News – University of Klagenfurt

Offloading computation to 5G networks: Helping drones to improve their autonomous navigation

18. March 2021/in Main research areas, News FacultyTeWi, News Information Technology, News TeWi, News Vernetzte und Eingebettete Systeme, Research, Research /by Forschungskommunikation

Commercial drones usually come equipped with modest on-board computing power. Consequently, their speed and agility are somewhat limited when they use their cameras like eyes to navigate in space. Samira Hayat, a researcher at the Department of Information Technology, recently joined forces with colleagues from other departments and Deutsche Telekom to investigate the effects of offloading computation to the edge of the network (edge computing).

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Portraitfoto von Thomas Grassauer im Dynatrace Lab Klagenfurt

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“The University of Klagenfurt is an excellent university. The teaching and research activities in the field of computer science are superb.”

12. March 2021/in News FacultyTeWi, News Klagenfurt Stipendium, News TeWi, Partners & Sponsors, TeWi Alumni, TeWi studieren-News, Universität und Gesellschaft /by Lisa Svetina

An interview with Thomas Grassauer about the cooperation between Dynatrace Austria GmbH and the University of Klagenfurt.
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Dynatrace

Dynatrace announces award for the best Bachelor‘s and Master‘s thesis

11. March 2021/in Alumni & Career, Alumni News, News FacultyTeWi, News TeWi, Partners & Sponsors, Study, TeWi studieren-News /by Lisa Svetina

Dynatrace is inviting students and graduates of the University of Klagenfurt to participate in the award for the best Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis in the IT field. The prizes will be awarded for the first time this year and will be announced annually from now on. Read more →

Barbara Pedretscher

Barbara Pedretscher: “Use the university as your network of knowledge and exchange!”

2. March 2021/in Alumni & Career, Alumni in portrait, Alumni News, News FacultyTeWi, TeWi studieren-News /by Webredaktion2

Our graduate Barbara Pedretscher studied Technical Mathematics. She completed her compulsory internship at KAI Kompetenzzentrum Automobil- und Industrieelektronik GmbH and was subsequently invited to write her diploma thesis and doctoral dissertation there as well. Today she works in the field of R&D Reliability and Data Science. We chatted with her about the many possibilities afforded by a university education and about spending memorable years at university. Read more →

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The link between mountaineering and mathematics

2. March 2021/in AAU News, AAU News Statistics, AAU-Instagram, ForscherInnen im Porträt, News FacultyTeWi, News TeWi /by Forschungskommunikation

That life opens up paths you never expected is something Johannes Hofmeister, a doctoral student in statistics, experienced only recently. He told us why he decided not to become a teacher (for now), but has become an avid mathematical researcher instead.

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Portraitfoto von Herrn Michael Tarmastin

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

When fellow students become friends and work colleagues

1. March 2021/in Alumni & Career, Alumni in portrait, Alumni News, News FacultyTeWi, TeWi studieren-News /by Webredaktion2

Our graduate Michael Tarmastin started working for Infineon Technologies Austria AG (Infineon Austria) as an industrial trainee while he was still studying for his Bachelor’s degree in Information Management. He was offered the opportunity to write his diploma thesis there and to take up a full-time position. As a Senior Operations Manager at Infineon in Villach he is now responsible for 120 employees and he talks to us about regarding the Welcome Days as the launch pad for an unforgettable time at university and the responsibility he now bears for his department. Read more →

Margareta Ciglič

Margareta Ciglič: The wonderful world of Informatics.

19. February 2021/in Alumni & Career, Alumni in portrait, Alumni News, News Faculty WiWi, News FacultyTeWi, News TeWi, TeWi Alumni, TeWi studieren-News, WiWi Alumni, WiWi studieren-News /by Webredaktion2

Our graduate Margareta Ciglič discovered her passion for Computer Science while studying Applied Business Administration and decided to study both in parallel. We chatted with her about how all this came about, what her subsequent path at the university and at Kelag Energie has been like, and what is drawing her back to the lecture halls of the University of Klagenfurt in the upcoming summer semester. Read more →

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Analysing changes in microservice-based systems

27. January 2021/in AAU News, News FacultyTeWi, News Informatics-Systems, News Software Engineering, News TeWi, Pressemitteilung, Research, Research /by Forschungskommunikation

When it comes to computer science, we can develop large, complex applications as a single monolithic system, or we can split them into small, scalable components that work together using standard protocols. In the Internet cloud, these small components are often implemented as microservices. A new research project, funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, sets out to understand more precisely how changes in a single microservice affect other microservices and the application as a whole. Read more →

Technik-Studierende an der Universität Klagenfurt

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Technology scholarships for Master’s degree programmes in the ICT field

22. January 2021/in News TeWi, Study, Technology Scholarships, TeWi studieren-News /by Webredaktion2

The scholarship programme for students pursuing English-language Master’s degrees in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) at the University of Klagenfurt got off to a successful start. The official kick-off took place one year ago. To date, 30 students from twelve countries have benefitted from our innovative funding programme.

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Daniel Prugger

Melanie Schranz: A woman’s journey into the realm of technology and to her dream job

11. January 2021/in Alumni & Career, Alumni in portrait, Alumni News, News FacultyTeWi, News TeWi, TeWi Alumni, TeWi studieren-News /by Webredaktion2

Our graduate Melanie Schranz couldn’t get enough of the exciting research topics at the Department of Networked and Embedded Systems. As one of the first eight students on the Information and Communications Engineering degree programme, she went straight on to pursue a doctorate after completing her diploma thesis. Together, we look back at an exciting past and talk about the latest research topics at Lakeside Labs.

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A tricky aspect of synchronisation: What happens when too many impulses jam the system?

11. January 2021/in AAU News, News TeWi, News Vernetzte und Eingebettete Systeme, Research, Research /by Forschungskommunikation

Whenever people dance in groups, fish swim in shoals and neurons fire in unison, then there is a need for synchronicity. The world has plenty of these phenomena, many of which seem almost magical. Researchers are currently working on replicating this self-organised synchronisation for use in technical systems. Yet they come up against “deadlocks”, where the synchronisation process is jammed. A recent publication in Physical Review E explores new approaches to this tricky issue.

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Christina Obmann

Game Studies and Engineering: “Study games” and broaden your horizons

7. January 2021/in KuWi studieren, News FacultyTeWi, News TeWi, TeWi studieren-News, ZE News /by TeWi Studieren

The Master’s degree programme Game Studies and Engineering at the University of Klagenfurt is unique – an interdisciplinary study degree programme that deals with the technical as well as the analytical and ethical aspects of video and other games. Christina Obmann has chosen to pursue the Master’s degree programme Game Studies and Engineering. She talks to us about the programme and tells us why she chose this path. Read more →