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DInO Talk #1: Us, together, digital.
In the first episode of DInO Talk, we talk with Dr. Jane Käser, who is establishing the DInO project at Deggendorf Institute of Technology (THD). The project promotes digital innovation by leveraging knowledge from universities to help companies integrate new technologies. With a Europe-wide network of Digital Innovation Hubs, DInO gives companies the opportunity to test digital solutions like drones before investing. DInO is not a traditional service platform, but rather a collaborative partner for developing and implementing digital solutions.
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DInO Talk #2: How to Get Funding for Projects
This episode focuses on funding opportunities — an attractive way for companies to finance innovation. Which programs support digitalization and innovation? How does the application process work? Our guest, Leonie Bechtold, Project Manager at DInO partner Cluster Mobility & Logistics in Regensburg, oversees services related to funding and financing. She explains how the DInO team supports companies in finding suitable funding opportunities for startups, SMEs, and EU programs, and in submitting successful applications — while also discussing common challenges.
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DInO Talk #3: Collaboration and Creativity as Keys to Digital Transformation
In this episode, we welcome Klaus Kandelbinder from the Startup Campus at Deggendorf Institute of Technology. He talks about innovative ways to connect students and companies using design-thinking methods. Students solve real business challenges and develop creative solutions, while companies benefit from fresh ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. This interdisciplinary collaboration fosters knowledge transfer and opens up new perspectives — for both businesses and students, who gain valuable hands-on experience.
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DInO Talk #4: Cyber Security – How AI Is Changing Phishing Attacks
This episode features Meret Kristen, research associate at OTH Regensburg and PhD candidate in number theory and cryptography. She explains the concept of hybrid, quantum-secure cryptography and how small and medium-sized enterprises can benefit from it. A fascinating look at a topic that’s becoming increasingly important for digital security.
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DInO Talk #5: Synnotech in Focus – Midterm Review of Digitalization
Digital Innovation Ostbayern (DInO) has reached its halfway point. Since 2023, it has connected with more than 1,000 SMEs, authorities, and organizations. The digitalization support in Eastern Bavaria is bearing fruit and aims to achieve even more by 2026. Wilko Westphal, DInO coordinator at the Technology Campus of TH Deggendorf in Freyung, and Johann Mooslechner, Operations Manager at Synnotech AG in Regensburg, discuss the current state of digitalization in Eastern Bavaria, available funding, and what is still missing on the road to a digital future.
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DInO Talk #6: Paperless Office – More Than Just Saving Paper
For the DInO team, the concept of a paperless office goes far beyond replacing paper with files. It encompasses communication, standardized and streamlined digital processes, and greater efficiency. It also involves not just technological readiness, but the right mindset among employees and professional change management by leadership. Andreas Englmeier, staff member at the Institute for Future Technologies at THD, shares insights into how organizations can successfully make this shift.
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DInO Talk #7: Eye Tracking – Making User Behavior Visible
How can companies better understand what users actually do — and how can technology even improve security in the process? Eye tracking helps evaluate usability for websites and digital applications, but it can also serve as a valuable coaching tool, for example in recognizing phishing emails. In this episode, Fabian Engl, researcher at the Laboratory for Safe and Secure Systems at OTH Regensburg, explains how biosignal data contributes to the successful digitalization of SMEs and public institutions. Eye tracking reveals that eye movements are almost as unique as fingerprints — making them a powerful tool for creating more engaging and user-friendly digital products.
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DInO Talk #8: Efficient computing power: HPC & quantum computing
Ever-increasing amounts of data and increasingly digitized processes require fast and effective computing power. High-performance computing (HPC) is the solution for many companies. And with quantum computers, the next stage of digital transformation is already in the starting blocks. Finally, the third pillar of high-performance computing is appropriately equipped data centers.
In this episode, Prof. Helena Liebelt, head of the Future Technologies Institute at TH Deggendorf, talks about the digital readiness of SMEs and public authorities in eastern Bavaria and how the actual use of deep tech such as AI, HPC, or quantum must always fit in with one's own business and not be an end in itself.
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