Research Activities

• 24/7-Digital

  Live-in caregivers from Eastern and Southern European countries live for a certain period in the households of persons in need of care in Austria within the framework of “24-hour care”. Even though the effort to learn German is high, communication can sometimes be challenging. The goal of the project “24/7-Digital” is to simplify communication in 24-hour care. For this purpose, the app 24h Dialog is being developed and evaluated in field tests. 24h Dialog uses selected AI-based translation functions and is designed in compliance with data protection regulations. The cared-for person, relatives, caregivers, nursing experts, and agencies can use it to translate communication content directly in chats, during video calls, and whenever needed. The app 24h Dialog is extended with KlimaFit, another development of the project 24/7 Digital. KlimaFit is a web application that provides care tips for specific weather phenomena (e.g., heat, pollen exposure) in all project languages. Additional services for the care context are also being tested. With 24/7-Digital, gaps in the portfolios of providers of nursing and care software are to be closed. The University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt coordinates the project and develops both the 24h Dialog app and the content for KlimaFit. (Funding authority: FFG)

• IntelliProPS

  The aim of this project is (1) the research and development of new planning and control concepts based on the combination of classic methods of planning and control with methods of artificial intelligence (especially machine learning) for production scenarios with very high volatility and variability with regard to product variants, order quantities, raw material/part quality, with a simultaneous high degree of automation and a high degree of human-machine collaboration, (2) the development of a configurable simulator and demonstrator that allows production companies to use various decentralized planning and control concepts enriched with AI for production scenarios with high variability and To test, evaluate and further develop volatility in terms of product variants, order quantities, raw material/part quality (development and test bench for AI-enhanced production planning and control concepts). This project is funded by the FFG as part of the COIN construction FH for the economy program.