The Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security focuses on secure and robust IT systems.
University Alliance Ruhr
Interdisciplinary Research Center Presents its Work
RC Trustworthy Data Science and Security brings together top-level research on trustworthy AI.
The University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) presented its Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security (RC Trust) to the public on 3 November 2025, at the Dortmunder U. The Grand Opening brought together 120 guests from academia, industry and policy. At RC Trust, the three universities in the Ruhr region conduct joint research on reliable and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) – with a focus on concrete applications and societal impact.
The three UA Ruhr partners – TU Dortmund University, Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen – jointly support RC Trust, which has been under development since 2021. So far, 12 research professorships and one junior professorship have been filled. The UA Ruhr has recruited several leading international researchers, including from Japan and England. In addition, there are 4 Young Investigator Groups, 11 postdocs and 32 doctoral researchers. With a human-centred approach, RC Trust’s researchers cover the full interdisciplinary spectrum – from trustworthy data analysis and explainable machine learning to cybersecurity and data governance.