FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik

The FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik ("Research Center for Information Technology"), is a non-profit research institute for applied computer science and informatics research and technology transfer. It was established in 1985 by Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg and Karlsruhe University (now the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). The goal of the FZI is to research and develop innovations for the benefit of society and to qualify researchers for their work. FZI has very close collaborations with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), but is not affiliated to KIT Karlsruhe. The FZI has its headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, and also runs a branch office in Berlin, Germany.