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DIGITAL
DIGITAL

Institute for Digital Technologies

We develop innovative solutions with digital technologies that can be used in practical applications under harsh conditions. Our sensor systems help to optimise processes and conserve resources, ensure safety and master social challenges.
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Research groups

Our expertise lies in digital technologies, intelligent sensor systems and artificial intelligence. The necessary competencies are bundled in research groups and maintained and developed by experienced key researchers. Seamless collaboration between these groups enables the development of complex and innovative overall solutions.
Digital

Remote Sensing and Geoinformation

Head: Janik Deutscher
Remote Sensing and Geoinformation
Digital

Intelligent Vision Applications

Head: Dr Andreas Windisch
Intelligent Vision Applications
Digital

Telecommunications, Navigation and Signal Processing

Head: Dr Michael Schönhuber
Telecommunications, Navigation and Signal Processing
Digital

Connected Computing

Head: Silvia Russegger, MA
Connected Computing
Digital

Intelligent Acoustic Solutions

Head: Dr Franz Graf
Intelligent Acoustic Solutions
Digital

Cyber Security and Defence

Head: Dr Matthias Rüther
Cyber Security and Defence
Digital

Digital Twin Lab

Head: Patrick Luley
Digital Twin Lab

Products & services

The results of our research are usually integrated directly into our customers' solutions. We also sell some niche products directly and provide long-term support and maintenance.
logo-akut®: akustisches tunnelmonitoring AKUT® - Acoustic incident detection in tunnels
Digital

AKUT® - Acoustic incident detection in tunnels

Tunnel monitoring that uses artificial intelligence and intelligent microphones to detect critical events in less than 1 second.

AKUT® - Acoustic incident detection in tunnels
logo-uhdmaps®: ultra high definition maps UHDMaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps
Digital

UHDMaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps

Ultra-hochgenaue Karten und 3D-Umgebungsmodelle für Simulation, Test und Validierung von Fahrfunktionen sowie Sensorik.

UHDMaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps
logo-digital.culture DIGITAL.culture
Digital

DIGITAL.culture

With our DIGITAL.culture products, we offer an integrated, constantly evolving, complete solution for modern data management.

DIGITAL.culture
logo-graffiti buster™ Graffiti Buster™
Digital

Graffiti Buster™

Acoustic graffiti detection

Graffiti Buster™
logo-2d-video-distrometer 2D-Video-Distrometer
Digital

2D-Video-Distrometer

Automatic continuous measurement of precipitation particles

2D-Video-Distrometer
logo-vidicert VidiCert
Digital

VidiCert

Effiziente Bild- und Tonqualitätssicherung für Video und Film

VidiCert
VisIvis Logo visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements
Digital

visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements

Reliable recording of meteorological measurements using camera-based sensor technology and image analysis.

visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements
logo-straßenzustandserfassung Road condition monitoring
Digital

Road condition monitoring

Digital maps for assessing the condition of roads and planning maintenance work.

Road condition monitoring
logo-mobile mapping services Mobile Mapping Services
Digital

Mobile Mapping Services

Combination of high-precision 3D laser scans with measurement images of the surroundings taken from the air, on the vehicle or on foot.

Mobile Mapping Services
logo-avimon AViMon
Digital

AViMon

Automatisierte Bildqualitätssicherung in Videokamera-Netzwerken

AViMon
Monopuls Tracking Receiver Monopuls Tracking Receiver
Digital

Monopuls Tracking Receiver

Automatic tracking and focussing of large satellite reception systems.

Monopuls Tracking Receiver
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Research infrastructure

Our work requires the best and most modern infrastructure to carry out projects on an international scale. This enables us to carry out feasibility studies and prototype development quickly for our partners and customers.
Digital

Acoustics laboratory

DIGITAL has a hearing laboratory equipped to international standards (ITU-R BS 1116-1).

Acoustics laboratory
Digital

AI laboratory

In our AI Lab, we provide human and computational resources for research and development of state-of-the-art AI (neural network) models. 

AI laboratory
Digital

Communication technology lab

We develop innovative software and hardware solutions for satellite radio.

Communication technology lab
Digital

Image processing laboratory

We carry out experiments in optical metrology, optical spectroscopy and machine vision.

