The Institute for Communication Technology Fachhochschule Dortmund
The Institute for Communication Technology (IKT) was founded in 2001 based on the decision of the Fachhochschule Dortmund Senate. It is part of the competence platform "Communication Technology and Applied Signal Processing", CAS North Rhine-Westphalia and is involved in research and teaching at the Ruhr Master School of Applied Sciences.
The ICT works on the science behind digital life in interdisciplinary research projects with a view to intelligent services and autonomous systems in the areas of smart home / smart city with intelligent data pre-processing and aggregation using digital signal processing algorithms.
In current projects and on the basis of existing expertise and networks, ICT focuses on the following subject areas
Development of distributed communication systems for the realization of open, Internet-based, generic data exchange and service platforms for the intelligent networking of automated autonomous residential and functional buildings into so-called "Connected-Autonomic-Locations"
Data analytics for the development of basic services (e.g. location base services) in the field of building automation, energy information systems and for predictive maintenance applications
Linked open data mechanisms for increasing the interoperability of networked building automation systems in smart homes and smart buildings
Description of sensors, actuators and services using semantic data models and ontologies
Concepts and components for distributed IoT systems taking into account "security by design" principles
Concepts and prototypical implementations of microservice architectures for cyber-physical platforms
Identification of standardization potentials and the development of standardization proposals in the smart home and smart building in cooperation with national and international standardization committees
Web-based interfaces, portals and services for ICT-based IoT systems and networks
Currently, 6 professors, 13 research assistants and numerous assistants are working on these topics in various research projects at IKT.
The IKT supports the Bachelor's degree programs "Digital Technologies" and "Information and Communication Technology" as well as the Master's degree program "Information and Electrical Engineering". Students have the opportunity to work on topics from current R&D projects as part of projects and theses.
Service & Offer
Focus on communication technology
Modern communication technology is the nervous system of our modern society, combining the elements of communication and data transmission processes with the applications of distributed intelligent systems and networks.
Communication technology is also the link between technology and computer science. Devices such as the smartphone with its numerous web applications and new media are probably the best-known systems. With their integrated sensors and interfaces, such as UMTS, LTE, WIFI, Bluetooth or the infrared interface, they can be used very flexibly for numerous applications via apps in conjunction with intelligent internet services and a powerful transmission network in the background. They replace previous proprietary end devices with simple keyboards and displays in almost all areas of communication between people and between people and machines.
Distributed intelligent systems at different locations with tasks for industrial applications such as measuring, controlling and regulating are just as much a part of this as navigation and reporting systems, whether stationary or mobile.
Modern energy management systems that coordinate decentralized energy generation and consumption and avoid grid overloads are becoming increasingly important here. This is the only way to record current loads at critical points of generation, storage, transmission and consumption in the widely distributed energy supply system, avoid overloads and ensure supply. This is a major challenge for current and future engineers, particularly in view of the energy transition.
The Communication Technology specialization is dedicated to this multifaceted field in courses and project studies in the areas of transmission technology and networks, end devices, protocols, programming of apps and distributed applications, visualization and management systems, system integration and the development and testing of new systems. Modern development tools for simulation, realization, programming in C and Java, such as Matlab/Simulink, Omnet, Eclipse, are used. Together with partners from industry, students work on research projects and field trials as part of their project studies in communication technology.
Teaching at IKT
At the Institute of Communication Technology, students are taught comprehensive basic knowledge (compulsory area), specialist knowledge (compulsory elective area) and project knowledge (project studies) spread over the various phases of the course.
The individual courses build on each other in terms of content and thus form a solid structure for teaching course content while taking practical applications into account. Project knowledge in particular is expanded in the Bachelor's and Master's study programs through a wide range of topics in the field of current research projects. Students come into contact with project partners from Business Studies and work on future-oriented topics using the latest technologies.
