About the institute
The Romanian Institute of Science and Technology (RIST) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, independent research institute, founded in 2009.
RIST currently performs research on complex systems, computational, theoretical and experimental neuroscience, biologically-inspired robotics, artificial intelligence and dynamical systems.
RIST aims to provide an appropriate institutional and administrative support for scientists that would like to work in Romania and are not satisfied by the conditions offered by existing Romanian research institutions. We welcome Romanian scientists currently working abroad.
RIST is a grassroots initiative, resulting from the enlargement of the Center for Cognitive and Neural Studies (Coneural), another independent, not-for-profit research institution, founded in 2002 by several Romanian scientists.
RIST (Institutul Român de Ştiinţă şi Tehnologie) is a foundation registered in the National Register of Associations and Foundations under no. 3103/B/2009 and has the fiscal code 25616490.
For more information, please see the Romanian version of this page.
Joining our team
We welcome new scientists, having a proven track record, who would like to join our institute. Read more.
Peter Gruss, the President of the Max Planck Society (Germany), on the Max Planck Partner Group hosted by the institute's Center for Cognitive and Neural Studies (Coneural): “It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to inform you of the very successful outcome of the mid-term review of your Partner Group. The review report points out the impressive scientific output of the Partner Group during the first three years since its inception. I congratulate you upon this success”