclusively, enter collaborations focusing on industrial and company development. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within areas such as: › Business administration › Business economics › Organisation, strategy and management › Accounting › Auditing › International business and marketing › Industrial development › The economics of innovation › Socio-economics Examples of some of the specific subject areas of our research units are: › Company organisation, strategy, innovation, relations and management, including: › Innovative activities within specific companies › The interaction between companies and their physical and virtual surroundings

› Management accounting and control, including: › Financial, strategic and operational information aimed at company management and decision making How can we help you? Among other things, we offer to assist you with the following: › Market analyses › Marketing strategies › Sale › Accounting › Business, trade, regional or organisational development › Other tasks connected to our research activities Student collaboration is often based on the current and relevant challenges experienced by the companies involved, whereas research collaboration is usually directly connected to the work of our research units within the subject areas mentioned above. Industry knowledge We work with industrial and company development within any line of business. Find out more at: www.business.aau.dk

› Economic, technical and institutional change, including: › Economic evolutionary modelling › National systems of innovation › International trade and competitiveness › The interplay between economic and ecological issues › International business economics, including: › Globalisation of the economy and the internationalisation of companies › International marketing, procurement and supplychain management › Cultural analysis, inter-cultural management and international organisational development › International entrepreneurship

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Danish Building Research Institute (SBi) SBi develops research-based knowledge that improves buildings and the built environment. SBi’s research is characterised by a comprehensive approach that includes perception, function and economy. Potential areas of collaboration Working with us will give companies and organisations access to the latest research and our many competences within our major competence areas:

› Construction and Health, with a focus on heightened quality and productivity in both new and existing buildings, including a good indoor climate › Energy and Environment, with a focus on minimising energy consumption and environmental impact in both new and existing buildings › Town, Housing and Property, with a focus on those interests and qualities that are at stake in connection with settlement and urban development How can we help you? Among other things, we offer to assist you with:

› Implementation of research projects › Research-based public-sector services › Education of PhD students, including industrial researchers › Coordination of large research programmes › Development and testing of new solutions and products › Evaluation of building processes and buildings › Evaluation of legislation, development programmes, etc. › Establishment of networks and secretarial services for professional networks and similar organisations › Communication of research-based and empirical knowledge › Courses and continued education › Competence development through exchange of employees In addition, we produce a number of tangible products as a result of our research:

› Guidelines, Internet solutions and other communication products › Reports on research projects › Software to support planning, etc.

SBi’s laboratories SBi has a wide range of laboratory facilities to support our research activities. They include facilities for testing the performance of structures and materials with regard to strength and stability, moisture conditions, accelerated ageing and thermographic measurements as well as investigations of air quality, measurements of ventilation and analyses of the use of daylight and artificial lighting. In connection with our lab facilities, our services and competences cover, among other things:

› Design of indicative tests, experiments and exchange of knowledge at the pre-product stage › Testing the contamination emissions of building materials › Simulating climate impact on building parts, both through real-time testing and through “artificial seasons” › Wet room tests including the control of membranes and physical characteristics › Testing the interaction of daylight and artificial lighting in connection with office work › Determining the ventilation conditions of buildings › Testing the ability of walls to absorb bumps, e.g. from a person sliding on a bathroom floor Selected prior collaboration topics Within Town, Housing and Property, we collaborate closely with a number of private companies concerning unravelling and analysing housing and social issues such as:

› Safety in residential areas › Architectural solutions in connection with energy renovations of rental housing in Copenhagen › Development of a method for identification of buildings ready for demolition Energy and Environment Within Energy and Environment, we collaborate with both public authorities and private companies on e.g.:

› The low-energy houses of the future › Danish Sustainability Certification › Solar cells integrated in windows and solar screening with various suppliers and developers

Construction and Health Within Construction and Health, we participate in a series of project collaborations on building processes and indoor climate, e.g:

› Examination of the level of PCB in buildings › Soundproofing between residences in tower blocks › User-driven innovation on information technology in building materials

› Companies, industry associations and information councils › Ministries, local authorities and the European Commission › Public and private research foundations › Research and educational institutions Find out more at: www.sbi.dk

Industry knowledge SBi’s research is carried out in collaboration with Danish and international partners in both the private and the public sectors:

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Aalborg University Esbjerg and Copenhagen Aalborg University Esbjerg – Esbjerg Institute of Technology As the name indicates, Aalborg University Esbjerg is a division of Aalborg University located in Esbjerg in Southern Denmark. Aalborg University Esbjerg was inaugurated in 1995, when Aalborg University and Esbjerg Teknikum merged and as such is a research and educational institution with a wide range of research activities and study programmes. Our location in southwest Denmark means that our research is aimed at supporting regional development. It is our aim to make our research and competences available to the region’s business and industry and to conduct relevant research in collaboration with the region’s companies and public institutions. Potential areas of collaboration We work extensively with the surrounding world, and this includes collaborations with local companies and institutions. Among other areas, our research covers: › Civil and Mechanical Engineering › Energy Engineering › Chemistry and Biotechnology Engineering › Medialogy › Software Engineering › Electronics and Control Engineering › Fishing Technology Our research competences reside within the following departments: › Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology › Department of Civil Engineering › Department of Electronic Systems › Department of Energy Technology › Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Find out more at: Read more in the profile of each department or at www.aaue.dk

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Aalborg University Copenhagen Aalborg University Copenhagen (AAU Cph) is located in Ballerup close to Copenhagen, where we share our premises with Copenhagen University College of Engineering. Aalborg University has had a division in the Copenhagen area since 2002 and our campus has been located in Ballerup since 2005. Potential areas of collaboration We always welcome collaboration with both large and small companies, and our activities cover a wide range of subjects, from virtual reality to mobile telephony to microbiology. Our research activities mainly take place within the framework of the departments mentioned below as well as the Danish Building Research Institute, but we also collaborate with the other departments at the university. › Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology › Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering › Department of Communication and Psychology › Department of Culture and Global Studies › Department of Learning and Philosophy › Department of Mathematical Sciences › Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering › Department of Development and Planning › Department of Political Sciences › Danish Building Research Institute Find out more at: Read more in the profile of each department or at www.cph.aau.dk

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