Courses in the Bachelor's study program Digital Technologies
Fundamentals of electrical engineering
Signal processing in communication technology
Digital technologies
Java Workshop
Wireless systems
Software engineering
Sensors & measurement technology
Introduction to machine learning and artificial intelligence
Communication system software
Signal processing in communication technology
Courses in the Master's study program Information and Electrical Engineering
Communication technology
Digital signal processing and signal analysis
Intelligent energy networks
Architectures of distributed intelligent systems
AI systems
Computer networks
Cyber Security
Digital Transmission Systems
Wireless sensor/actuator networks
Electromagnetic field simulation
Interaction and visualization systems
Mobile Communication Systems
Embedded Systems for Al/ML
Intelligent sensors and actuators
loT Systems and Services
Reinforcement Learning
Semantics and data models
Sustainability in smart technologies and society
Project studies at the Institute of Communication Technology
During the second phase of their studies (project studies), students at the Institute of Communication Technology have a wide range of opportunities to complete their coursework as part of current research projects. They work on sub-projects with partners from industry and use the latest technologies to solve specific problems.
Selected publications
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M. Koch, F. Kohlmorgen, T. Pfitzinger, F. Schlenke, R. Groll, and H. Wohrle, "Detection and classification of human activities based on ambient audio and vibration data", in 2023 IEEE Access, IEEE, 2023
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M. Biskup, F. Kohlmorgen, and M. Kuller, "Conceptual design and implementation of a semantic IoT-Edge-Gateway using the WoT standard", in 2023 IEEE 12th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications, Dortmund Germany: IEEE, 7 2023
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T. Pfitzinger and H. Wohrle, "Embedded Real-time Human Activity Recognition on an ESP32-S3 Microcontroller Using Ambient Audio Data", in 2023 IEEE 12th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications, Dortmund, Germany: IEEE, 07 2023
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H. Wöhrle, F. Schneider, F. Schlenke, D. Lebold, M. De Lucas Alvarez, F. Kirchner, M. Karagounis
2021 IEEE 4th International Conference and Workshop Óbuda on Electrical and Power Engineering (CANDO-EPE), Budapest, Hungary, 2021, pp. 25-30. doi: 10.1109/CANDO-EPE54223.2021.9667878
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M. Kuller, F. Kohlmorgen, N. Karaoğlan, M. Niemeyer, I. Kunold, H. Wöhrle:
2020 IEEE 3rd International Conference and Workshop in Óbuda on Electrical and Power Engineering (CANDO-EPE)
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H. Wöhrle, M. Karagounis:
Hardware architectures for machine learning in embedded and distributed systems
Smart Energy and Systems 2019 (Symposium: "Smart Energy and Systems 2019 Digitalization - Applications in Technology and Industrial Society"), vwh |
publishing house
Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-159-6, November 2019, 12 - 20
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M. Kuller, F. Kohlmorgen, N. Karaoğlan, M. Niemeyer, I. Kunold :
Conceptualization of a digital twin based on semantic web technologies in the smart home context
Smart Energy and Systems 2019 (Symposium: "Smart Energy and Systems 2019 Digitalization - Applications in Technology and Industrial Society"), vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-159-6, November 2019, 32 - 49
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I. Kunold, H. Wöhrle, M. Kuller, N. Karaoglan, F. Kohlmorgen, J. Bauer :
The 10th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications September 18-21, 2019, Metz, France
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F. Gustrau :
High Frequency Technology, 3rd edition
Carl Hanser Publishing House, 978-3-446-45950-2, 2019
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M. Kuller, F. Kohlmorgen, N. Karaoglan, M. Niemeyer, I. Kunold :
Smart Energy 2018 (Symposium: "Smart Energy 2018 From Smart Home to Smart City - Aspects of Digitalization"), vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-144-2, November 2018, 223 - 248
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A. Puesche, D. Bothe, M. Niemeyer, N. Pohlmann, I. Kunold :
2018 International IEEE Conference and Workshop in Óbuda on Electrical and Power Engineering (CANDO-EPE)
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J. Bauer, E. Grundmann, I. Kunold :
Energy reference and potential analysis for functional buildings
