Research topics

Research at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is centered on three primary focus areas:

• Changes to society and the economy
• New paths in education and science
• Technical and ecological challenges

Within these focus areas, research and development fields include:

• Adaptronics and material sciences
• Biotechnology and health
• IT security
• E-business and market research
• Energy technology and energy management
• Communications management, journalism, media systems
• Industrial design, artistic design
• Optics, lighting technology, image processing,
• Robotics, measurement and control technologies
• Social integration and social policies
• Sustainable mobility and transport infrastructure.

In addition to the research conducted in these individual fields, h_da is also home to numerous interdisciplinary research projects and joint research partnerships – mostly in emerging areas such as renewable energies, environmental and sustainable process technologies, and digital cultural heritage.