CoolTech: Phillip Schönfelder and the AI computer NVIDIA DGX A100

Research at the Chair of Computer Science in Construction does not only mean to develop new approaches for the construction industry, but also the use of new and advanced technologies. This time the GPU server and the research of Phillip Schönfelder is presented.

IFC-Tunnel Webinar on June, 29th, 2021 on 16:00 CEST

The chair is part of the Collaborative Research Center 837 (SFB837) entitled “Interaction modeling in mechanized tunneling”. A webinar will be held on June 29th, 2021, which informs about the current status of the buildingSmart International IFC-Tunnel Project.

First place at the BIMSWARM Hackathon 2021

The winner of this year's hackathon is the team "Die Gebrüder BIM" from the IIB with the project "PIMP MY IFC". Team members are the master students Felix Cleve, Lea Höltgen, Leonie Zimmermann, Malik Müller and Niklas Heyne. Leonie, Malik and Niklas tell us what the hackathon was like this year and what they worked on in an interview.

"Everyone has their area of expertise" - The "Bridge Inspect" project and the possibilities of bridge inspection with the help of AI

Towards the end of 2020, the research project "Bridge Inspect" of the Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen - BASt for short - started. In addition to the company HOCHTIEF ViCon GmbH, the Chair of Computer Science in Civil Engineering is also a project partner.

The chair team has grown

Since April 2021, two new employees, Angelina Aziz and Daniel Napps, have been working at the chair. They told us what they studied and what projects they are working on in a short interview.