Program Areas

City and Society

We investigate the chances and needs of a digital society regarding resilient information and communications technology

Information

We focus on data analysis, data visualization and data utilization to optimize crisis detection and recovery

Communication

We work on maintaining and supporting communication between citizens even if central communication systems

Cyber-Physical Systems

We explore the potential of autonomous systems to support humans with emergency response and recovery

Missions

eHUB

We seek to mitigate the impact of crises utilizing resilient infrastructure and smart appliances

ReSON

We focus on empowering citizens to organize and help each other in any situation

Knowledge Base

We aim to combine and share data about the city to speed up and improve emergency reactions

Smart Digital Situation Control Center

We investigate data gathering and usage targeted to inform helpers during emergencies

Aerial Crisis Networks

We work on upholding communication networks during crises using unmanned vehicles

Research Highlights

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Passwordless yet Secure – Best Paper Award at Flagship Conference

With their publication on smartphone authentication, Leon Würsching, Florentin Putz and Steffen Haesler from TU...

May 8, 2023

Lively Internal Exchange on emergenCITY Demonstrators

The collaboration of diverse disciplines and the approach to crisis and disaster scenarios from different...

Apr 5, 2023

An Advertising Pillar 4.0

A central question of emergenCITY research is how disaster management can possibly reach all people...

Mar 28, 2023