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From autonomous vehicles to nano satellites

Research Topics

Autonomous Vehicles

We develop technology that enables autonomous navigation and operation of cars, UAVs and ships.

Nano Satellites

Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware for harsh environments. Enabling sustainable development in space.

Swarm Robotics

Collaboration, Interaction and Configuration within heterogeneous swarms of autonomous robots in different mediums.

Blockchain for the IoT

Extending Blockchain models for securing the IoT. Peer-to-peer communication and secure data storage.

Modular Fog/Edge Computing

Bringing computing power near end users with a Lightweight Modular Fog/Edge Computing Platforms.

Safety & Reliability

Enhancing safety and reliability for connected smart autonomous systems base on the Internet of Everything.

Recent Publications

Research at the
Edge of Technology

Interdisciplinary research in space technology, FPGAs, fog and edge computing, swarm robotics and human-robot intereaction.

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Academia-Industry Collaboration

Ongoing Projects

AutoSOS

Autonomous Drones Supporting Maritime Search and Rescue. Development of fog/edge computing technology to enable enhanced AI- powered situational awareness.

Smart Cities

Integrating Edge and Fog computing with Blockchain and LPWAN technologies in Internet of Things applications for Smart Cities

Railway Monitoring

Using UAVs for infrastructure monitoring in harsh conditions. Applied to monitoring the railways and logistics infrastructure in the ports of Finland.

SeaPASS

Smart Edge-Assisted Platform for Enhanced Situational Awareness in Waterborne transportation. Development of an Advanced Driver Assistance platform for large cargo vessels.

Foresail

Foresail-1 is a satellite mission of Finnish Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Space hosting a particle telescope (PATE) from University of Turku.

Intersect

INTER-vehicle Sensor fusion for Enhanced objeCT classification and situational awareness in cooperative mapping of an a priori unknown environments

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International Cooperation

Research and Education Partners

A multi-cultural team

International Researchers @ TIERS