{"id":35100,"date":"2026-01-25T21:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=35100"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:03:38","slug":"austrias-ista-receives-e5-mln-donation-from-uber-co-founder-garrett-camp-for-ai-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/austrias-ista-receives-e5-mln-donation-from-uber-co-founder-garrett-camp-for-ai-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria\u2019s ISTA receives \u20ac5 mln donation from Uber co-founder Garrett Camp for AI research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Martin Hetzer, president of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), looks on as\u00a0Canadian philanthropist, entrepreneur and Uber co-founder Garrett Camp signs an agreement to donate \u20ac5 million to ISTA\u00a0for AI research.<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

VIENNA, Jan 13 \u2013 <\/strong>The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has received a \u20ac5 million donation from Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Garrett Camp to support research into trustworthy, human-centred artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp, co-founder of ride-hailing app Uber and founder of the non-profit Camp, visited ISTA\u2019s campus on Jan. 13 to sign the agreement with President Martin Hetzer and Managing Director Georg Schneider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith this generous gift, ISTA can further build upon fundamental research in artificial intelligence, drawing on our strengths in computer science, mathematics, and the natural sciences,\u201d Hetzer said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The donation marks Camp\u2019s first contribution to a European research institution. He said the gift reflects his belief that future AI breakthroughs will come from ecosystems prioritising rigor, collaboration and long-term impact. \u201cGlobal solutions demand global perspectives and collaboration,\u201d Camp said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISTA, founded in 2009, hosts about 90 research groups across natural sciences, mathematics and computer science, with plans to expand to 150 groups over the next decade. Its AI research spans areas including trustworthy AI, sustainable models, causal learning, privacy-preserving training of large language models, and experimentally guided protein structure prediction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niklas Schmidt of Wolf Theiss Attorneys-at-Law, which advised on the donation, said the gift underscored \u201cthe excellence of the Austrian research landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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