The Institute for Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems (ACPS) is part of the School of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH).

The institute was founded in 2022 and is headed by Professor Dr.-Ing. Bernd-Christian Renner. Our research embraces two core fields: Firstly, we investigate novel methods and protocols for low- and zero-power wireless communication and energy management for regeneratively powered devices in the domain of cyber-physical systems (CPSs) with a special focus on smart infrastructure. Secondly, we carry out research in underwater communication, localization and navigation for swarms of micro autonomous underwater vehicles (uAUVs) for monitoring and inspection of underwater habitats and infrastructure (such as ports, off-shore wind parks, etc.). Our research has been primarly funded by DFG, BMBF, BMWK, and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. We are always looking for bright, motivated students. Please send us an e-mail, if you are interested in becoming a member of our team.

The institute is also involved in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate level. Our teaching ranges from fundamental courses on programming to special focus courses on cyber-physical systems and networked embedded systems. There is always room for student theses and projects works. A list of open, thrilling offerings is available online. If not, or if you have a particular topic on your mind that you think fits into our research, please feel free to contact us!

Latest News

14.05.25
On May 1st, we welcomed Mr. Matin Ghalkhani as a new colleague at our institute. Matin Ghalkhani will be working as a visiting scientist at our institute for one year. We wish Matin Ghalkhani a successful time at TUHH and look forward to working with him. His research topics are: Underwater Communication and Localization Developing advanced time synchronization techniques through a novel geometry-based protocol (UWGS) tailored for mobile nodes in underwater environments Coastal Monitoring with SENSWICH Creating a cost-effective, real-time monitoring solution using Arduino and LoRa technology, designed for efficient environmental data collection in coastal regions If you have any questions about his research topics, please contact Matin Ghalkhani directly.
14.05.25
Wiebke Frenkel presented her current work on Hyperparameter Optimization for PSO-Based Energy-Aware Path Planning for AUV Swarms at the for 38th GI/ITG International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems in Kiel.
31.03.25
Im Institut Autonome Cyber-Physische Systeme (ACPS) ist die Position eines wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiters (m/w/d) neu zu besetzen. Falls Sie interessiert sind, dann klicken Sie bitte hier. English version The Institute Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems (ACPS) is looking to fill the position of research assistant (m/f/d). If you are interested, please click here.
06.02.25
Our submitted paper: Error Correction Code for FSCM-based Acoustic Underwater Communication Authors: Julia Wüpperling, Fabian Steinmetz, Bernd-Christian Renner was accepted for the UACE2025 conference. We congratulate the authors.  
05.02.25
Two MOLAs (Modular Landers) built by our partner GEOMAR Kiel and equipped with our underwater acoustic modem *ahoi* were deployed near Santorini, Greece, to measure currently emerging seismic activity on the sea floor. [Media coverage] (starting at ca. 0:30).