Research Institute for Telecommunication and Cooperation (FTK) – DE
Since its foundation as an interdisciplinary research organisation closely related to University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen, FUH) in 1991, the work of FTK - Research Institute for Telecommunication and Cooperation (FTK e.V. Forschungsinstitut für Telekommunikation und Kooperation, FTK) concentrates on the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
An interdisciplinary team with well- founded research background paired with an expanded network to all important stakeholders in the field of ICT makes FTK a leading institution for the development and implementation of innovation strategies for business and administration in the ICT area. The institute is organized as a non-profit membership organisation and is statutory pursuing objectives in the public interest.
Personnel
Matthias Hemmje is affiliated as full professor for Computer Science with the Distance University in Hagen, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, where he holds the Chair of Multimedia and Internet Applications.
Dominic Heutelbeck (Ph.D. in Computer Science), the General Manager of FTK, received his Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science at the FernUniversität in Hagen.
Holger Brocks is a computer scientists who graduated from the Universität Trier.