Research in the Fields of the Future Regensburg Centers
Regensburg Center
The collaboration between researchers across the boundaries of faculties, disciplines and laboratories - that is the core of the Regensburg Centers (RC). With these centers, the OTH Regensburg has moved to the top of its class by demonstrating its concentrated research competence in the important fields of the future since 2012. Backed by an academic directorate and an executive office, they are also distinguished by their particular relevance for the research profile of our university - the most recent example of this is the Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence.
RCAI
Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence
The Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence (RCAI) promotes interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of research and application of artificial intelligence (AI). The RCAI aims to develop significant contributions to comprehensive and sustainable research, testing, establishment and application of AI concepts and solutions. The consideration of ethical aspects ensures that these are beneficial to people and the society as a whole. Potential applications are derived from regional needs and international developments and are aligned with the key topic areas of the OTH Regensburg. The RCAI focuses on the fields of architecture, construction, electrical engineering, health, computer science, mechanical engineering, mathematics as well as human resources and social services.
Founded: 2020
Executive Director: Nicole Höß
Academic Director: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mauerer
Website: RCAI
RCBE
Regensburg Center of Biomedical Engineering
The Regensburg Center of Biomedical Engineering (RCBE) coordinates and promotes interdisciplinary research in the field of healthcare technology, focusing especially on the areas of medical informatics and medical engineering. Their aim is to support the medical and healthcare sectors with fundamental research, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, care and networking and to provide assistance with scientific training programmes. Since its founding, the RCBE has successfully combined the biomedical expertise of the University of Regensburg with the engineering and medical informatics competence of the OTH Regensburg. Joint research and development projects are of particular importance.
Founded: 2012
Executive Director: Dr. med. Alexander Leis
Academic Directors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lars Krenkel (OTH Regensburg) und Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Proff (Uni Regensburg)
Website: RCBE
RCER
Regensburg Center of Energy and Resources
The Regensburg Center of Energy and Resources (RCER) bundles the activities of the OTH Regensburg and regional businesses in the strategic field of "Energy and Resources". The RCER promotes the networking of various divisions of energy research both within the OTH Regensburg and with external institutions and is a partner in securing further cooperations and research projects. Other focal points include knowledge-sharing and the transfer of technology pertaining to science, business, society and politics. Currently, for example, we are developing new research approaches for the use of hydrogen technology in the areas of energy storage and mobility.
Founded: 2012
Executive Director: Anna Tommek
Academic Director: Prof. Dr. - Ing. Oliver Brückl
Webseite: RCER
RCHST
Regensburg Center of Health Sciences and Technology
The Regensburg Center of Health Sciences and Technology (RCHST) bundles and further develops the wide-ranging expertise and activities involved in teaching, research and continuing education for the fields of medical technology, medical informatics, health and social sciences as well as ethics and technology assessment. The OTH Regensburg, with substantial support from the Bavarian state government, thus addresses current social developments and tasks such as demographic trends, medical-technological progress, digitalisation in medicine and growing health awareness.
Founded: 2017
Executive Director: Dr. med. Alexander Leis
Academic Director: Prof. Dr. Klaudia Winkler, Prof. Dr. Christoph Palm, Prof. Dr. Karsten Weber
Website: RCHST
RCAI
Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence
The Regensburg Center for Artificial Intelligence (RCAI) combines the expertise of the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg in the field of applied research on artificial intelligence. The RCAI covers a very wide range of topics, both technically and domain-specifically, from time series analysis and computer vision to natural language processing and edge AI, as well as future-oriented quantum computing. In addition to fundamental software and system development, the focus is on sustainable engineering and applications in production, infrastructure, mobility and medicine. The main goal is always to create real added value for human beings. Collaborations with industry, society and science and the associated knowledge transfer are therefore essential for the RCAI.
Founded: 2020
Scientific coordinator: Nicole Höß
Academic Director: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mauerer
Website: RCAI