Mission

The inter-university research group Industrial Software (INSO) deals with the planning, architecture, construction, operation, and maintenance and evolution of (software) systems in the large, real IT environment.

History

The INSO research group was founded by Professor Grechenig in 2004 and grew out of a research group at TU Wien called RISE, whose activities date back to the 1990s. Today, RISE is an independent, successful digital technology manufacturer and innovator in the European and global market, which has supported the INSO research group economically since its founding, thus giving it a continuity that will extend beyond the personal activities of the founder.

INSO resides at many universities in different groupings, focus formations, and cooperations. It will strategically expand these in the coming 15 years. INSO has 40 years of experience in many areas of digitalization through concrete systems engineering.

Research

INSO offers topics for theses and practicals in different research areas. The following list describes the focus and core competences of our research areas.

AMMA

Amazing Makers

Software Engineering Processes,
Agile & Lean Software Development,
Global Software Engineering,
Teams and Team Building,
Software Project Management,
Empirical Software Engineering

ANDY

Analysing Dynamics

Motion Analysis and Movement Evaluation,
Biomechanic Systems,
Sport Situation Assessment, Sports Games

BABA

Balancing Banks

Core-Banking, Risk management,
Regulatory Requirements & Reporting,
Banking IT governance, IT and project management
Management Governance in the Banking Sector

BUSY

Building Systems

Software Engineering,
Software Re-Engineering,
Software Analysis and Visualization,
Software Maintenance and Lifecycle Management

COPA

Connecting Patients

Medical Information Systems, Electronic Health Records,
Health IT Infrastructures,
Serious Games in Healthcare,
Animal Health Records, m-Health Solutions

DECO

Designing Comfort

Human-Computer Interaction,
Tangible User Interfaces,
Interaction Devices and Methods,
Usability engineering

ESSE

Establishing Security

Security Analysis and Inspection,
Security Engineering,
System and Security Monitoring,
Process Models and Enterprise Security

INTO

Innovating Towns

Community Informatics,
eGovernment,
eVoting

LILA

Linking Law

Tensions between technology and law,
Data protection in the technology sector,
Innovations in the legal sector (LegalTech),
Regulation of platforms,
Protection of critical infrastructures,
Combating cybercrime,
Prevention of digital money laundering,
Legal challenges of autonomous systems,
Legislation and ethics in artificial intelligence

MISO

Migrating Software

Legacy Systems,
System Reengineering & Migration,
Software Maintenance & Evolution

MOTO

Mobilizing Tomorrow

Mobile Application Engineering,
Services, Communications & Networking,
Embedded and Pervasive Systems

OPEN

Operating Enterprises

ERP-/ERM-Systems, PPS-/SCM-Systems,
CAS-/CRM-Systems Project Management,
IT-Management, IT-Controlling E-Business,
Enterprise Portals, Risk Management, IT-Strategy eGovernment

PESO

Perfecting Software

Software Quality Assurance,
Software Testing,
Requirements Engineering

ROTA

Rooting Talents

Quality of SE and CS education,
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D),
Digital sovereignty and digital colonialism

SEAT

Serving Athletes

Smart Safety Equipment,
Sports Diagnostics and Analysis Systems, Data Broadcasting,
Training Performance Indication
and Improvement Prediction,
Digital Referee

SUGO

Supporting Governments

Digital innovations in eGovernment,
AI in Public Administrations,
Digital Technologies in Public Healthcare

TARO

Taming Robots

Applied Artificial Intelligence,
Optimization/Automation with AI Technologies, Speech Recognition,
Trust & Transparency, Social Responsibility,
Privacy & Data Protection

Publications

Softwaretechnik: Mit Fallbeispielen aus realen Entwicklungsprojekten
Book Icon Softwaretechnik: Mit Fallbeispielen aus realen Entwicklungsprojekten
Campus-Management Systeme als Administrative Systeme
Book Icon Campus-Management Systeme als Administrative Systeme
Design Space for Focus+Context Navigation in Web Forms
Book Icon Design Space for Focus+Context Navigation in Web Forms

Lectures

Software Engineering

TitleTypeSemester
Web Application Engineering & Content ManagementVUSS
Software Engineering und ProjektmanagementPRWS/SS
Advanced Software EngineeringPRWS/SS
Mobile (App) Software EngineeringVUSS
(Mobile) Network Services and ApplicationsVUWS
Software Maintenance and EvolutionVUSS
Project in Computer Science 1PRWS/SS
Project in Computer Science 2PRWS/SS

Software Qualitätssicherung

TitleTypeSemester
SoftwarequalitätssicherungVUWS/SS
Software TestenVUWS
Software Quality ManagementVUSS
Softwareprojekt-Beobachtung und -ControllingVUSS

Information System Management

TitleTypeSemester
ERP SystemeVUSS
Advanced ERP Systems 1VUWS
IT StrategieVUWS

Projektmanagement, Risikomanagement

TitleTypeSemester
RisikomanagementVUSS

User Interface Design/Usability Engineering

TitleTypeSemester
Interface & Interaction DesignPRWS
Usability EngineeringVUSS
Beyond the DesktopVUSS
Projekt aus Media and Human Centered Computing 1PRWS/SS
Projekt aus Media and Human Centered Computing 2PRWS/SS

