In Atacames, Ecuador, coastal residents face a critical window of just 23 minutes to evacuate during a tsunami, a challenge severely compounded by local poverty and weak infrastructure. To bridge the gap between theory and survival, researchers have developed an interactive app that provides optimized evacuation routes, offering a vital lifeline to the 27,500 residents at risk. [Klimaresilienz von Kulturökosystemen]

Our research paper titled "Swipe, Watch, Switch: Assessing the QoE Effects of Quality Switches in Short-Form Videos," co-authored by our chair in collaboration with researchers from the University of Würzburg, has been accepted to the 18th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX 2026), which will take place from June 29 to July 3, 2026, in Cardiff, Wales.

[Chair of Networked Systems and Communication Networks]

As part of Girls’ Day, participants learned what walkability means and what factors influence the pedestrian-friendliness of street spaces. They conducted their own experiments both on computers and outdoors , gaining hands-on experience with various data collection methods. [Geoinformatics]

On April 23, 2026, the Faculty of Applied Computer Science organized this year’s Girls' Day and of course we also participated again. [Chair of Networked Systems and Communication Networks]

Research visit of Prof. Çöltekin and Prof. Keskin at the applied geoinformatics in Augsburg [Applied Geoinformatics]

It is our pleasure to welcome Pratik Mayekar at the chair for Machine Learning and Computer Vision. He complements our team as a PhD student starting on march 1, 2026 [Chair for Machine Learning & Computer Vision]