Young voices, political change: Camila Ponce Lara’s research on protest, activism and climate-driven start-ups

Student protests in Chile, social movements in Latin America and green start-ups in Europe: social scientist Camila Ponce investigates what motivates young people to become politically active – and how emotions, protest and innovation drive social change.

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Using Drones and Intelligent Edge Computing for the Future of Bridge Inspection

Postdoctoral researcher Reza Farahani will launch his first independently led research project at the University of Klagenfurt in April. By combining artificial intelligence, autonomous drones, and edge computing, he aims to develop new, more efficient and data-driven approaches to the technical monitoring of bridges – another milestone in his international scientific career.

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Researching at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during his Master’s programme: Lorenzo Miarelli works on state estimation for drones

How can a drone estimate its state and position as accurately as possible, even when flying in an area without a good GPS signal and with only few distinctive visual features such as a desert? As part of his Master’s thesis, Lorenzo Miarelli is working on mathematical methods intended to support drones and robots in autonomous navigation.

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More trees, less CO2: swarms of drones to reforest woodlands

How can we control swarms of drones so that they can be used to reforest woodlands in the most efficient way? Merna Tohfa, a university assistant at the Department of Networked and Embedded Systems, is developing mathematical models and technologies that enable swarms of drones to scatter tree seeds in areas that may be difficult to access.

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