SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn

The SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn is an interdisciplinary research and innovation campus. The digital solutions of the future are developed here in close cooperation between business and science.

More than 30 member companies and over 30 professors from Paderborn University contribute their expertise and visions. The SICP unites the different worlds and ensures perfect matches when putting together project teams. We combine our expertise in the fields of AI, high-performance computing, IoT, digital security and software engineering to break new ground and develop intelligent solutions for innovative fields such as smart energy, advanced computing and seamless mobility.

In addition to the technological focus, we always address cross-cutting issues such as technology acceptance and human-machine interaction. Because we are convinced that only the intelligent combination of established technologies creates innovation!

„What makes the SICP special is our great team and the explicit focus of all our activities on cooperation between science, business and society in order to produce future-oriented and sustainable software- and data-driven innovations that generate high benefits.”

Prof. Dr. Stefan Sauer,
Managing Director of the SICP

„Science can only shape a responsible digital future in cooperation with other social stakeholders. At the SICP, we conduct cutting-edge research that makes a difference: multidisciplinary, pioneering and with people at the center.”

Prof. Dr. Daniel Beverungen,
Chairman of the SI-Lab at the SICP

„Cooperation and innovation are indispensable in the modern working world, but often end at company boundaries. At the SICP, research and application meet at eye level in a lively network in which we exchange knowledge in a spirit of trust and develop together.”

Dr. Jan Hendrik Hausmann,
Managing Director S&N CQM GmbH

News from the SICP

Sommerfest im HNF

Ein besonderes Highlight im Jubiläumsjahr Nixdorf100 des Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForums ist das gemeinsame Sommerfest am Sonntag, 6. Juli von 10 bis 18 Uhr an der Fürstenallee und Zukunftsmeile.

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DC2HEAT: AI-supported waste heat recovery in the data center

The DC2HEAT project is researching AI-based methods to enable the intelligent use of waste heat from data centers as an energy source in order to avoid fossil fuels and promote climate-friendly operation.

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Food for thought for the IT service business of the future: Systemhaus Dialog 2030 as a guest at SIC

On June 17, 2025, the SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn together with eco - Association of the Internet Industry and EuroCloud Germany invites you to the next System House Dialog 2030. The Systemhaus Dialog 2030 is aimed at managing directors and department heads from medium-sized system houses, MSPs and ISVs.

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Start-up charging plan - with AI for a smart charging infrastructure

As part of the DiSerHub transformation hub, in this short film we present the start-up Ladeplan - an innovative company that uses artificial intelligence to optimize location planning for charging stations.

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Artificial intelligence and transatlantic opportunities

The SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn, in cooperation with the Paderborn Economic Development Agency, invites you to this year's Paderborn IT Reception.

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First NeMo.bil demo ride at Paderborn Airport

The first manual demonstration runs of a NeMo.bil cab were carried out at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport.

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Working together for sustainable service ecosystems - SHAPE consortium meeting in Paderborn

How can methods and infrastructures be designed to effectively implement data-driven service innovations - even in dynamic and complex ecosystems? These and other questions were the focus of the consortium meeting of the SHAPE research project on April 3 and 4, 2025 in Paderborn.

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SICP magazine "up­date

The "update" magazine is aimed at everyone who wants to know what is happening at the SICP - members and those who would like to become members, current and potential partners, i.e.: member companies and their employees, professors, employees and students of the SI-Lab and all interested parties in society, politics, companies, universities and research institutions. Subscribe to our SICP magazine here free of charge.

Projects (selection)

5G-Lernorte OWL

Duration: 2022 - 2024

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DatenraumKultur: Use Case 1 - Kulturplattformen - Datenraum Kultur

Duration: 2022 - 2025

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Climate bOWL: Climate neutral Business in Ostwestfalen-Lippe

Duration: 2022 - 2025

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DARE: Trainings-, Validierungs- und Benchmarkwerkzeuge zur Entwicklung datengetriebener Betriebs- und Regelungsverfahren für intelligente, lokale Energiesysteme

Duration: 2021 - 2023

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NeMo.bil – System kooperierender Fahrzeuge für einen individualisierten Öffentlichen Verkehr

Duration: 2023 - 2026

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DC2HEAT - Data Centre HEat Recovery with AI-Technologies

Duration: 2023 - 2026

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Our areas of ex­pert­ise

Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence

Di­git­al In­fra­struc­ture

Di­git­al Se­cur­ity

Hu­man-centred di­git­al­ity

Soft­ware and Ser­vice Sys­tem En­gin­eer­ing

Member companies

Premium membership is suitable for companies that want to further develop their competitive advantage and transformation goals at the highest level and position themselves as digital innovation leaders.

Plus membership is suitable for companies that want to intensify their innovation and transformation activities by benefiting from in-depth collaboration, targeted training and extended networking opportunities with leading industry players and talented students.

Basic membership is suitable for companies that want to strengthen their competitive edge by gaining access to the SICP as a high-calibre and powerful innovation ecosystem.

Our areas of in­nov­a­tion

Ad­vanced Com­put­ing

Di­git­al Sov­er­eignty

Em­powered Life & Work

Seam­less mo­bil­ity

Smart En­ergy

Sus­tain­able Di­git­al Eco­sys­tems

SICP Academy

The SICP Academy programmes are aimed at subject areas and managers (SICP Academy for Professionals) and students (SICP Academy for Students). Further information for the respective target groups can be found on the corresponding subpages.

Cur­rent events

Woche ZM

From September 2 to 4, 2025, “Woche ZM” will once again take place at Zukunftsmeile 2. Employees of the companies and institutions located at Zukunftsmeile Fürstenallee will have the opportunity to get to know each other, exchange information, learn new things, and network.

SICP Sym­posi­um 2024

Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 1:30pm-6:00pm
Zukunftsmeile 2 (ZM2), 33102 Paderborn

Information on the programme will follow shortly.

Sys­tem house Dia­log in Pader­born

On June 17, the Systemhaus Dialog will take place at Zukunftsmeile 2 in Paderborn. Starting at 1 p.m., representatives from MSPs and many other companies will provide insights into the situation in the IT service sector.

  • 31. März - 4. April: Hannover Messe (Halle 007, Stand A28)
  • 22. Mai: Paderborner IT-Empfang
  • 12. Juni: SICP Members Only!
  • 6. Juli: Nixdorf100 Sommerfest
  • 11. - 19. Juli: European Quantum Technology Summer School 2025
  • 09./10. September: 19. Tag der Paderborner IT Sicherheit
  • 30. September: SICP Symposium
  • 13. November: SICP Members Only!