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News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute

How to democratize Artifical Intelligence?

The effort to expand access and usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) was the main topic during the first KISZ-Talk of the KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg (KISZ-BB)—the AI Service Center at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam.

STEP USA University Program

Five Questions for Jaan Brunken

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Jaan Brunken, co-founder of Wingfield, a German startup in the sports industry on the verge of its market entry into the US.

News from Campus OWL

Intelligent Algorithms to Aid Disaster Management

After a disaster such as flooding or an earthquake, many people want to help. In order to quickly coordinate the assistance and use it in the most targeted way possible, a new project financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was launched in January.  Paderborn University is collaborating with its partners T-Systems (coordinator), Fraunhofer FOKUS, and others on digital solutions to coordinate volunteer helpers.

News from Campus OWL

More sustainability, less waste: intelligent production facilities for small baked goods

A consortium from research and industry is examining how the manufacturing process for rolls, doughnuts, pretzels could be made more sustainable.

News from Fraunhofer USA

Knowledge Transfer, the Transatlantic Fraunhofer Way

Fraunhofer USA Center Midwest CMW hosted staff from Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT (Aachen, Germany) during a knowledge exchange visit.

DWIH New York field trip

Sustainability Initiatives on Governors Island

The annual DWIH focus topic “Sustainable Innovations” encapsulates a broad range of applications, so the DWIH New York Team wanted to experience what this could look like on the ground. The team went on a field trip to Governors Island, located in the New York Upper Bay, to learn about local sustainability initiatives.

MONOCAB-OWL – A Visionary Monorail Vehicle for a New Mobility

The project MONOCAB-OWL was initiated to create an innovative monorail vehicle for sustainable mobility in rural areas. It’s a joint project of OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and the Landeseisenbahn Lippe (e. V.).