Together with our partners in the DEEP project, we presented the DeePloy toolchain in a hands-on workshop. In addition to interactive demonstrations, participants were able to test their own AI models and discuss further opportunities for collaboration.

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Julian Höfer completed his dissertation with the highest honors, summa cum laude. His research makes an important contribution to the safe and reliable use of AI in safety-critical applications.

Marc Neu has successfully completed his doctorate. In his dissertation, he developed “DeePloy,” a method for deploying modern AI techniques for point clouds on FPGA-based hardware platforms under stringent real-time constraints. The results were demonstrated through several applications in the international Belle-II experiment.

The rapid expansion of renewable energy, particularly in northern Germany, combined with the phasing out of nuclear and coal-fired power plants in the south, is steadily widening the gap between supply and demand for electricity, particularly in the industrial centers of the south.

As part of its collaboration with the Liberating Education Organization (LEO), Prof. Eric Sax’s team in Nairobi administered oral examinations to students after the team had delivered remote lectures from Karlsruhe to Nairobi throughout the summer term. In addition to evaluating student performance, the focus was also on exchanging ideas about educational concepts and further developing the course offerings.

At the official launch of the second AI4EAC Innovation Challenge in Arusha, Tanzania, Prof. Eric Sax discussed the role of AI in education, research, and the economy in East Africa with international partners.

How can wind be measured without physical contact? Lintao Toni Fan’s dissertation addresses this question. The study examined an optical measurement method that uses particles already present in the air to determine wind parameters.

At the 2026 Student Forum, students and researchers from ITIV and Tongji University exchanged ideas on current research in smart technologies and sustainable development. In addition to technical presentations, the program included lab tours and discussions with industry representatives.

Vladimir Sidorenko has successfully completed his doctorate at ITIV. In his dissertation, he developed a novel real-time network architecture for distributed measurement systems that enables time synchronization with an accuracy of just 43 picoseconds and is already being used in the operational phase of the CBM experiment at the FAIR accelerator.

The IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI) 2026 took place from July 7 to 10, 2026, in Kolkata, India. This international conference is one of the leading courses in the divisions of VLSI systems, chip design, design automation, hardware security, and embedded systems, bringing together researchers from academia and industry around the world.

A demonstration vehicle from the CeCaS (Central Car Server) research project has arrived at ITIV. It showcases key findings from the collaborative project funded by the Federal Ministry and will be used in the future for demonstrations, courses, and public outreach.

A team of staff members from KIT's Institute for Information Processing Technology (ITIV) and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology completed a driving training course with 12-meter-long city buses at the Munich Transport Authority (MVG).

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Transporting passengers in the morning, delivering packages at noon, and operating as a mobile service unit in the evening—the U-Shift II research project further developed an automated vehicle concept that transports people, delivers goods, or provides mobile services as needed.

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At HAICON 2026 in Munich, Marc Neu from the ITIV doctoral research team presented his work on deploying graph neural networks on FPGA-based hardware platforms. The research was carried out in collaboration between ITIV and ETP at KIT.

On June 19, 2026, the ITIV welcomed numerous alumni and staff members to Alumni Day at KIT. Read our event report and check out the photo gallery featuring the best moments of the day.