Month: February 2018

One time for all: Synchronising time in drone swarms

Wherever several clocks tick simultaneously, it is tricky to get them all to display precisely the same time. This can be a challenge for drone swarms that are airborne together. To tackle this problem, young scientist Agata Gniewek is developing new technologies. The difficulty is in the detail: When drone […]

A bachelor thesis evolved into a startup company

In 2014 Michael Gruber started his bachelor thesis at the Pervasive Computing group by investigating different software tools for simulating distributed algorithms in multi-camera networks. Together with his supervisor Melanie Schranz – at that time teaching and research staff member at NES – he explored the Unity game engine as […]

Workshop on future smart grids, renewables, electromobility

Interested on Smart Grid technologies, renewables integration, electromobility ?  Then, plan to attend the Workshop on Future Smart Grid Technologies at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, on 26-27 February 2018. The workshop has a great program covering: ICT for energy grids Integration of renewables Communication-control-monitoring technologies Electromobility and its impact […]