DORBINE is a project
- Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG
- A cooperative project between AIR6 Systems and Alpen-Adria-Universität
Klagenfurt (AAU)
Project Description
Renewable energy plays a critical role in the global transition to sustainable and environmentally friendly power sources, and among the various technologies, turbines stand out as a key contributor. Wind turbines, for example, can convert up to 45% of the available wind energy into electricity, with modern designs reaching efficiencies as high as 50%, depending on conditions. The DORBINE project aims to enhance wind turbine efficiency in electricity production by developing an innovative inspection framework powered by cutting-edge AI techniques. It leverages a swarm of drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and advanced sensors to perform real-time, detailed blade inspections without the need for turbine shutdowns.
Team members
Farzad Tashtarian (project leader) is a PostDoc Researcher at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU). Before joining AAU, he was an Assistant Professor at the Azad University of Mashhad, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. His current research areas of interest are End-to-End aspects of Video Streaming, QoE Immersive multimedia communication, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Mathematical Modeling, and Distributed Optimization. Further information is available here.
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Christian Timmerer is a full professor of computer science at Klagenfurt University, Institute of Information Technology (ITEC). He is a Co-Founder of Bitmovin Inc. where he is the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and the Head of Research and Standardization. His research interests include immersive multimedia communication, streaming, adaptation, and quality of experience. Further information is available here.
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Hadi Amirpourazarian is a PostDoc researcher in ATHENA. He received his B.Sc. degrees in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, and he pursued his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. He got his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Klagenfurt in 2022. He was involved in the project EmergIMG, a Portuguese consortium on emerging imaging technologies, funded by the Portuguese funding agency and H2020. Currently, he is working on the ATHENA project in cooperation with its industry partner Bitmovin. His research interests are image processing and compression, video processing and compression, quality of experience, emerging 3D imaging technology, and medical image analysis. Further information is available here.