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DIGITAL
DIGITAL

Institute for Digital Technologies

We develop innovative solutions with digital technologies that can be used in practical applications under harsh conditions. Our sensor systems help to optimise processes and conserve resources, ensure safety and master social challenges.
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Research groups

Our expertise lies in digital technologies, intelligent sensor systems and artificial intelligence. The necessary competencies are bundled in research groups and maintained and developed by experienced key researchers. Seamless collaboration between these groups enables the development of complex and innovative overall solutions.
Digital

Remote Sensing and Geoinformation

Head: Mag. Janik Deutscher
Remote Sensing and Geoinformation
Digital

Intelligent Vision Applications

Head: Mag. Dr. Andreas Windisch
Intelligent Vision Applications
Digital

Telecommunications, Navigation and Signal Processing

Head: DI Dr. Michael Schönhuber
Telecommunications, Navigation and Signal Processing
Digital

Connected Computing

Head: Herwig Zeiner
Connected Computing
Digital

Intelligent Acoustic Solutions

Head: DI Dr. Franz Graf
Intelligent Acoustic Solutions
Digital

Competence group Digital Twin Lab

Head: DI (FH) Patrick Luley
Competence group Digital Twin Lab
Digital

Competence group Resilient Networks and Systems

Head: DIin Dr.in Branka Stojanovic
Competence group Resilient Networks and Systems

Products & services

The results of our research are usually integrated directly into our customers' solutions. We also sell some niche products directly and provide long-term support and maintenance.
logo-akut®: akustisches tunnelmonitoring AKUT®: Acoustic tunnel monitoring
Digital

AKUT®: Acoustic tunnel monitoring

Tunnel monitoring that uses artificial intelligence and intelligent microphones to detect critical events in less than 1 second.

AKUT®: Acoustic tunnel monitoring
logo-uhdmaps®: ultra high definition maps UHDmaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps
Digital

UHDmaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps

Ultra-high-precision maps and 3D environment models for simulation, testing and validation of driving functions and sensor technology.

UHDmaps®: Ultra High Definition Maps
DIGITAL.culture: Software and databases for cultural institutions DIGITAL.culture: Software and databases for cultural institutions
Digital

DIGITAL.culture: Software and databases for cultural institutions

Modern data management in the arts and culture sector with our DIGITAL.culture products: software and databases for museums, archives and libraries.

DIGITAL.culture: Software and databases for cultural institutions
logo-graffiti buster™ Graffiti Buster™
Digital

Graffiti Buster™

Acoustic graffiti detection

Graffiti Buster™
logo-2d video distrometer 2D Video Distrometer
Digital

2D Video Distrometer

Automatic continuous measurement of precipitation particles

2D Video Distrometer
logo-vidicert VidiCert
Digital

VidiCert

Effiziente Bild- und Tonqualitätssicherung für Video und Film

VidiCert
VisIvis Logo visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements
Digital

visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements

Reliable recording of meteorological measurements using camera-based sensor technology and image analysis.

visIvis® - Automated meteorological measurements
logo-straßenzustandserfassung Road condition monitoring
Digital

Road condition monitoring

Digital maps for assessing the condition of roads and planning maintenance work.

Road condition monitoring
logo-mobile mapping services Mobile Mapping Services
Digital

Mobile Mapping Services

Combination of high-precision 3D laser scans with measurement images of the surroundings taken from the air, on the vehicle or on foot.

Mobile Mapping Services
logo-litrack 360 LiTrack 360
Digital

LiTrack 360

Kostengünstiger Scanner zur hochgenauen 3D-Rekonstruktion und Ableitung des entsprechenden CAD-Modells für eine präzise Produktionsplanung.

LiTrack 360
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Digital

Semantic 3D segmentation

Automated analysis of 3D point clouds: detection, segmentation, classification.

 

Semantic 3D segmentation
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Digital

SimuGuard

Customisable serious game solutions for cyber resilience, security awareness and procedural training.

SimuGuard
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Research infrastructure

Our work requires the best and most modern infrastructure to carry out projects on an international scale. This enables us to carry out feasibility studies and prototype development quickly for our partners and customers.
Digital

Acoustics laboratory

DIGITAL has a hearing laboratory equipped to international standards (ITU-R BS 1116-1).

Acoustics laboratory
Digital

AI laboratory

In our AI Lab, we provide human and computational resources for research and development of state-of-the-art AI (neural network) models. 

AI laboratory
Digital

Communication technology lab

We develop innovative software and hardware solutions for satellite radio.

Communication technology lab
Digital

Image processing laboratory

We carry out experiments in optical metrology, optical spectroscopy and machine vision.

