Research

How can the functionality of cities with digitally networked infrastructures be ensured in extreme situations, crises, and disasters?
To address the different aspects of this complex question, our scientists team up in interdisciplinary, inter-connected groups from various fields of research. The goal of our research is to enable and optimize crises handling to improve our everyday life in any situation.

Our Publications

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 fail

Cyber-Physical Systems

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

Current Missions

eHUB

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

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

Digital Heinerblock

We investigate resilience of urban spaces on district level

Completed Missions

ReSON

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

Research Highlights

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Computer Security Day: How We Can Protect Ourselves From Disinformation and Cyberattacks

For 36 years, Computer Security Day on November 30 has been drawing attention to IT...

Nov 29, 2024

Best Paper Award for Smartphone App PairSonic

User-friendly app transmits contact information securely and quickly using sound waves and ad-hoc WiFi

Nov 14, 2024

Battery-free Open-source Platform for the Internet of Things presented at SenSys Conference

emergenCITY PI Marco Zimmerling and his former research assistant Kai Geissdoerfer presented a user-friendly, commercially...

Nov 6, 2024