Medizinische Informatik

TitleTypeSemester
eHealth in Theorie und PraxisVUSS
Informationssysteme des GesundheitswesensVUWS
Advanced Aspects of Hospital Information SystemsVOWS
Mobile Computing in Health CareVUSS
TelemedizinVUWS

Further Lectures

TitleTypeSemester
Sport-Technologien: Einführung in den Mess-, Trainings- und Plattform-Systembau für Athletinnen und AthletenVUWS/SS
Bachelorarbeit für Informatik und WirtschaftsinformatikPRWS/SS
Legacy Software Engineering in PL/I und COBOLVUWS
TitleTypeSemester
Mobile ApplicationsVUSS
Agile Software DevelopmentVUWS/SS
DevOpsVUWS
Data ManagementVUSS
Sport-Technologies for AthletesVUSS
Design and Development of Healthcare ApplicationsVUSS
Legacy Software EngineeringVUWS
Crunchpoints der modernen industriellen Softwareentwicklung und IT-ProjektführungVUWS
Design your own app!VUWS
TitleTypeSemester
ProgrammierungILVWS
AlgoDatVOWS
AlgoDat ÜbungenUEWS
Wissenschaftliches ArbeitenILVWS
MathematikVOWS
Mathematik ÜbungenUEWS
Fallbeispiele der industriellen ITILVWS
Daten und InformatikrechtILVWS
Software EngineeringVOWS
Software Engineering ÜbungUEWS
AnforderungsanalyseILVWS
InteraktionsdesignILVWS
Netzwerke und verteilte SystemeILVWS
Aktuelle Themen der industriellen ITILVWS
Mobile EntwicklungVOWS
Mobile Entwicklung ÜbungUEWS
SoftwarewartungILVWS
Usability EvaluationPRWS
Sicherheitsanalyse von InformationssystemenILVWS
Softwaretest-Methoden und ToolsILVWS
Forschungsseminar Industrielle ITSEWS
Technische Grundlagen Industrieller ITILVSS
ModellierungILVSS
Objektorientierte ProgrammierungVOSS
Objektorientierte Programmierung ÜbungUESS
DatenbanksystemeILVSS
IT-Projektmanagement und ControllingILVSS
BetriebssystemeVOSS
Grundlagen der IT-SicherheitILVSS
WebentwicklungVOSS
Webentwicklung ÜbungUESS
Usability EngineeringILVSS
Software- QualitätssicherungILVSS
Sicherheit von BetriebssystemenILVSS
Industrielle IT SicherheitILVSS
Software-Produktmanagement und BetriebILVSS
Aktuelle Themen der Industriellen IT IIILVSS
TitleTypeSemester
Health TechnologiesVUWS
Health Data and StandardsVUWS
AI for Diagnosis and SurgeryVUSS
Surgical Robot NavigationVUSS
TitleTypeSemester
Clinical Information SystemsVUWS
Electronic Health RecordsVUWS
WearablesVUSS
Internet Communication technologiesVSSS
Major steps toward medical device softwareVSSS
TitleTypeSemester
Nichtlineare AnalysisVUSS
Mathematische Grundlagen der KryptographieVUWS
TitleTypeSemester
KryptographieVUWS
Mixed Boolean ArithmetikVUSS
TitleTypeSemester
Crunchpoints in seriously large banking/payment-IT-projectsVUSS

RISE Institute of Higher Technologies (RIT)

TitleTypeSemester
Module 1 – Introduction to programming via Scratch and self-learning-WS/SS
Module 2 – Introduction to Java programming-WS/SS
Module 3 – Object-Oriented programming in Java and fundamentals of web development-WS/SS
Module 4 – Software architecture and agile software development in teams with Java and web technologies-WS/SS

Master's and Bachelor's theses

Please see the individual pages of the research groups for possible topics. Contact the designated advisor and arrange a meeting to discuss structure and content of the thesis.

A presentation of all INSO research fields is always held on the beginning of a new semester. The latest event is Thursday, March 19th 2026 at 17:00h on site in Hörsaal 17 (Hauptgebäude). For any general questions please contact: {{laim}} We would be happy to send you the slides of the topic presentation upon your request.

Office

Address:
Wiedner Hauptstraße 76, Stiege 2, 2. Stock
1040 Wien
Directions:
Tram/Bus-station "Johann-Strauss-Gasse" (1, 62, Badner Bahn; 13A). - The office is located inside the "Galerie Wieden". You walk along the corridor until it ends. From here you can see a small sign "Büros 2. Stiege", pointing you to the left. Then you go through the door on the right to the 2nd floor.
E-Mail:
Office Hours:
Every Tuesday, 9:00 - 13:00 & every Thursday, 13:00 - 17:00
And per appointment via Mail to {{laim}}