Image processing laboratory
Digital

Mobile mapping platforms: Digital Twin Lab

High-precision 3D measurement systems enable the research and implementation of innovative solutions for the automated creation of digital twins.

Mobile mapping platforms: Digital Twin Lab
Digital

Q/V band and W-cube antennas

For innovative satellite communications, our infrastructure includes antennas in the Q/V band (40/50 GHz) and W band (71-76 GHz).

Q/V band and W-cube antennas
Digital

Human Factors laboratory

The laboratory combines state-of-the-art measurement technology with intelligent analysis software for prototype development and human factors and ergonomics studies.

Human Factors laboratory
Digital

IoT Innovation Space

The IoT Innovation Space is both a physical and virtual space to help you achieve digital transformation with design thinking, IoT and AI.

IoT Innovation Space
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Projects

Whether projects on digital twins, the circular economy or forest monitoring: we support our business partners and public sector users in the development of new products, services and business models.
SIXTHSENSE
Digital

SIXTHSENSE

Biosensor Wearables and Decision Support for Emergency Response Risk Monitoring
SIXTHSENSE
X-AMINOR
Digital

X-AMINOR

Cross-sensor platform for lifecycle monitoring of transformer
X-AMINOR
Resilmesh
Digital

Resilmesh

Situation Aware Enabled Cyber Resilience for Dispersed, Heterogenous Cyber Systems
Resilmesh
PLAYTIME
Digital

PLAYTIME

Playful daily training, diagnosis and recommendation system on a social network
PLAYTIME
Mobilize
Digital

Mobilize

Mobile multi-sensor system to increase operational safety in the railway system
Mobilize
DurAIcell
Digital +

DurAIcell

Multisensory AI for battery management
DurAIcell
Present
Digital

Present

PREdictions for Science, Engineering N' Technology
Present
KRISAN
Digital

KRISAN

Intelligent, automated emergency call and monitoring system for crisis situations
KRISAN
ESERCOM-D: Sichere und effiziente Straßen
Digital

ESERCOM-D: Sichere und effiziente Straßen

EGNSS enabled Standardized European Road Condition Monitoring and Distribution
ESERCOM-D: Sichere und effiziente Straßen
RestorEO
Digital

RestorEO

Monitoring system for biodiversity and ecosystem restoration
RestorEO
Rail4Future
Digital

Rail4Future

Railways for Future: Resilient Digital Railway Systems to enhance performance
Rail4Future
plAIdata: AI based PLanning and monitoring of buildings towards Data sovereignty
Digital

plAIdata: AI based PLanning and monitoring of buildings towards Data sovereignty

Enabling Austrian companies to create own datasets for training AI models for buildings & structures
plAIdata: AI based PLanning and monitoring of buildings towards Data sovereignty
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News and events

Find out more about our fascinating events and get all the latest news on our research topics and scientific activities.
Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026
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Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026

17:00 - 23:00
24.04.2026
Lange Nacht der Forschung 2026
Decrypting Cyber Security & 120. Digitaldialog
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Decrypting Cyber Security & 120. Digitaldialog

17:00 - 20:00
24.02.2026
Lakeside Park Klagenfurt
Decrypting Cyber Security & 120. Digitaldialog
JOANNEUM RESEARCH joins the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI)
Digital

JOANNEUM RESEARCH joins the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI)

13.02.2026
JOANNEUM RESEARCH joins the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI)
Hyperspectral analysis: Error-free thanks to deep insight
Digital

Hyperspectral analysis: Error-free thanks to deep insight

27.01.2026
Hyperspectral analysis: Error-free thanks to deep insight
JOANNEUM RESEARCH at Open-i in Switzerland
Digital

JOANNEUM RESEARCH at Open-i in Switzerland

17.12.2025
JOANNEUM RESEARCH at Open-i in Switzerland
AT Styria Member Insight & Jahresausklang bei JOANNEUM RESEARCH
Materials, Digital, Life, Policies, Robotics

AT Styria Member Insight & Jahresausklang bei JOANNEUM RESEARCH

15.12.2025
AT Styria Member Insight & Jahresausklang bei JOANNEUM RESEARCH
Cocoa under pressure: satellite data for sustainable chocolate
Digital

Cocoa under pressure: satellite data for sustainable chocolate

05.12.2025
Cocoa under pressure: satellite data for sustainable chocolate
Battery Innovation Days 2025 in Graz – Focus on Europe's battery future
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Battery Innovation Days 2025 in Graz – Focus on Europe's battery future

05.12.2025
Battery Innovation Days 2025 in Graz – Focus on Europe's battery future
Technology Impact Summit 2025
Digital, Allgemein

