AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology) / Taranis AI
Austria's largest research and technology organization, focused on central infrastructure issues of the future through sustainable infrastructures and digital transformation.
At a Glance
- Government/Public Sector
- Critical Infrastructure Operators
- Cybersecurity Service Providers
AI Tools by AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology) / Taranis AI
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Taranis AI
AI OSINT Intelligence Platform
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Latest News
AIT reports financially successful 2024 balance sheet with €218M operating income
Taranis AI presented at DevConf.CZ 2025
SC4OSINT publication introduced at ARES 2025
Taranis AI highlighted at CyCon 2024 in Tallinn
Products & Services
Advanced Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) tool leveraging NLP and AI for information gathering and situational analysis.
Market Position
AIT differentiates by integrating cutting-edge AI research (like Story Clustering) into a production-ready open-source tool, catering specifically to high-stakes cyber intelligence workflows.
Leadership
Founders
Florian Skopik
Head of Cyber Security Research Program at AIT. Over 15 years in cyber security research. PhD from Vienna University of Technology. Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
Benjamin Akhras
Lead Architect and Developer of Taranis AI. Research Engineer and PhD student at AIT focused on AI for Cyber Security.
Executive Team
Brigitte Bach
Managing Director & Spokesperson of the Management Board
Expert in energy and infrastructure; previously in leadership roles at Wien Energie and Salzburg AG.
Andreas Kugi
Scientific Managing Director
Professor at TU Wien and head of the Automation and Control Institute.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
AIT was formed from a strategic realignment of the former Austrian Research Centers (ARC) in 2008. Taranis AI was developed as an advanced OSINT tool within the AIT Cyber Security research unit, inspired by Taranis3 and Taranis-NG, to modernize information gathering with NLP and AI.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Contract research, co-financed research projects (EU/National), and technology transfer/licensing. Taranis AI is provided under the EUPL 1.2 Open Source license.
Pricing Tiers
Released under European Union Public Licence (EUPL) 1.2.
Target Markets
- Government/Public Sector
- Critical Infrastructure Operators
- Cybersecurity Service Providers
- National NIS Authorities
- CSIRT Teams
- Threat Intelligence Organizations
- Cyber Situational Awareness
- Austrian NIS Authorities
- ECSO