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Bavarian Network SolTech
Harnessing sunlight for a cleaner tomorrow: Five Bavarian universities unite in "SolTech" to pioneer next-gen solar energy technologies—from green hydrogen to hybrid systems—for a sustainable global energy future.
The sun provides more energy in one hour than humanity consumes in an entire year. But how can we harness this vast, clean power source efficiently and affordably to drive forward the energy transition, meeting the need for humanity to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels?
The Bavarian research network Solar Technologies go Hybrid (SolTech) is tackling this question with a unique interdisciplinary approach that brings together expertise from five leading universities in Bavaria: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU), Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Bayreuth (UBT), and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU).
Learn more about the research network here.
Safer Roads With Autonomous Mobility
How can automated driving in severe weather be made more safe? Doctoral candidate Mohamed Mofeed Chaar is using machine learning to achieve the vision of accident-free road traffic.
The weather in Germany is often better than its reputation. When Mohamad Mofeed Chaar analyzes weather data, it’s not for his weekend plans, but rather to achieve the vision of accident-free road traffic. Autonomous driving technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way people work and travel, as well as reducing traffic congestion and the number of road fatalities. It is only when autonomous vehicles interact safely and reliably with active and passive road users that the vision of zero accidents can be achieved. One of the many challenges Autonomous Driving (AD) systems face is accurate perception under severe weather conditions.
Vehicle Cybersecurity. An Emergency Formula for Connected Driving – Research in Bavaria
Modern cars have long become targets for cyberattacks. Yaman Qendah is researching how mathematics can be used to make these systems more resilient.
Imagine you’re driving at 130 km/h on the highway. Suddenly, your car radio starts acting up. The volume goes up and down randomly, and instead of music, all you can hear is noise. Hackers have managed to gain access to your car and take control of the radio.
Yaman Qendah is researching scenarios like this at the Chair of Computer Engineering at the University of Passau. To do so, she isn’t sitting in a car, but in her office in front of two large monitors. On the left-hand screen, a Jeep is driving through a virtual environment that she can configure as she wishes. Motorway, city, country road—anything is possible.
Find out more about Yaman Qendah’s work here.
The Promise of Human Rights–Research in Bavaria and the Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights”
Dr. Caroline Lichuma is a human rights expert, working at FAU’s Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights”.
The postdoc from Kenia and other researchers reconsider human rights norms against the backdrop of five global transformation trends: autocratization, fragmented economic globalization, international migration, planetary environmental crises and digitalization.
Part of the cluster’s program is to create outstanding programs for early-career researchers and international fellows, inviting young human rights researchers to practice at FAU in Nuremberg, the City of Human Rights.
Find out more about Carolines work at Germany’s only Cluster of Excellence in Human Rights here
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