Technology Impact Summit 2025

24.11.2025
Technology Impact Summit 2025
Future Day 2025 ‘Regional roots and international cooperation’
Allgemein, Coremed, Digital, Health, Life, Materials, Policies, Robotics

Future Day 2025 ‘Regional roots and international cooperation’

20.11.2025
Future Day 2025 ‘Regional roots and international cooperation’
Acoustic early warning systems: How microphones monitor the sky
Digital, Allgemein

Acoustic early warning systems: How microphones monitor the sky

21.10.2025
Acoustic early warning systems: How microphones monitor the sky
Future day 2025: Global minds, local moves
Allgemein, Coremed, Digital, Health, Life, Materials, Policies, Robotics

Future day 2025: Global minds, local moves

07.10.2025
Future day 2025: Global minds, local moves
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Publications

Digital
2025

Corner Reflector Network Graz

Autor*innen: Karlheinz Gutjahr, Michael Avian
Corner Reflector Network Graz
Digital
2025

Collection and In Situ Analyses of Regolith Samples by the Mars 2020 Rover: Implications for Their Formation and Alteration History

Autor*innen: Hausrath, E. M. and Sullivan, R. and Goreva, Y. and Zorzano, M. P. and Vaughan, A. and Cousin, A. and Siljestroem, S. and Sharma, S. and Shumway, A. O. and Kizovski, T. and VanBommel, S. J. and Tice, M. and Knight, A. and Martinez, G. and Vicente‐Retortillo, A. and Mandon, L. and Adcock, C. T. and Madariaga, J. M. and Población, I. and Johnson, J. R. and Lasue, J. and Gasnault, O. and Randazzo, N. and Cardarelli, E. L. and Kronyak, R. and Bechtold, A. and Paar, G. and Udry, A. and Forni, O. and Bedford, C. C. and Carman, N. A. and Bell, J. F. and Benison, K. and Bosak, T. and Brown, A. and Broz, A. and Calef, F. and Clark, B. C. and Cloutis, E. and Czaja, A. D. and Fornaro, T. and Fouchet, T. and Golombek, M. and Gómez, F. and Herd, C. D. K. and Herkenhoff, K. and Jakubek, R. S. and Jandura, L. and Martinez‐Frias, J. and Mayhew, L. E. and Meslin, P.‐Y. and Newman, C. E. and Núñez, J. I. and Poulet, F. and Royer, C. and Russell, P. and Sephton, M. A. and Sharma, S. K. and Shuster, D. and Simon, J. I. and Tirona, I. and Wiens, R. C. and Weiss, B. P. and Williams, A. J. and Williford, K. and Wolf, Z. U.
Collection and In Situ Analyses of Regolith Samples by the Mars 2020 Rover: Implications for Their Formation and Alteration History
Digital
2025

A stratigraphic framework of the Jezero upper fan succession observed in an erosional window at Gnaraloo Bay, Jezero crater, Mars.;#160;

Autor*innen: Barnes, Robert and Gupta, Sanjeev and Jones, Alex and Horgan, Briony and Paar, Gerhard and Stack, Katie and Garczynski, Bradley and Bell, Jim and Maki, Justin and Alwmark, Sanna and Ravanis, Eleni and Calef, Fred and Crumpler, Larry and Williford, Ken and Simon, Justin and Gwizd, Samantha and Farley, Ken and Tate, Christian and Annex, Andrew and Kah, Linda
A stratigraphic framework of the Jezero upper fan succession observed in an erosional window at Gnaraloo Bay, Jezero crater, Mars.;#160;
Digital
2025

Landscape evolution on early Mars: a look inside a martian fan system

Autor*innen: Gupta, Sanjeev and Stack Morgan, Kathryn and Mangold, Nicolas and Ives, Elizabeth and Gwizd, Samantha and Caravaca, Gwénaël and Williams, Rebecca and Barnes, Robert and Randazzo, Nicolas and Horgan, Bryony and Siebach, Kirsten and Tate, Christian and Núñez, Jorge and Sholes, Steven and Kah, Linda and Paar, Gerhard and Maki, Justin and Bell III, Jim
Landscape evolution on early Mars: a look inside a martian fan system
Digital
2025

Psychosocial effects of a humanoid robot on informal caregivers of people with dementia: A randomised controlled trial with nested interviews