Smart Energy 2017 (Symposium: "Smart Energy 2017 Dezentrale Systeme - Wie smart ist die schöne neue Energiewelt"), vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-125-1, November 2017, 116 - 130
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F. Rademacher, M. Kuller, J. Sorgalla, N. Karaoglan, P, Heisig, J. Bauer, S. Sachweh, I. Kunold :
Highly scalable software architectures for intelligent data processing and flexible integration of virtual services in smart grids
Smart Energy 2016 (Symposium: "Smart Energy 2016 Digitalization of the Energy Transition - Drivers and Driven Parties"), vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-112-1, October 2016, 93 - 114
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F. Kohlmorgen, M. Jarzombek, N. Karaoglan, M. Kuller, I. Kunold :
Guided AB - An IoT system for autonomic buildings in a KNX environment
KNX Scientific Conference 2016, 28.10.2016 in Dortmund, 2016
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I. Kunold, M. Niemeyer, J. Bauer INES : Intelligent e-net switching
Smart Energy 2015 (Symposium: "Smart Energy 2015 Energiewende regional - Trends, Drivers, Alliances"), vwh | Verlag Werner
Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-093-3, November 2015, 51 - 62
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E.Grundmann, M.Niemeyer, I.Kunold :
A web-based energy data analysis system
31st International Kandó Conference on November 19th, 2015
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H. Hoffmann, J. Grüninger, S. Balzert, M. Kuller, J. Bauer, I. Kunold, O. Kuhn :
GUIDED Autonomic Building, IoT-Interface and 3D-Visualization for Smart Buildings
Smart Energy 2013 (Symposium: "Smart Energy 2014 - Energiewende quer gedacht"), vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, 978-3-86488-073-5, November 2014, 171- 182
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M. Niemeyer, K. Henneböhle, M. Kuller, I. Kunold :
Security requirements of IoT-based smart buildings using RESTful Web Services
XXX. International Kandó Conference, in Budapest, Republic of Hungary, November 2014 [pdf, 662 KB]
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A. Killert, M. Kuller, I. Kunold :
A remote management concept for distributed energy information and facility management systems
International Research Conference 2014 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, June 2014 [pdf, 291 KB]
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E. Grundmann, N. Karaoglan, M. Kuller, I. Kunold :
A web-based data analysis system with a flexible data link and dynamic GUI parameterization
International Research Conference 2014 at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, June 2014 [pdf, 356 KB]
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M. Kuller, I. Kunold, H. Hoffmann :
Middleware and visualization concepts for smart energy systems
Uwe Großmann, Ingo Kunold, Smart Energy 2013 - How smart is Germany in the European context? Dortmund : vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, November 2013, ISBN 978-3-86488-055-1, p. 42 - 55
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K. Henneboehle, N. Karaoglan, M. Kuller, I. Kunold :
IEEE IDAADC'2013 (Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications), Berlin, September 2013
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M. Kuller, K. Henneböhle, I. Kunold
Distributed architecture for a balancing aggregation of consumption and generation of electrical energy in private households
Smart Energy 2012 (Symposium: "Wie smart ist der Weg zur Energiewende") vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, ISBN 978-3-86488-030-8, pp. 123-134, November 2012
Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011, pp. 812-816, doi: 10.1109/IDAACS.2011.6072884.
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M. Kuller, K. Henneböhle, I. Kunold, C. Müller, C.Wietfeld
Communication technologies for grid load-dependent control of switchable loads and generators in the 2012 pilot project and in the smart grid
Smart Energy 2011 (Symposium: "Smart Grid or the future of the energy industry") vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, ISBN 978-3-86488-004-9, pp. 104-118, November 2011
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I. Kunold, M. Kuller, J. Bauer, N. Karaoglan
E-Energy Controller for the dynamic control of energy consumption in single-family homes and SMEs
Smart Energy 2010 (Symposium: "Innovative, ICT-oriented concepts for the energy sector of the future") vwh | Verlag Werner Hülsbusch, ISBN 978-3-940317-79-7, pp. 45-54, November 2010
Monday, 12-13 h via video conference https://fh-dortmund.webex.com/meet/frank.gustrau (Wait in the lobby until you are let in. This may take a while if I am in a conversation with another student).
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