Image processing laboratory
Digital

Mobile mapping platforms

High-precision 3D measurement systems enable the research and implementation of innovative solutions for the automated creation of digital twins.

Mobile mapping platforms
Digital

Q/V band and W-cube antennas

For innovative satellite communications, our infrastructure includes antennas in the Q/V band (40/50 GHz) and W band (71-76 GHz).

Q/V band and W-cube antennas
Digital

Human Factors laboratory

The laboratory combines state-of-the-art measurement technology with intelligent analysis software for prototype development and human factors and ergonomics studies.

Human Factors laboratory
Digital

IoT Innovation Space

The IoT Innovation Space is both a physical and virtual space to help you achieve digital transformation with design thinking, IoT and AI.

IoT Innovation Space
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Projects

Whether projects on digital twins, the circular economy or forest monitoring: we support our business partners and public sector users in the development of new products, services and business models.
PLAYTIME
Digital

PLAYTIME

Playful daily training, diagnosis and recommendation system on a social network
PLAYTIME
KRISAN
Digital

KRISAN

Intelligent, automated emergency call and monitoring system for crisis situations
KRISAN
Present
Digital

Present

PREdictions for Science, Engineering N' Technology
Present
Rail4Future
Digital

Rail4Future

Railways for Future: Resilient Digital Railway Systems to enhance performance
Rail4Future
InSpecScrap
Digital

InSpecScrap

Intelligent multispectral characterisation for material analysis in scrap yards
InSpecScrap
RestorEO
Digital

RestorEO

Monitoring system for biodiversity and ecosystem restoration
RestorEO
CONFACTS
Digital

CONFACTS

Multi-layer Connected Factories with hybrid conventional and digital components
CONFACTS
PALONA
Digital

PALONA

Passive, infrastructure-free vehicle self-localization for navigation
PALONA
SINCA
Digital

SINCA

Carbon accounting assignment for vegetation and land use in Singapore
SINCA
UAS-NoiseCheck
Digital

UAS-NoiseCheck

Certification and regulation system for UAS noise emissions
UAS-NoiseCheck
FloraMon: Monitoring of plants
Digital

FloraMon: Monitoring of plants

Plant monitoring along Austria's railways and roads
FloraMon: Monitoring of plants
Life Prognoses
Digital

Life Prognoses

Strengthening the protection of primary and primeval forests in Europe in designated UNESCO World Heritage sites
Life Prognoses
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News and events

Find out more about our fascinating events and get all the latest news on our research topics and scientific activities.
Fernerkundung und KI: Biodiversität von oben betrachtet
Digital

Fernerkundung und KI: Biodiversität von oben betrachtet

14.05.2024
Fernerkundung und KI: Biodiversität von oben betrachtet
Intertraffic 2024
Digital

Intertraffic 2024

25.04.2024
Intertraffic 2024
Drone Forum Austria 2024
Digital

Drone Forum Austria 2024

12.03.2024
Drone Forum Austria 2024
Forum Schiene II
Allgemein +

Forum Schiene II

24.01.2024
Forum Schiene II
Andreas Windisch is the winner of the Teaching Award 2023
Digital

Andreas Windisch is the winner of the Teaching Award 2023

15.12.2023
Andreas Windisch is the winner of the Teaching Award 2023
DEKO-AirTrans impresses at a presentation by the Austrian Armed Forces
Digital

DEKO-AirTrans impresses at a presentation by the Austrian Armed Forces

23.11.2023
DEKO-AirTrans impresses at a presentation by the Austrian Armed Forces
Digital bird twin: surveying the Waldrapp
Digital

Digital bird twin: surveying the Waldrapp

10.11.2023
Digital bird twin: surveying the Waldrapp
Austrian know-how for asteroid research
Digital

Austrian know-how for asteroid research

18.10.2023
Austrian know-how for asteroid research
Steiermark forscht am „Grünen Stahl“ der Zukunft
Digital +

Steiermark forscht am „Grünen Stahl“ der Zukunft

06.10.2023
Steiermark forscht am „Grünen Stahl“ der Zukunft
Das "Grüne Herz": Steiermarkempfang in Wien
Digital +

Das "Grüne Herz": Steiermarkempfang in Wien

02.10.2023
Das "Grüne Herz": Steiermarkempfang in Wien
DIGITAL is part of ÖBB's digitalisation offensive
Digital

DIGITAL is part of ÖBB's digitalisation offensive

22.09.2023
DIGITAL is part of ÖBB's digitalisation offensive
The current road conditions via C-ITS directly into the vehicle cockpit - what do drivers think?
Digital

The current road conditions via C-ITS directly into the vehicle cockpit - what do drivers think?

