Open Research Space (ORS)

The "Open Research Space" (ORS) was established in the summer semester of 2022 to bring together students interested in AI and to promote scientific exchange between students among themselves and, above all, involving professors as well.

The ORS offers space for all topics and activities that students and employees are interested in:

Tours of THI laboratories and facilities
Initial vague ideas, up to
App prototypes, but also
Seminar and final theses or
Group projects

are presented here. In a cozy atmosphere, the ideas can be discussed and further developed in the presence of academic staff and professors. In addition to THI internal content, the ORS format also offers the opportunity to invite external interested parties. In this way, both sides benefit: Students gain an insight into applied (research) questions from the real world and external parties can get to know interested students at an early stage for potential collaboration.

Summer Semester 2025

The Open Research Space will continue in the summer semester of 2025.

Previous Events and Lectures

Lab Tour: Aviation Lab & Tour to brigk
Tour: Center of Entrepreneurship
Lab Tour: VR Lab
Lab Tour: Acoustics Lab

Student Presentation: AI Based Identification and Relevance Classification of Company Names in News Articles + Discussion: ChatGPT
Lab Tour: Aviation Lab
Workshop: Build your own website with Github Pages
Student Presentation: Petly
AI Community Presentation: Federated Learning + Student Presentation: Machine Learning Credit Analysis
AI Community Presentations: LAIKA + Using Machine Learning to Fight Misinformation
Workshop: Introduction to Phonetics for AI Students
AI Community Presentation: Social Media Data Analysis
Lab Tour: Car2X Lab
AI Community Presentation: Renumics
Paper Discussion: Trustworthy AI
Paper Discussion: Attention is all you need
Workshop: How to create a good CV?

ORS Introduction + HAnS
Introduction + Presentation: Bias in Flemish Speech Recognition
Lab Tour: Aviation Lab + Presentation: Computer-assisted Pronunciation Training for Mandarin
Presentation: Acceptance of AI
Workshop: Introduction to Phonetics for AI Students
AI Community Presentation: AININ
Lab Tour: VR Lab
Presentation: Center of Entrepreneurship + Student Presentation: Social Media Web App + Student Presentation: UX Design
Junior/PhD Panel Session
Senior/Professor Panel Session
Lab Tour: Cybersecurity Lab
AI Community Presentation: Role of AI in Interpreting
Open Discussion Round

Victor Hug: "Vergleich von Features für MER (Music Emotion Recognition)"
Noah Dick: "Emotionsextraktion aus Gehirnaktivitätsvoxeln"
Phillip Weinmann: "Laser mit Sprachsteuerung"
Taylan Volkan: "Sentiment Bias in Machine Translation"
UXD Masterstudierende: ENAMOUR Projekt
Kai Hartung: "Statistische Methode zur Untersuchung von Korrelationen in der Evolution von Sprachen"
Cedric Friedrichs: "Automatisierte Extraktion strukturierter Daten aus Informationssicherheits-Audits"
Moritz Kastler: "Transferaufgabe von emotionaler Gesichtserkennung"
Aaricia Herygers: "Spraakherkenning, wa is da? — Bias in Flemish Speech Recognition"
Kevin Glocker: "Unsupervised End-to-End Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training for Mandarin"
Aaricia Herygers: "Introduction to Phonetics for AI Students"

Impressions

FAQs about participating in ORS

Q: Who is it suitable for?

A: For anyone who is interested in open exchange and wants to develop further.

Q: What prerequisites do I need to participate?

A: Absolutely none! Everyone is welcome, whether you are in your first semester or your last, whether you can program or not, whether you engage with these topics in your free time or not. Your opinions and ideas are important to us all, let us share them!

Q: Do I have to work on my own projects or research?

A: No! You are welcome to present your own projects, but you don’t have to. You can also just sit comfortably on our couch and participate.

Q: Do I have to attend regularly?

A: Absolutely not! You can come and go as it suits you best. If you don’t have time or feel like coming, you don’t need to notify anyone.