Research Projects
Whether it's developing concepts for the city of tomorrow, examining biotechnological processes, exploring the potential of artificial intelligence or improving human–technology interaction: Researchers at BHT work on a wide range of projects to find sustainable solutions for society. The list below shows research projects that have been conducted at BHT since 2016, ordered by start date.
Please note that the links lead to the German BHT-website.
2026
- AsPHAlt: PHA-based Sustainable Biopolymer for High-Performance Asphalt Mixtures
- Function of Microtubule Inner Proteins (MIPs) in Plasmodium Morphology and Mechanics Throughout its Life Cycle
- HOPE: Holistic Open Planning Environment
- KRIKO-BE: Crisis Communication and Governance in Berlin
- Robo4Care: Robotics for Care Enhancement
2025
- AMfinish – NSKT: Sensor-Based Detection and AI Based Real-Time Identification of Insects
- BLENDED-IDEA: Blended Learning Environments for Nepal’s Dynamic Energy Development Using an Interactive Distance Education Approach
- HyperFRS: Development of a Market-Compliant FRS Measurement System by Characterizing the Hyperfine Structure of the Iodine Spectrum and Accelerating the Measurement Process
- Integration of Waste Resource Utilization with Global PHA C2G (Cradle-to-Grave) Platform
- PointCloud2Twin: Efficient Maintenance of Digital Twins Based on Point Cloud Data
- SOOFI: Sovereign Open Source Foundation Models
- SWAMBIT: Shared Workspace and Memory for Brain-Inspired Transformers
2024
- A-B-Circular: Circular Economy in Design, Fashion, Architecture, and Construction
- AWAU: Adsorption-based Water Production from Ambient Air
- Appl-FM: Berlin Initiative for Applied Foundation Model Research
- Manipulating Virtual Self-Perception through Visuo-Haptic Avatar Parameters
- Mechanistic Investigation and Optimization of Plasmon-Driven Reactions by in-situ Analytics and Flow Chemistry
- My Robot, My LearnMate
- PWGram: Experimental Research for the Development of a Multi-Sensor Measuring System with Market Maturity for the Non-Contact Determination of the Water Supply Status by Means of Close-Range Photogrammetry
- Real-time Intersensory Discomfort Compensation
- RoSen-JunKer (DATIpilot): Humanoid Robotics with Seniors, Teens, and Children
- tele.interaction: Teleoperation of Humanoid Robots for Interaction with Humans and the Environment
- UDigiT-Doctor: Design and Evaluation of a Quality Management System for Urban Digital Twins
2023
- ADDGLEIS: Development of Additively Manufactured Lightweight Structures for Use in Rail Vehicles
- AI4SCM: Machine Reading in Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Anorexia-VR: Virtual Body Exposure Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Patients
- Aufmaßtool: Development of an Assistance Tool for the Interactive Measurement of Rooms
- BIOKIT: AI Based Biomechanical Simulation for Movement Analysis in Therapy
- CCLT: COMBOOO Cross Laminated Timber
- COMFORT: COMputational Models FOR patienT stratification in urologic cancers – Creating Robust and Trustworthy Multimodal AI for Health Care
- EdgeAgriCulture: IOT and Edge-Computing for the Digitalisation of Agriculture
- A Building's Life: Refurbishment of Existing Properties
- Ethical Mining: Ethics in the Commodities Sector
- ExO-Eval: BackBooster-Exoskeleton – Optimisation and Evaluation
- InnoEff: Development of an Innovative Process for the Energy-Efficient Operation of Heating Systems
- INNOFrost: Development of an Innovative Frost Protection System for Horticulture
- LiDAR2BIM: Model-Based PreEngineering with End-to-End BIM Integration
- MaiVE: Substituting Materials by Distributing Industrial Clippings
- More-With-Less: Efficient Language Models for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Optimisation of Evaporation Ponds in Terms of Their Hydrological Functioning and Vegetation
- Pervasive Touch: Methods for Designing Robust Microgestures for Touch Based Interaction
- Prosodic Comparison of Japanese, Māori, and New Zealand English
- ReComTrans: Revenue Controlling with a Mathematical Forecasting Tool in Application
- ReDOCs: Redox Induced Mobilisation of DOC from Riparian Wetlands
- RoSen-JunKer (IFAF): Humanoid Robotics with Seniors, Teens, and Children
- VENTUS2: Transfer of the VENTUS Collaborative VR System
2022
- Citizen-based Monitoring for Peace & Security in the Era of Synthetic Media and Deepfakes
- FH-Personal: Recruitment and Development of Academic Staff at the BHT
- KIP-SDM: AI for Nursing Care
- MINTinside: Establishment of a STEM Cluster in the North-West Berlin/Oberhavel Region
