About SIT
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology
Driving transformative advances in science, research and technology
Driving transformative advances in science, research and technology
SIT is an international institute founded by entrepreneurs, led by scientists and advanced by world-class researchers.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, SIT’s contemporary design creates a unique ecosystem where the world’s leading experts in Computer Science, Physics, and Business come together to find innovative solutions to global challenges through transformative technological advances.
SIT is comprised of an educational institute, research center and vast internal and external ecosystem, collaborating with some of the world's top academic and science institutions including Carnegie-Mellon University and the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Key People
Dr. Serguei Beloussov
Founder of SIT and Chairman of the Board, Founder of Acronis
Fabio Pammolli
Professor
Professor of Economics and Management Sciences, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Katya Fisher, Esq.
Director and Head of Legal to the Chairman, SIT
Stanislav Protassov
COO/President & Co-founder of Acronis
Laurent Dedenis
CEO of Alemira Education
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-Founder at RUNA Capital
Christian Wipf
Partner, Gyrus Capital
Sir Konstantin Novoselov
Nobel Prize winner (2010)
Chairman of the SIT Strategic Advisory Board
Professor of Physics Center for Advanced Materials, National University of Singapore
Fabio Pammolli
Professor
Professor of Economics and Management Sciences, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Andrea C. Ferrari
Professor
Professor of Nanotechnology,
Director, Cambridge Graphene Centre,
University of Cambridge, UK
Artur Ekert
Professor
Director, Center for Quantum Technologies, Oxford University
Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford
Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor, National University of Singapore
Rino Rappuolli
Scientist
Chief Scientist & Head of External Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines
Nicolas Gisin
Professor
Professor of Quantum Information and Communication, University of Geneva
Mark Kamlet
Professor
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Provost Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon
Guenther Dobrauz
Partner and Leader PwC Legal Services, Global LegalTech Leader, PwC Switzerland
David Rosenblum
Professor
Professor of National University of Singapore
Serguei Netessine
Professor
Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions Vice Dean for Global Initiatives
Stanislav Protassov
COO/President & Co-founder of Acronis
Scott Aaranson
Professor
Professor of Computer Science
at The University of Texas at Austin,
and director of its Quantum Information Center
Wolfgang Wahlster
Professor
Professor of AI, Founding Director of
the German Research Center for AI (DFKI)
Bertrand Meyer
Provost, Chair of Software Engineering
Elena Novoselova
Vice President Communication and Grant Management
Dr. Flavia Tomarchio
Science and Technology Officer
Aliona Geckler
Chief of Staff to the Chairman
Mauro Pezzè
Chair of Software Testing and Analysis
Anton Grachev
Head of Chairman Operations, COO
Paul Maritz
Chairman of Pivotal Software
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-Founder at RUNA Capital
Arkadiy Dobkin
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of EPAM Systems
Kirill Tatarinov
Executive Vice Chairman at Acronis
SIT Partners
Academic Partners
Research Grants and Industry Consortium
Corporate Partners
The SIT Ecosystem
Interdisciplinary by design, SIT connects the world’s brightest scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to investigate quantum technology, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, machine intelligence, deep learning, cybersecurity, and more. The SIT Ecosystem expands over a variety of education, science and business fields, offering unique resources and tools that work together towards developing and commercializing intelligent solutions for a better world.
SIT Projects
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SIT Academy helps executives and companies to stay ahead of emerging technologies -
SIT Alemira is a digital ecosystem for education and research. -
SIT Autonomous specializes in AI and machine learning consulting services in driverless mobility, robotics, and professional sports. -
SIT Capital supports early-stage digital startups around the world. -
SIT Masters offers a cutting-edge blended degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering -
SIT Programming School teaches programming skills to children aged 7 to 13. -
SIT StartGarden is a startup ecosystem, where students, researchers, and science and tech professionals collaborate on innovative solutions.
Interdisciplinary Approach & Applied Science
Knowledge, science and prediction are at the core of SIT's mission. This requires a new generation of computing and knowledge creation platforms with low cost, low power, high speed, high bandwidth and low latency. SIT is where new science emerges through fundamental discoveries in, and at the interfaces of, quantum physics, photonics, nanotechnology, engineering, materials science, chemistry, CS, QuBuS. QTAM will lead this mission.
Generative Domains
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Digital Health & Sport
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New Gen Business Mgmt.
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Digital Law
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Market Intelligence
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Asset Management
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Robotics & Autonomous
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Digital Learning & Education
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AI/ML in Bio-Pharma
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Quantum Computing & Simulation
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Quantum Networks & Communication
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Quantum Sensors & Time Standards
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5G/6G hardware & IoT
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Flexible / Wearable Electronics
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Sustainable Energy
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AI/ML for Material Discovery
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Industry X.0
Why Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen, Switzerland is located at the heart of Europe, strategically offering an attractive business environment with a favorable tax regime, multicultural labor pool and high productivity, first-class infrastructure, strong education and exceptional quality of life. In the last 20 years, more than 600 high-tech businesses set up operations in Schaffhausen, adding the region’s technology excellence and diverse business-friendly culture.
SIT by 2030
SIT University
Top 50 Under 50
Global Top 100
in CS, Physics, Business
25 000+
blended degree off-campus students
250 000+
online non-degree students
2,500+
degree students on main campus
SIT Research Center
25+
chairs in: Cybersecurity and Information Integrity, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Robotics & Autonomous Machines, Quantum Technologies, Advanced Materials, Digital Health, Digital Sports, New Generation Business Management, AI in Arts & Computer Design, Digital Law
SIT Tech Park
250+
SIT's startups and R&D centers of
1000+
industry partners—within walking distance from University
SIT in numbers
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$100M+
investment over 8 years
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$500M+
annual revenue in 15 years
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2.5B+
market cap in 15 years (40%+ IRR)
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5+
campuses around the globe
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500 000+
m2 of real estate worldwide
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