German AI cooperation atlas

Who researches AI with whom.

Exact CORDIS identifiers reveal which German organizations repeatedly work together in publicly funded AI projects, from individual project evidence to permanent partnership dossiers.

PIC = organizationproject ID = connectionno name matchingno generative AI
organizations881

kept separate through exact CORDIS PICs

AI projects953

in the complete configured AI cohort

recurring partnerships227

at least two distinct shared projects

reported allocations€997.0M

1,996 of 2,127 participations with an exact value

The decisive boundary

A shared project is evidence—not a judgement about the relationship.

The cohort contains 3,069 exact organization pairs. Public partnership dossiers deliberately cover only the 227 pairs with at least two distinct shared projects. A connection establishes neither corporate affiliation, subcontracting nor impact.

same project ID + two exact PICs
Interactive atlas

The evidence-backed connections at a glance.

Find an organization by name or PIC. The atlas orders its strongest recurring partnerships by exact shared-project count and opens every piece of evidence down to the CORDIS project.

Network of recurring AI research cooperationFRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV is in the centre. Its strongest verified recurring partners are arranged in two columns and linked through shared projects.

Selected organization

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Projects
123
exact project partners
276
recurring partners
52
reported exact allocation
€72.4M

Programmes H2020 · HORIZON

Open permanent organization dossier

Every visible connection is backed by at least two distinct shared CORDIS project identifiers and two exact CORDIS PICs. Matching names never create a connection.

Showing the 10 strongest recurring partnerships for the selected organization. The public graph contains 227 recurring partnerships.
Deterministic method

From CORDIS rows to citable dossiers.

The projection preserves identifiers, allocation gaps and source links. Names help people read the data; they never create an identity or connection.

  1. 01

    Validate project identifiers

    Every record must retain an exact CORDIS project identifier and the European Commission's direct project record.

  2. 02

    Keep PICs separate

    Organizations are recognized exclusively through their nine-digit CORDIS PIC. Matching or similar names are never merged.

  3. 03

    Build project pairs

    Two distinct PICs receive an edge only when assigned to the same exact project. Recurring means at least two distinct shared projects.

  4. 04

    Disclose gaps

    Missing allocations remain unknown. Research outputs are attributed to neither an individual organization nor a partnership.

Primary sources

Every number remains traceable to its source.

CORDIS project identifiers and participant PICs are the only join basis. The European Commission's original datasets remain directly linked.

Coverage boundaries

What the atlas explicitly does not claim

  • The atlas covers the complete configured CORDIS AI cohort with German participation at the disclosed data cutoff. It is not a complete inventory of every German AI cooperation or funding programme.
  • A partnership exists only when two distinct exact PICs are assigned to the same exact CORDIS project code. Names, similarity searches and review candidates are not used.
  • Funding values are only reported net EU contributions for German participants. Missing amounts remain unknown and are not treated as zero euros; research outputs are not attributed to an individual organisation or partnership.

Collection, PIC matching, pair formation and presentation use no generative AI model.

Cite & link

Permanent evidence instead of a fleeting graphic.

Every organization in the recurring network and every published partnership has its own dossier. For the full cohort, you can use this short reference.

i6eal (2026): German AI cooperation atlas — 881 exact PIC organizations and 227 recurring partnerships in 953 CORDIS AI projects, data state 18 July 2026. https://i6eal.de/en/tools/ki-kooperationsatlas/

Frequently asked questions

What counts as cooperation in the atlas?
An edge is created only when two distinct exact CORDIS PICs are assigned to the same exact project code. A public partnership dossier appears only from two distinct shared projects.
Is this a complete network of all German AI cooperation?
No. The atlas covers the complete configured CORDIS AI cohort with German participation at the stated data cutoff. Other funding programmes, privately financed work and projects without German CORDIS participation remain outside the coverage.
Are organizations merged by name?
No. Identity is created exclusively through the exact CORDIS PIC. Matching names, abbreviations and similarity searches trigger neither a merge nor a new connection.
What do the monetary values mean?
They are only reported net EU allocations for German participants. Missing values remain unknown and are never treated as zero euros. The sum on a partnership dossier is not a separate joint grant.
Does a strong connection measure research success or impact?
No. Edge strength counts distinct shared projects only. It assesses neither scientific quality nor causality, transfer, corporate proximity or social impact.
Can I link permanently to one organization or partnership?
Yes. Every organization in the recurring public network and every published partnership has a language-specific permanent URL with exact project evidence and CORDIS sources.
Does the atlas use generative AI?
No. Collection, validation, PIC matching, pair formation, sorting and presentation follow deterministic, versioned rules.
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