Welcome to THK-AI Research Cluster
The central contact point for AI at TH Koln
The THK-AI Research Cluster promotes and supports collaborative projects between associations, industry partners, professors, and students.
Members
With more than 20 professors from all TH Koln faculties, the THK-AI Research Cluster is one of the largest AI research collaborations at a German university of applied sciences.
Why THK-AI?
Applied AI at scale
THK-AI combines modern compute infrastructure and interdisciplinary expertise to accelerate applied AI from prototype to deployment.
Open for collaboration
The cluster supports cooperative projects between associations, companies, professors, and students across disciplines.
Strong infrastructure
A distributed high-performance setup in Gummersbach and Leverkusen enables resilient research workflows and 24/7 web access.
THK-AI Example Project
The project THK-KIplus (TH Koln - Kunstliche Intelligenz plus) was funded from June 2023 to November 2025 in the federal program KI-Nachwuchs@FH by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space.
The initiative received funding of around EUR 1.3 million and established one of the strongest AI-oriented research infrastructures at German universities of applied sciences.
Focus areas
Mobility
Robust AI methods for autonomous and safety-critical systems.
Sustainability
Data-driven environmental monitoring and ecological decision support.
Society and transfer
Responsible AI for education, social contexts, and industry collaboration.
CAIRNE Gold Member
THK-AI is a Gold Member of the CAIRNE Research Network (Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe).
CAIRNE is a European non-profit AI community with a human-centred focus. It connects research institutions, industry, and policy stakeholders to strengthen AI excellence, collaboration, and digital sovereignty across Europe.
Join and connect
If you are looking for collaboration, student projects, or applied AI research partnerships, THK-AI is your central contact point at TH Koln.