Technology Innovation Institute
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is an Abu Dhabi government funded research institution[1][2][3] that operates in the areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital science,[4] directed energy, secure systems, and more recently also: biotechnology, renewable and sustainable energy, and propulsion and space.In April 2020, the institute started Citizen Science, an initiative to address the need for specialized medical equipment, data analysis and related technical support in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.[10][11][12] In October 2020, it granted $2.3 million fund to a research group of Purdue University to explore the secure and efficient operations of drones.The Digital Security Unit devises Automated and autonomous Vulnerability Detection and Mitigation techniques for software and embedded devices.[48][49] In 2022, three additional research centres were established: Headed by chief researcher Dr. Thomas Launey, the BRC is developing innovative products across all branches of biotechnology, in Biomedicine, Biorobotics, Environmental Biotech, Molecular Biology and Genomics and Bioinformatics for biomedical and healthcare applications, agritech, pharma and biopharma, bioproduction and industrial solutions, aquaculture, synthetic biology, in-silico and AI products.An exceptional team of scientists and engineers work on areas such as BioEnergy, Chemical Energy (such as hydrogen and synthetic fuels), sustainable chemicals, sustainable agriculture, batteries, fuel cells, electrolysers, renewable energy generation systems, AI and traditional data science, desalination-, water and power distribution systems and networks, water treatment and reuse, sustainable soil amendments and fertilisers, and much more around adaptation and mitigation of climate change and its effects.