Challenges

Challenges on...

Health and Care
Culture and Teaching
Environment and Sustainability
Democracy and Participation
       

DT.LAB Challenges are practical projects in which students work together with actors from the public sector on concrete problems in the field of digitalization. Challenges are integrated into courses at the university.

Since our launch in 2019, we have organised more than 70 challenges with over 600 students in 8 of HM's departments and published 28 prototypes.

Challenges summer term 2024

Visual Crowd Analysis / Fire Protection Directorate
User-centered design for quick help
App development with AI-based features

Challenges winter term 2023/24

AI for aerial image analysis - it@M / LH Munich
Accurate geodata vs. data protection - SafeNow
Language Model Integration - Plan.Net
UI/UX optimization for the learning platform Lern-Fair e.V.
Requirements for digital geodata management - Rural Development Administration
Solar maintenance with Solar InsightZ app
Digitalization of bicycle repair processes
AskBinny: waste separation on campus
GreenTect: sustainable construction for education buildings
Intuitive “HM InsightHub” dashboard for real-time sensor data

Challenges summer term 2023

Apps for refugees integration - BRK
Performance art app - Residenztheater München
Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital
Digital help for social workers - Off Road Kids
Management of gas consumption - Umweltinstitut München
A multifunctional energy management system - LH München
Intelligent heating solution for HM
Reducing food waste in commercial kitchens - LH München
Data generated insights for ventilation systems

Challenges winter term 2022

AI-supported consulting for module selection

Challenges summer term 2022

SOS Kinderdorf e.V.
WeConnectAI
Deutsche Bahn – Bike Rental
Museum of London
Museum of London
Munich District Administration Office

Challenges winter term 2021/22

“MoLEnergy” improves management of energy consumption in the Museum of London
Cost-efficient ways to build energy-efficient with Ecobuilder
"RecycLearn" helps Munich residents to separate their waste correctly
A smart solution for an efficient refill management for farmers

Challenges summer term 2021

Innovation-Hub: Visualisation
Innovation-Hub: Implementation
InSite – App Solution for Efficient Building Management
Jimma Neo E-Learning Platform
MUCmoves – Data that Moves the City
BEMS – Records Emissions
Bots in Education: Ednic
Bots in Education: Cubie
Bots in Education: Litera
Bots in Education: Buddy
CoCo – Corona Contact Communication
SmartReport at the Museum of London
EatGreener
SurveySolver
GridX Sustainability Dashboard
Windcarers – Webapp for Windpower
Passwordless Authentication

Challenges winter term 2020/21

Classifying Bee Images
KonTEXT – Motivation App
Empowering Youngsters
Hackathon „Circular Cities“
PubliHM – A Research Information System
Detection of Foreign Substances in Biowaste
Tools to Support Dementia Sufferers
TheaGe Community Platform
TipTabToe – An App against Climate Change
Motivating Local Companies towards Climate Protection

Earlier Challenges

Motivations to Share Transportation Data
Civil Participation through Social Information Systems
Digital Innovations for the Theatre Society Munich
A Digital Day with Pepper
EnBeeMo – Environment and Bee Monitoring
A Capacity Finder for Munich
Classification of Trees Using Instance Segmentation
Measuring the Acquisition of Competences
The Motivator – Dayplanning Despite Demetia
Munich's Culture Online for (New) Target Groups
Making Museums More Attractive
M-Volunteer – Platform for Voluntary Work in Munich
M-Wallet – Making Better Use of Munich's Offers
Smart Sensors for Glass Containers
A Social Network for Munich
Voice Assistants as Memory Trainers
Voice Assistants for Orientation
Voice Assistants as Diary and Phone Book
Virtual Reality for Munich's Buildings
(Web) Apps for People with Dementia