About the Project

Project overview

InnovAIte Slovakia is a Transformation-Innovation Consortium that accelerates trustworthy artificial intelligence from concept to commercial solution.

Bringing together Slovak universities, research centres, technology companies and two world-class excellence partners, we foster ethical and sustainable AI that strengthens the economy and improves daily life.

Our 30-month roadmap is supported by the Recovery & Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic and aligned with the European AI and Data Acts. By pairing top-tier research with industry needs, we turn scientific insight into tangible benefits for business, society and the environment.

Our Partners

Consortium

An united ecosystem turning AI research into real-world progress. Eleven organisations — universities, R&D institutes, industry leaders, and public bodies — join forces to accelerate trustworthy AI across Europe.

Founded 1991 in Bratislava, Gratex International is a  software house specialising in insurance systems and R&D. As project lead it steers governance (WP01-02), drives AI-powered automation of the software-development life-cycle (WP06) and bridges research with market.

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One of CEE’s largest software vendors, Asseco CE delivers complex IT for public- and private-sector giants across six countries. Within InnovAIte it leads WP07 on AI in insurance, contributes proven AI for building/road safety, and ensures every prototype is production-ready for rapid industry integration.

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Since 1994 CANEX has engineered IP networks and smart infrastructure. Its cross-sector know-how helps benchmark AI use-cases, validate domain requirements and spark knowledge exchange between tech, telecom and transport verticals keeping InnovAIte’s solutions industry-fit from day one.

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Optima Ideas researches and deploys cutting-edge ICT IoT, ML/AI, cloud-native stacks through 20 years of R&D projects. Inside InnovAIte it turns lab results into working prototypes, orchestrates containerised AI deployments and speeds technology transfer to Slovak industry.

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The Czech national super-computing centre lends petascale HPC to WP04 (smart-building energy) and WP05 (traffic safety), enabling large-scale simulations and model training. Its cross-border collaboration accelerates experimentation and nurtures a durable SK-CZ AI corridor.

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Germany’s DFKI ranks among the world’s premier AI institutes. Leading WP03 (cross-domain AI research) and WP08 (prototype experimentation), it injects state-of-the-art methods, rigorous evaluation and best-practice transfer— raising InnovAIte’s scientific bar to EU excellence levels.

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The faculty supplies deep domain insight into Building Information Modeling (BIM), digitalisation of built assets,  building physics and energy modelling. In WP04 it codesigns AI algorithms that optimise consumption and retrofitting, tailoring global research to Slovak construction realities.

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Slovakia’s oldest and largest university contributes multidisciplinary research talent, ensuring academic rigour across work packages. Its scholars nurture new AI methodologies and foster cross-faculty collaboration that widens InnovAIte’s scientific scope.

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With strong roots in materials science and industrial engineering, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín contributes to AI education and skills development. It collaborates with other partners on research activities, bringing academic expertise to the consortium. It expands the regional talent pool, embedding hands-on AI curricula and upskilling professionals for future-proof careers.

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The national Centre for Scientific and Technological Information safeguards data stewardship. Operating Slovakia’s R&D data center, it plays a crucial role in data management and infrastructure, ensuring that research data is collected, stored, and shared according to the highest standards. It contributes to the validation and verification of research outcomes, ensuring the reliability of project results.

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This forward-looking regional authority, piloting AI in public-sector services — traffic safety, energy and citizen engagement. Its local insight ensures societal relevance and creates a replicable model for other Slovak regions.

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Smart Synergy

Why this mix works?

1
Cross-disciplinary firepower
HPC, software, civil engineering, data stewardship.
2
Lab-to-market focus
Two large software houses and a regional authority ensure uptake.
3
International excellence
DFKI (DE) and IT4I @ VSB (CZ) inject world-class know-how.

Management Overview

Governance & Roles

Clear governance keeps InnovAIte on time, on budget and scientifically excellent.

Project Management Board

  • Steers day-to-day execution and budget.
  • Tracks milestones & KPIs, resolves risks early.
  • Keeps communication flowing across work packages.
  • Guarantees professional, transparent project management.
Peter Dovhun
Gratex International
Marek Grác
Assecco Central Europe
Katrína  Vančová
CANEX
Richard Hollý
Optima Ideas
Tomáš Funtík
STU Bratislava – Faculty of Civil Engineering
Nina Zmajkovič Kučeráková
Comenius University Bratislava
Katarína Bradáčová
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Peter Hrčka
CVTI SR
Gabriel Vlk
Trenčín Self-Government Region
Andre Antakli
DFKI
Tomáš Karásek
IT4I @ VSB

Scientific Board

  • Steers the project’s scientific quality and impact.
  • Monitors and evaluates progress of research, development, innovation and dissemination activities.
  • Fosters collaboration inside the consortium and connects partners to external national / international research opportunities and EU calls.
  • Champions long-term sustainability and exploitation of project results.
Ivan Polášek
Gratex International
Pavol Petrovič
Asseco Central Europe
Martin Prokša
CANEX
Ivan Golian
Optima Ideas
Ján Erdélyi
STU Bratislava – Faculty of Civil Engineering
Zuzana Černeková
Comenius University Bratislava
Martin Madaras
Comenius University Bratislava
Eva Grmanová
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Dávid Cymbalák
CVTI SR
Andre Antakli
DFKI
Tomáš Karásek
IT4I @ VSB
Tomáš Bumbál
Trenčín Self-Government Region
Patrik Břečka
Asseco Central Europe
Pavel Tuček
IT4I @ VSB
Stanislav Vasilko
Gratex International
Viktor Kocur
Comenius University Bratislava

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