Projects
In 2025, USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten's 168 research projects generated revenue of around EUR 6 million. Interdisciplinary projects have grown in importance in recent years as a means to identify suitable answers to modern-day issues and devise appropriate solutions.
VAST – Virtual Airspace and Tower
VAST aims at improving situation awareness of Air Traffic Control Officers and makes way for new technologies in European aviation.
Object Recognition for Indoor Navigation
Object recognition for autonomous indoor positioning and navigation
ISP Empowerment Game
Developing a smartphone game for self-empowerment to increase personal competences and develop new action patterns targeting vocational school students and apprentices.
KIF – Cryptography for Wireless Communication
A highly secure and durable cryptography for wireless communication integrating radio data. – High frequency data transmission may allow for the traffic of the future.
Secure Development Lifecycle for CPPS
Qualification measure regarding the implementation of a Secure Development Lifecycle for Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS)
SoniTalk - an Open Protocol for Data-over-Sound
While interconnectedness amongst our devices increases rapidly, SoniTalk aims at developing an open protocol for ultrasonic device communication that fully preserves the privacy of the user.
Multimodal Therapy Programme for Overweight and Obese Adolescents (Intervention against overweight and obesity)
Developing an intervention concept for overweight and obesity in adolescents in Lower Austria
SecureMobile – Reducing fears in mobility
Due to subjectively experienced fears, many journeys are made by car or taxi instead of using more sustainable forms of mobility. "SecureMobile" aims to counteract this effect.
BRD - Broken rail detection
Identifying and testing new technologies and methods for a cost-effective detection of broken rails.
DALICC – Data Licenses Clearance Center
DALICC is a software framework that supports the automated clearance of rights thus supporting the legally secure and time-efficient reutilization of third party data sources.
AR Remote Support
Augmented Reality (AR) based support via browser
Evaluating technical measuring accuracy
Evaluating the technical measuring accuracy of a 3D monitoring system for the continuous tracking of lumbar spine movements