11.08.2023
The current road conditions via C-ITS directly into the vehicle cockpit - what do drivers think?
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Publications

Digital
2023

An ANN Approach to Determine the Radar Cross Section of Non-Rotationally Symmetric Rain Drops

Autor*innen: Teschl, Franz; Thurai, Merhala; Steger, Sophie; Schönhuber, Michael; Teschl, Reinhard
An ANN Approach to Determine the Radar Cross Section of Non-Rotationally Symmetric Rain Drops
Digital
2023

An Examination of Soil Crusts on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars

Autor*innen: Hausrath, E. M.; Adcock, C. T.; Bechtold, A.; Beck, P.; Benison, K.; Brown, A.; Cardarelli, E. L.; Carman, N. A.; Chide, B.; Christian, J.; Clark, B. C.; Cloutis, E.; Cousin, A.; Forni, O.; Gabriel, T. S. J.; Gasnault, O.; Golombek, M.; Gómez, F.; Hecht, M. H.; Henley, T. L. J.; Huidobro, J.; Johnson, J.; Jones, M. W. M.; Kelemen, P.; Knight, A.; Lasue, J. A.; Mouélic, S. Le; Madariaga, J. M.; Maki, J.; Mandon, L.; Martinez, G.; Martínez-Frías, J.; McConnochie, T. H.; Meslin, P.-Y.; Zorzano, M.-P.; Newsom, H.; Paar, G.; Randazzo, N.; Royer, C.; Siljeström, S.; Schmidt, M. E.; Schröder, S.; Sephton, Mark A.; Sullivan, R.; Turenne, N.; Udry, A.; VanBommel, S.; Vaughan, A.; Wiens, R. C.; Williams, N.; team, the SuperCam; group, the Regolith working
An Examination of Soil Crusts on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars
Digital
2023

A real-time algorithm for human action recognition in RGB and thermal video

Autor*innen: Fassold, Hannes; Gutjahr, Karlheinz; Weber, Anna; Perko, Roland
A real-time algorithm for human action recognition in RGB and thermal video
Digital
2023

Assessing the Vertical Structure of Forests Using Airborne and Spaceborne LiDAR Data in the Austrian Alps

Autor*innen: Hirschmugl, Manuela; Lippl, Florian; Sobe, Carina
Assessing the Vertical Structure of Forests Using Airborne and Spaceborne LiDAR Data in the Austrian Alps
Digital
2023

Awareness of Interference in GNSS L1/E1 Band using an Outlier Detection Algorithm

Autor*innen: Ghafi, Hamid; Lesjak, Roman; Obertaxer, Günther; Schönhuber, Michael; Falk, Alexander; Arthaber, Holger; Journal, Tes
Awareness of Interference in GNSS L1/E1 Band using an Outlier Detection Algorithm
Digital
2023

Characterization and Early Awareness of Interference in GNSS L1/E1 Band using an Outlier Detection Algorithm

Autor*innen: Kavousighafi, H., H., Lesjak, R., Obertaxer, G., Schönhuber, M., Falk, A., & Arthaber
Characterization and Early Awareness of Interference in GNSS L1/E1 Band using an Outlier Detection Algorithm
Digital
2023

Comparison of Ventifact Orientations and Recent Wind Direction Indicators on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars

Autor*innen: Herkenhoff, K. E.; Sullivan, R. J.; Newman, C. E.; Paar, G.; Baker, M.; Viúdez-Moreiras, D.; Ashley, J. W.; Bechtold, A.; Nuñez, J. I.
Comparison of Ventifact Orientations and Recent Wind Direction Indicators on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars
Digital
2023

