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.

We warmly congratulate Daniel Grimm on successfully defending his dissertation. The dissertation was awarded the highest grade of 1.0 with honors.

Daniel Grimm was a doctoral candidate in the research group led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eric Sax. His research interests lie primarily in the divisions of cybersecurity for vehicles, machine learning, and automotive software architectures.

Two electric buses for the mobility of tomorrow: Two 12-meter electric buses have arrived at KIT’s Campus East to serve as test vehicles for the “Minga” research project. In collaboration with the FZI, they will be used in the future to develop and test automated bus platoons. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, the project aims to make a significant contribution to efficient, safe, and low-emission mobility by 2027. Further insights into the testing will follow this summer.

The Daimler and Benz Foundation's Annual Report 2025 presents our "MoRaU" project on pages 36-39. The focus is on new approaches to modelling urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa, including with the help of sensor data and digital twins.

We warmly congratulate Yi Zhai on the successful defense of his dissertation, which was supervised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. His thesis, titled "Production-Optimized Software Architecture for the Automotive Industry Based on AUTOSAR Classic," focuses on production-optimized software architectures for the automotive industry based on AUTOSAR Classic. We wish Yi Zhai all the best for his future professional and personal endeavors, much success, and continued exciting projects.

As part of the KIT Chipdesign House (KCH), which bundles and represents the chip design activities of the entire KIT, ITIV will be represented at the microTEC Cluster Conference 2026 with a stand and will provide insights into its current work.
In the context of chip design, KCH also cooperates with initiatives such as Chipdesign Germany (CDG) and Chip Connect BW. We look forward to the personal exchange at our booth.

After a strong start last year, TECHgrow is now continuing - with a clear focus on Africa. This edition will take place in Kenya and is aimed at Kenyan students. It brings together young talents, researchers and partners to actively live innovation, entrepreneurship and international cooperation. Interested parties from KIT are welcome to request further information.