- PAN - Assistant: AR-VR-supported orientation and memory training for Post-Acute Neurorehabilitation
- RIWWER: Reduction of the Impact of untreated WasteWater on the Environment in case of torrential Rain
- TaFF: Technologies for Structure-integrated Joining Using Additive Manufacturing
- Teilepicker: Development of a Hardware/Software System for the Automated Handling of Small Parts Produced by Additive Manufacturing
- WindDruck: 3D-Printed Blades Made from Bio-based Materials for Small Wind Turbines
2021
- Autonomous Surgery
- BioMethPow: A Demonstration Facility for Producing and Injecting Methane from Biogas
- CARS: Cooperative Autonomy Based on Reliable Services
- DiSEA: Digital Degree Programs – Analysis of Factors Contributing to Success and Dropout
- EPI-P: Exoskeletons Based on the Principle of Elastic Insect Locomotion – Protyping
- HapticIO: A Generic Haptic Input and Output Device Designed to Facilitate Collaboration in Mixed Realities
- Hygieia: Hygiene Protocol and Infection Control in the Events Industry
- INSPIRER: Participation in Urban Planning Processes in Virtual and Physical Spaces
- MINT-VR-Labs: Interactive Teaching in Virtual STEM Labs
- ProKIP: Process Development and Support for the Use of AI in Nursing Care
- RobSpeedFSO: Robust Free-space Optical Transmission with High Data Rates
- SINATRA: Seeding-Free, Non-INtrusive Aero-engine disToRtion meAsurements
- StaPeLu: Stability Studies of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Photoluminescence Microscopy
- SynthNet: SynthNet Visual Search on Synthetic Images from real-world CAD data
- Packaging – Building pupils’ skills for a sustainable world
- WAS-PAST: Commodity Flow in Cities – Parcels and General Cargo
- Wastewater Irrigation Mexico: Effects of irrigation water quality and soil type on the soil and plant associated microbiome, abundance, diversity and transferability of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-positive bacteria
2020
- EdgeCity: Edge-computing in Smart Cities
- ePA-Coach: Digital Sovereignty in the Context of Electronic Health Records: Informational Self-determination and Patient Empowerment
- GCA: Green Consumption Assistant
- Illusionary Surface Interfaces
- KInsecta: AI and Citizen-Science-based Insect Monitoring
- OptiNetz: Domain Partitioning for Optimized Meshing of Geometries for FEA Simulations
- PLANTSENS II: Development of a Multi-Sensor System for the Evaluation of the Health Condition of Plants in Horticulture Including a Control System for an Automated Crop Protection Agent Application Based on the Analysis of Digital Imagery and Short Range Photogrammetry
- RoSen: Humanoid Robotics in Retirement Homes
- Service-Meister: AI Based Cross-company Service Platform for the German Industry
- Wink: A Smart Wristband for Human-Technology Interaction via Gesture Control
2019
- Care4Care: An Integrative Health Promotion Program in Long-term Care
- Implement dBGF: Success Factors for Implementing Digital Programs in Workplace Health Promotion
- LION: Localization and Identification of Moving Noise Sources
- PLASS: Platform for AI Based Decision Support for Supply Chain Management
- ReComMeND: Revenue Controlling Using Mathematical Modeling Based on Empirical Data for Local Public Transportation Services
2018
- AGXX-GO || AGXX-GO II: Innovative Antimicrobial Surface Technologies for Safe, Long-term Space Missions || Microbial Diversity in SIRIUS-2020: Molecular Analysis of "Survivalists" on Novel Antimicrobal Two-component Surfaces
- CityDoctor2: System for Automated Repair of City Models
- ClimEtSanPathogene: Capacity Building in Climate-smart Agriculture and Ecological Sanitation in Ethiopia
- EffTecSo-modIn: Energy-efficient Renovation of Existing Neighborhoods as Modular Restoration Approach
- HiSpAdd: High-speed Additive Manufacturing Using Mass-flow-based Highly Dynamic Position Control
- KatMethCon: Downstream Biogas Methanation Using a Zeolite Catalyst Matrix
- SerEIS: Development of a System for Measuring Cell Quality in String Arrays without an Accessible Intermediate Tap
- SmartPrintHead/Material: Development of a Multi-material Gradient Print Head and the Associated Thermoplastic Materials
2017
- BuProMo: Butanol Production from Whey
- GOX-AGXX-Filter: Analysis of the Antimicrobial Mechanism of GOX-AGXX
- NOHATE: Overcoming Crises in Public Communication about Refugees, Migration, Foreigners
- PLANTSENS: Sensor supported Control System for Resource Preserving Irrigation of Field and Fruit Vegetables by Means of Close Range Photogrammetry
- remo2hbo: Repairable Patient Monitoring in Mobile Hospital Boxes