Launch of the mFUND project SmartBridgeRules

Digital regulations for the planning and testing of railway bridges
How can complex technical regulations be prepared in such a way that they can not only be read in digital planning and testing processes, but also applied in a structured manner? This is precisely where the mFUND project SmartBridgeRules comes in. The aim of the project is to make the technical regulations for railway bridge construction, which have been predominantly text-based up to now, digitally usable, thereby significantly improving planning, testing, and approval processes.

Job posting for the ZIRKULAR-X research project

Within the research project ZIRKULAR-X, two research associates (m/f/d) are sought to collaboratively develop a digital, AI-supported infrastructure for the systematic recording and evaluation of building services systems (TGA) in accordance with circular economy principles.

Neu am Lehrstuhl: Willkommen im Team, Youssef Aknin!

Since December 1^st, Youssef Aknin has been part of the team as a research assistant. Originally from Morocco, he brings an international academic background and strong motivation for digital methods in civil engineering. In the interview for this article, he talks about his academic career to date, his scientific interests in the field of construction informatics, and what inspires him.

Erfolgreiche Promotion von Phillip Schönfelder

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Phillip Schönfelder successfully defended his dissertation titled “From Floor Plans to Building Knowledge: Automatic Drawing Analysis for Semantic Information Extraction”.

Moodle course "Final Theses at the Chair of Computing in Engineering"

We have compiled a list of topics for final theses at the chair for the 2025/2026 winter semester in the Moodle course. In addition, the Moodle course contains useful information on the thesis process and resources for working on your thesis, divided into the areas of academic work, academic writing, and other resources. In addition, the chair's templates for the written thesis and the colloquium are stored in the course.