News from the Department etit

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is helping to write the future of lighting technology

More than 600 experts from internationally renowned research institutes, automotive companies and semiconductor and optics companies met from 04 to 06 April 2022 at the ISAL.

Digital networking meeting of FB 18

On 5 April 2022, the decentralised gender equality team of the department etit had invited to the annual networking meeting followed by a women's general assembly. The focus was on the topic “2 years of digitalised teaching and university operations. A résumé”.

Safely through crises

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vahid Jamali has been Professor for Resilient Communication Systems at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology since April and strengthens the area of Networked Systems. Previously, Professor Jamali was a researcher at Stanford University, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Princeton University

ERC Starting Grant for research project at Department etit

TU Darmstadt receives a further Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The project “ScReeningData” by Dr.-Ing. Michael Muma has received 1.5 million euros for excellent and innovative foundational and pioneering research. The project develops methods for discovering relevant information in complex biomedical data using computer-aided learning.

Symposium brings together scientists and industry representatives

In January 2022 more than 100 participants from more than ten countries joined the 1st edition of the fully virtual one-day HVDC Cable Systems Symposium: Theory and Practice to discuss current trends and challenges in the field of HVDC cable system technology. The Symposium was organised by Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering and Herbert de Gersem from the TU Darmstadt together with Myriam Koch from the TU Munich.

EU Research Council funds project by etit-Professor Sascha Preu with 150,000 euros

etit- Professor Sascha Preu is awarded a “Proof of Concept” grant of 150,000 euros by the European Research Council (ERC). This will fund his “PhoSTer THz” project, which focuses on the development of systems for the spectral analysis of powerful terahertz sources. One of the important uses of the latter will be for applications in 6G mobile networks.

First German-Austrian Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio approved

TU Darmstadt and TU Graz are intensifying their research into how electrical machines can be decisively improved through computer simulation. To this end, the first German-Austrian Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (TRR) 361 has been approved. The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian Science Fund FWF are funding the TRR “Computational Electrical Machine Laboratory” with a total of over eight million euros.

etit scientist researches at the TU Munich

Underground high-voltage direct current cable systems are an important component of the green energy transition. As part of a research cooperation in this field, etit scientist Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering was a guest at the TU Munich. The stay was supported by equal opportunities funds from the department.

E5 employee finishes second in the IEEE PES PowerTech Best Paper Award.

From 28 June to 2 July 2021, the IEEE PES PowerTech took place under the title „Power for sustainable development goals“. Marcel Böhringer from the department „Electrical Power Supply with Renewable Energies“ was represented in the presentation session „Storage I“ and earned second place in the Papadias Student Paper Award for his paper.

Dr. Garcia-Agundez receives Marie Curie Fellowship

A stroke can take people out of their normal lives without warning and inflict unimaginable suffering on them. Afterwards, many have to undergo therapy and learn to speak or walk again. Despite advanced medical methods, not every patient has the same therapeutic success. With the help of AI, Dr. Garcia-Agundez is trying to predict the success of therapies for patients.

Women's Assembly presents the new equality concept

On 30.4. this year's networking meeting of the department etit took place under the topic “ Studies and then? Career paths in etit”. The networking meeting was followed by the women's general assembly. There, the new Gender Equality Team etit was elected and the updated equal opportunities concept was presented.

Experience electrical engineering! At the first digital Girls' Day, schoolgirls gained insights into the various areas of electrical engineering. Online experiments or videos, teamwork and a quiz challenged the curiosity of the young participants. The new format was organized by the department's gender equality team.

etit professor Jutta Hanson becomes member of EASAC

Jutta Hanson has been appointed by the Leopoldina as a German member of the Energy Steering Panel of EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council). In this capacity, the expert in the field of renewable energies will advise EU decision-makers.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Hoog Antink new professor for etit

Since 01.01.2021, Professor Dr.-Ing. Hoog Antink is the new professor for Medical Engineering at the Department etit. His research interests are in the field of artificial intelligence in medicine and medical signal processing. In his lectures, he plans to introduce students to the interplay between technology and medicine.

etit student receives LiTG Young Talent Award

How can the cultivation of plants be optimised in the face of ever-increasing demand and limited space? Tim Hegemann explored this question in his master's thesis in the Research Group of Lighting Technology at the Department etit. His innovative research was honoured by the LiTG with its Young Talent Award.