The Scientific Academy for Service Technology

Welcome to the Scientific Academy for Service Technology e.V. (ServTech)

As a non-profit research association according to §52 of the German tax code, ServTech is based in Potsdam, Germany. Founded in 2007, ServTech's mission is to promote application-oriented scientific research, technology innovation, and diffusion in the areas of Big Data, Software Engineering, Service-Oriented Computing, Cloud Computing, Knowledge-Based Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Twins.

Our Focus

ServTech focuses on smart software applications and automated software services in areas such as smart manufacturing, smart healthcare, smart cities, and smart agriculture. We participate in and lead large-scale, cutting-edge research and development projects typically involving 10 to 12 collaborating organisations across Europe, with efforts ranging from 600 to 900 person-months. These projects have a duration of 3 to 4 years and a budget of 7 to 10 million EUR.

Our Role

As a research partner, science and technology (S&T) advisor, and consultant, we worked with several governments, including the German Federal Government in the area of Intelligent Education Networks as part of the annual National Digital Summit, and the Australian Federal Government in the area of key bodies for Australian scientific research. Additionally, we provide training and education services and organize and sponsor scientific events. For example, the annual Symposium and Summer School on Service-Oriented Computing (SummerSOC) awards a ServTech Young Researcher Award. We were also the main sponsor of the prestigious International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing series from 2007 until 2023, when M. Papazoglou and B. Krämer stepped down from the ICSOC steering committee. 

Our Team of Experts

Our team consists of internationally recognized senior academics with long-standing industry links, who have had a long-term impact on international research. Their merits are evidenced by seminal publications and funding from international scientific agencies such as the EC (Framework & H2020 Programmes for research), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Australian Research Council (ARC), the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and other national research agencies.