TIS TIDE: A New Chapter Powered by Non-Refundable IRI S3 Funding

 

Anyone who has ever applied for IRI S3 calls knows how long it takes for how many people in radio silence, while administrative storms rage beneath the surface. That’s exactly why it’s so rewarding to finally see the results and find your own project among those awarded seven-figure, non-refundable grants. As of last Friday, officially, TIS TIDE is one of them.

TIS TIDE starts from a simple fact: today’s organizations have too much data and too few clear decisions made on time. Instead of yet another tool, an AI platform is being developed that connects information in real time, turns it into actionable insights, and accelerates decision-making, process automation, and embedded ESG logic. For users, this means faster decisions, adaptable processes, and more efficient IT systems. For TIS, TIDE is a strategic leap toward another proprietary product—one that doesn’t just support business operations, but changes the way decisions are made.

But TIS TIDE is much more than that. For our small company, this project is a unique opportunity to further expand and deepen cooperation with the academic community—specifically with the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI).

FOI emerged as the natural choice as a scientific partner because it brings together exactly what this project requires: a deep understanding of decision-making, business processes, and digital transformation, combined with significant experience in research, development, and EU-funded projects. Their research teams and laboratories focus on real problems of agile planning, analytics, and process optimization—not theory for theory’s sake. Combined with TIS GRUPA’s development, AI, and production capacities, this creates a team that knows how to turn scientific models into solutions that work in practice and withstand real business conditions.

The collaboration is structured clearly and functionally: TIS leads platform development and the implementation of advanced AI solutions, while FOI – led by Prof. Dr. Sc. Nina Begicevic Ređep – provides scientific validation, a methodological framework, and measurement systems that give the entire project depth and credibility. A joint team of more than 20 experts and scientists is entering this adventure through an interconnected structure of sub-teams, with clear leadership and continuous coordination. FOI takes the lead in defining decision-making metrics, evaluating effectiveness, and disseminating results, while our AI unit will set in motion all the smart gears needed to turn theory into what we hope will be another revolutionary AI solution on the horizon of the domestic high-tech sandbox.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the colleagues who patiently spent months in the trenches, quietly and meticulously knitting this monumental project together. Bravo – and now, on to new victories!

The official confirmation of this joint success was accepted on Friday by Dzenan Lojo on behalf of the project team. We would also like to congratulate all the other applicants who successfully secured their funding.