Dual-Filter Architecture for Blind Feedback Recovery of the Symbol Timing in Bandlimited Optical Intensity Channels

Autor*innen: Gappmair, Wilfried; Schlemmer, Harald
Dual-Filter Architecture for Blind Feedback Recovery of the Symbol Timing in Bandlimited Optical Intensity Channels
Digital
2023

Effectiveness of computer-based interventions for community-dwelling people with cognitive decline: a systematic review with meta-analyses

Autor*innen: Zuschnegg, Julia; Schoberer, Daniela; Häussl, Alfred; Herzog, Sereina A.; Russegger, Silvia; Ploder, Karin; Fellner, Maria; Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Maria M.; Roller-Wirnsberger, Regina; Paletta, Lucas; Koini, Marisa; Schüssler, Sandra
Effectiveness of computer-based interventions for community-dwelling people with cognitive decline: a systematic review with meta-analyses
Digital
2023

Overview and Results From the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover's First Science Campaign on the Jezero Crater Floor

Autor*innen: Sun, Vivian Z.; Hand, Kevin P.; Stack, Kathryn M.; Farley, Ken A.; Simon, Justin I.; Newman, Claire; Sharma, Sunanda; Liu, Yang; Wiens, Roger C.; Williams, Amy J.; Tosca, Nicholas; Alwmark, Sanna; Beyssac, Olivier; Brown, Adrian; Calef, Fred; Cardarelli, Emily L.; Clavé, Elise; Cohen, Barbara; Corpolongo, Andrea; Czaja, Andrew D.; Sesto, Tyler Del; Fairen, Alberto; Fornaro, Teresa; Fouchet, Thierry; Garczynski, Brad; Gupta, Sanjeev; Herd, Chris D. K.; Hickman-Lewis, Keyron; Horgan, Briony; Johnson, Jeffrey; Kinch, Kjartan; Kizovski, Tanya; Kronyak, Rachel; Lange, Robert; Mandon, Lucia; Milkovich, Sarah; Moeller, Robert; Núñez, Jorge; Paar, Gerhard; Pyrzak, Guy; Quantin-Nataf, Cathy; Shuster, David L.; Siljestrom, Sandra; Steele, Andrew; Tice, Michael; Toupet, Olivier; Udry, Arya; Vaughan, Alicia; Wogsland, Brittan
Overview and Results From the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover's First Science Campaign on the Jezero Crater Floor
Digital
2023

PREPRINT Rock Coatings as Evidence for Late Surface Alteration on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars

Autor*innen: Garczynski, Bradley J.; Horgan, Briony Heather Noelle; Johnson, Jeffrey R.; Rice, Melissa Susanne; Mandon, Lucia; Chide, Baptiste; Bechtold, Andreas; Beck, Pierre; III, James F. Bell; Dehouck, Erwin; Fairen, Alberto; Gómez, Felipe; Meslin, Pierre-Yves; Paar, Gerhard; Sephton, Mark A.; Simon, Justin I.; Traxler, Christoph; Vaughan, Alicia Fallacaro; Wiens, Roger C.; Bertrand, Tanguy; Beyssac, Olivier; Brown, Adrian Jon; Cardarelli, Emily L.; Cloutis, Edward; Duflot, Louise; Flannery, David Timothy; Gasda, Patrick J.; Hayes, Alexander G.; Herd, Christopher; Kah, Linda C.; Kinch, Kjartan Münster; Lanza, Nina L.; Merusi, Marco; Million, Chase; Núñez, Jorge I.; Ollila, Ann M.; Royer, Clément; Clair, Michael St; Tate, Christian; Yanchilina, Anastasia Gennadyevna
PREPRINT Rock Coatings as Evidence for Late Surface Alteration on the Floor of Jezero Crater, Mars
Digital
2023

PRN Sequence Estimation with a Self-Calibrating 40-Element Antenna Array

Autor*innen: Dötterböck, Dominik; Pany, Thomas; Lesjak, Roman; Thomas Prechtl; Tabatabaei, Amir
PRN Sequence Estimation with a Self-Calibrating 40-Element Antenna Array
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DIGITAL
Institute for Digital Technologies

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Dr Matthias Rüther
Director DIGITAL
+43 316 876-5000
digital@joanneum.at

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