Ostfalia at the Day of Lower Saxony

Ostfalia will be taking part in the Lower Saxony Day, which starts on Friday (12 June). In the joint tent of ForschungRegion e.V. on Burgplatz, the interactive robots Robbi and Nao will present themselves on Saturday (13 June) and the "SmartForensics" project on Sunday (14 June).

The following scientists will also be taking part in the "Meet the Scientists" format and will be available for short table discussions about their research:

Prof. Dr Kirsten Wegner (Saturday, 13 June, 13:40) on autonomous driving in rural areas. In the transdisciplinary research project "SoFia - Safe autonomous cooperative driving in digitalised distribution logistics", an electronic vehicle management system based on artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed. This enables safe, automated and cooperative driving in distribution logistics.

Elias Zelmer (Saturday, 13 June, 13:50) on the topic of building automation. The KIGeBe project from the Faculty of Supply Engineering at Ostfalia is all about optimising existing building automation through the use of AI-based software agents. By analysing operating data and then independently adapting heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems with the help of AI agents, the aim is to save energy and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Tom Lorenz and Kathrin Sophie Förster (Saturday, 13 June, 17:30) on the Companion app and "Cultural participation in museums". The Companion App is an innovative tool developed by Ostfalia to promote cultural participation for people with intellectual disabilities. Based on landmark training, the app marks distinctive orientation points in the environment and thus facilitates navigation without complex cognitive processes.

Samira Nazemi (Sunday, 14 June, 14:30) on the question "How can devices and data from the smart home be used to support investigative work in criminal cases?". Smart devices are increasingly being used in modern households. The SmartHome Forensics research project at Ostfalia is developing methods to reliably recognise, collect and analyse digital traces from these systems for forensic purposes.

Prof. Dr Harald Rau (Sunday, 14 June, 15:40) on the question "What to do with waste? Or: A future for old plastic from the sea". The Revfin project at Ostfalia is a special example of interdisciplinary co-operation. An interdisciplinary team from the Institutes of Recycling and Media Management is working together with Vietnamese universities, institutes and companies. It aims to systematically reduce the pollution of Vietnamese coastal waters by old fishing nets and at the same time establish sustainable recycling structures.

More about the Day of Lower Saxony: https://www.braunschweig.de/tdn/braunschweig-meile.php (external link, opens in a new window)