Simulation in the City – Summer School 2022 at HFT Stuttgart

The workshop follows the structure of a hackathon. As a participant you will develop project-based solutions in a team. You will work at HFT Stuttgart Building 1. Professors, lecturers and experts are available for exchange. Local and international experts will give lectures and provide impulses and suggestions for a creative design process.

Should the Pandemic have confined you to remote learning the Summer School "Simulation in the City" will be your opportunity to close this learning gap.

The challenge: 3D city models and simulations for smart cities
As a participant you will use the latest technology to perform data analysis using the 3D city model, expert urban simulation algorithms and Big Geo Data.

You will develop prototype applications to improve the liveability will increase liveability and improve the urban climate, save resource and make operation of the Leonhardsplatz easier.

Topic of your challenge
Bring your own topic and your own team of up to 8 members, or make up your mind during the introduction session. The Summer School team has prepared challenges:

• data analysis and simulation of heating demand, photovoltaic, and water demand,
• data analysis and simulation of solar radiation exchange and shadowing, urban wind flows and district heating network,
• increasing the density of information through AR (Augmented Reality), to make maintenance of public space easier,
• optimizing water use for plant irrigation and for monitoring plant health.

Dataset
The Summer School team provides access to a variety of spatial data sources for your use during the “Simulation in the City” Summer School and, if you choose so for preparing your very own challenge. Access the dataset catalogue on the Gitlab wiki page.

Period
Wednesday 14 – Monday 19 September 2022

Duration
6 days

Who can participate
All HFT students are welcome

Particularly students of the International Master Programmes Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics, Smart City Solutions, Software Technology, International Project Management, the Master Programme Urban Planning and all other courses related to the topic are encouraged to apply.

Participant selection
Seats are limited and will be allocated on first-come-first-serve basis.

Costs
Free of charge. Costs for material and one simple meal per day are covered.

Benefits

• Receive a certificate of participation.
• Explore and customize HFT Stuttgart´s 3D city models and data sets.
• Find out more about HFT Stuttgart’s LIS City (liveable, intelligent, sustainable) research approach under the scope of the i-City Project.
• Interact one-on-one with professors.
• Listen to lectures by industry representatives and get an idea about your possible career path.
• Visit XR-week, a business-to-business expo.
• Be seen and present your team’s solution in public.                       
• Stand the chance to win the award for the team nominated for best solution.
• Make up for learning experiences the pandemic prevented you from.

Organisation
The Summer School “Simulation in the City ” is a one-time event of the HFT Stuttgart under the direction of the Vice-President (Study and Teaching) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Gaspers and SkiLL under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Volker Coors, Prof. Dr. Iris Belle, and Prof. Dr. Marcus Deininger. The Summer School is funded by the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, MWK (Ministry of Science and Culture) within the programme to mitigate learning gaps originating from the pandemic.

Contact persons
Thunyathep (Joe) Santhanavanich and Muhammad Alfakhori

E-mail
thunyathep.santhanavanich(at)hft-stuttgart.de
muhammad.alfakhori(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Language
English

Programme
Day 1      welcome, visit to Leonhardsplatz, introduction to challenges, forming
                teams, keynote lecture, workshop 1
Day 2      keynote lecture, workshop 2, feedback, visit to XR-week
Day 3      keynote lecture, workshop 3, feedback
Day 4      Production time: teams work on challenges
Day 5      Production time: teams work on challenges, poster preparation
Day 6      Poster printing, pin-up at Leonhardsplatz and poster-session, award
                ceremony, farewell

Register by August 15, 2022
via Eveeno