Working towards the full exploitation of 5G potential: Research team creates “Carinthian Fog”

The 5G Playground Carinthia provides researchers with an open laboratory to explore the possibilities of this new mobile technology. There is a hitch: Although 5G facilitates the rapid transmission of large amounts of data, this data also needs to be processed. Outsourcing this computing power to a cloud data centre results in time lags. Using what is known as “Carinthian Fog”, a research team funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) seeks to develop an alternative that can move data processing closer in terms of distance.

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Helping us to understand where a robot is located: The University of Klagenfurt is granted a patent for a new modular sensor fusion technology

Along with the inventors, Christian Brommer and Stephan Weiss, the dronehub in Klagenfurt has recently been granted another patent. Weiss and Brommer perform research in the Control of Networked Systems (CNS) group with a focus on how to improve localization and navigation methods for robots and small helicopters.

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Physical and sexual violence in dating among adolescents: How effective are prevention programs?

Studies show that physical and sexual violence often occurs in teen dating relationships: according to current data, the incidence is around 20 percent for physical violence and around 10 percent for sexual violence. A research team at the University of Klagenfurt has recently conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the extent to which prevention programs work. The results have now been presented in JAMA Pediatrics.

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New research project: Better eyes for robots and drones

Drones and robots struggle to navigate autonomously in the dark and in dusty settings. Researchers at the University of Klagenfurt are now developing a new technology that relies on radar sensors for navigation.

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