Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Koch

The Chair of Intelligent Technical Design is concerned with the application of modern information and communication technology (ICT) during the design, the construction and the operation of civil infrastructure, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, road and pipe networks. In this regard, we use methods of Building Information Modelling (BIM), Computer Vision and Machine Learning as well as Virtual and Augmented Reality to efficiently and sustainably inform decision makers. 

"Intelligent Technical Design refers to a design approach that utilizes advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to optimize the design process and improve the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of building and infrastructure systems. It integrates data-driven insights, real-time performance monitoring, and machine learning algorithms into the design process to make informed decisions, automate manual processes, and reduce the risk of human error. The goal of Intelligent Technical Design is to create high-performing, sustainable, and efficient building and infrastructure systems." [ChatGPT, 2023]

Published: 04 July 2024

Paper presented at 31st EG-ICE conference in Vigo (Spain)

The paper titled "A Framework for Creating Georeferenced As-Is Models from 2D Railway Signalling Plans using Object Recognition" by Khaled Elhadary, Judith Krischler and Christian Koch was presented on July 4th in Vigo, Spain.

This year's EG-ICE conference (European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering) took place from 01.07. to 05.07.2024 together with 3D GeoInfo and was hosted by the Universidad de Vigo (Spain). Mahsa Mirboland and Judith Krischler participated on behalf of the chair.

The submitted contributation titled „A Framework for Creating Georeferenced As-Is-Models from 2D Railway Signalling Plans using Object Recognition” by Khaled Elhadary, Judith Krischler and Christian Koch was presented on the 04.07.2024. The contribution was based on Khaled Elhadary's excellent master's thesis on "Object recognition in 2D plans in the railway domain". Click here for the conference proceedings.

 

 

Our team includes Prof. Koch, Mrs. Engelbert, Mr. Wagner, and several research and student assistants.

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