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🎄✨ As the holiday season approaches, we want to take a moment to THANK the entire EmpkinS team in Erlangen, Munich, Bonn and Hamburg as well as our colleagues and business partners. Your support, collaboration, and dedication have made this year truly special. Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry...

On December 12, 2024, EmpkinS members from Erlangen, Bonn, Hamburg, and Munich came together once again to further plan and discuss the individual sub-projects for the second funding phase. The agenda also included a Lecture Series presented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Amelie Hagelauer on sub-project A03, whi...

In October 2024, EmpkinS doctoral candidate Miri Kurz had the opportunity to spend three weeks at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. During her stay, Miri benefited from the expertise of Dr....

In Zusammenarbeit mit der klinische DFG-Forschungsgruppe KFO 5024: (GB.com) des UKERs präsentieren wir am 4. und 5. Februar 2025 ein bewegendes und lebensbejahendes Theaterstück im Erlanger E-Werk. Das Stück, das in Kooperation mit dem Schloßtheater Thurnau aufgeführt wird, beleuchtet das Leben eine...

On November 20, 2024, the FAU hosted the first Children's University 'Holiday' for young researchers in Erlangen. Many dedicated scientists put together an exciting program for the curious young researchers and introduced 111 enthusiastic children to the world of science. EmpkinS was proud to help o...

The VDE Bayern Award, celebrating outstanding achievements in the fields of "Science," "Industry," and "School," was presented for the 16th time at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich on November 21, 2024. Radar-based sensing is an innovative method for measuring vital parameters, allowing for contactl...

On the 19th of November 2024, the second Women-of-EmpkinS day took part. The day started with an interactive guided tour through the Deutsches Museum Nürnberg. We had the opportunity to talk to the humanoid robot AMECA, which is connected to ChatGPT. In addition, we explored helpful medical inventio...

In September 2024, Luca was a Research Fellow at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen. During his stay, he investigated whether transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can improve exposure therapy for the treatment of social anxiety disor...

We are thrilled to announce that EmpkinS doctoral candidate Johanna Bräunig has published a groundbreaking paper titled „A Radar-Based Concept for Simultaneous High-Resolution Imaging and Pixel-Wise Velocity Analysis for Tracking Human Motion“ in IEEE Journal of Microwaves. About the Publication I...

On November 7, Brian D. Earp will be giving a talk as part of the Lunch Series Bonn on "Digital Doppelgangers in healthcare". It's possible to join online. Don't miss this insightful session! Please find registration and access to the abstract here.