Autor*innen: Zuschnegg, Julia and Haeussl, Alfred and Lodron, Gerald and Orgel, Thomas and Russegger, Silvia and Schneeberger, Michael and Fellner, Maria and Holter, Magdalena and Prodromou, Dimitrios and Schultz, Anna and RollerWirnsberger, Regina and Paletta, Lucas and Koini, Marisa and Schuessler, Sandra
Psychosocial effects of a humanoid robot on informal caregivers of people with dementia: A randomised controlled trial with nested interviews
Digital
2025

Impact of an App-Based Resilience Training on Enhancing Stress Regulation and Mental Health

Autor*innen: Lenger, Melanie and Schoenthaler, Elena M.D. and Hantke, Alina and Dalkner, Nina and Guggemos, Suher and Pszeida, Martin and Mosbacher, Jochen A. and Draxler, Sandra and Lutz, Thomas and Russegger, Silvia and Nateqi, Jama and Albert, Dietrich and Paletta, Lucas and Reininghaus, Eva Z.
Impact of an App-Based Resilience Training on Enhancing Stress Regulation and Mental Health
Digital
2025

The effect of tablet-based multimodal training on cognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease: A randomized controlled trial

Autor*innen: Zuschnegg, Julia and Ropele, Stefan and Opriessnig, Peter and Schmidt, Reinhold and Russegger, Silvia and Fellner, Maria and Leitner, Manuel and Spat, Stephan and Garcia, Manuel and Strobl, Bernhard and Ploder, Karin and Pszeida, Martin and HofmarcherHolzhacker, Maria and StoegererOberschmid, Eva and GuttmannLattmanig, Alexandra and Paletta, Lucas and Schuessler, Sandra and Koini, Marisa
The effect of tablet-based multimodal training on cognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s disease: A randomized controlled trial
Digital
2025

Vibrations and damping of the eigenmodes of viscoelastic nanospheres with thermal conductivity

Autor*innen: Wenin, Markus and Windisch, A.
Vibrations and damping of the eigenmodes of viscoelastic nanospheres with thermal conductivity
Digital
2025

A Burial History of the Sedimentary Succession Preserved in Aeolis Mons, as Recorded by Fracture Networks at Maria Gordon Notch, Gale Crater, Mars

Autor*innen: Banham, Steven and Cosgrove, John and Paar, Gerhard and Gupta, Sanjeev and Hughes, Madison and Grant, John and Mondro, Claire and Barnes, Rob and Fraeman, Abigail
A Burial History of the Sedimentary Succession Preserved in Aeolis Mons, as Recorded by Fracture Networks at Maria Gordon Notch, Gale Crater, Mars
Digital
Thomas and Traxler

Constructing Geological Crosssections to Constrain the Threedimensional Stratigraphic Architecture of the Jezero Delta Front

Autor*innen: Barnes, Robert and Gupta, Sanjeev and Paar, Gerhard and Stack-Morgan, Katie M. and Horgan, Briony and Crumpler, Larry and Tebolt, Michelle and Caravaca, Gwéna"el and Holm-Alwmark
Constructing Geological Crosssections to Constrain the Threedimensional Stratigraphic Architecture of the Jezero Delta Front
Digital
Roger C. and Flannery

GNARALOO BAY: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AT THE APEX OF A MARTIAN FLUVIODELTAIC SYSTEM AT JEZERO CRATER, MARS

Autor*innen: Barnes, Robert and Gupta, Sanjeev and Jones, Alexander J. and Horgan, Briony H. N. and Garzcynski, Brad and Paar, Gerard and Stack, Kathryn M. and Bell, James F. and Maki, Justin and HolmAlwmark, Sanna and Ravanis, Eleni and Ives, Libby R. W. and Calef, Fred and Crumpler, Larry S and Williford, Kenneth and Vaughan, Alicia and Simon, Justin I and Gwizd, Samantha J and Tate, Christian and Annex, Andrew M. and Klidaras, Athanasios and Farley, Kenneth A. and Randazzo, Nicolas and Williams, Rebecca M. E. and Schmitz, Nicole and Kah, Linda C. and Brown, Adrian J. and Caravaca, Gwéna"el and Gasnault
GNARALOO BAY: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AT THE APEX OF A MARTIAN FLUVIODELTAIC SYSTEM AT JEZERO CRATER, MARS
Digital
Jorge I. and Aristide

The 3D Exploration of Jezero Crater, Mars

Autor*innen: Tate, Christian and Hayes, Alexander G. and Paar, Gerhard and Caravaca, Gwéna"el and Cardarelli
The 3D Exploration of Jezero Crater, Mars
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DIGITAL
Institute for Digital Technologies

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DI Dr. Matthias Rüther
Director DIGITAL
Steyrergasse 17, 8010 Graz
+43 316 876-5000
digital@joanneum.at

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