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

Serious Games

We develop games as interactive learning environments for crisis prevention

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

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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© Sascha Mannel
© Sascha Mannel

Collaboration Award 2025

emergenCITY presents internal award for papers with outstanding collaboration between program areas

May 20, 2026
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© Sascha Mannel

Reflections, Outlooks, and Research Findings

For the final time, the emergenCITY Week brought together emergenCITY researchers to engage in interdisciplinary...

May 18, 2026
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© Yanni Mei Blog CHI'26.

Demonstrating an On-Demand XR Tool at the CHI 2026

This year, the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2026 was held...

May 4, 2026 Blog