IT solutions for smart offices as a student project

Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck developed a practice-oriented task for monitoring the indoor climate in office buildings as part of the Software Engineering proseminar.

Software solution for indoor climate in office buildings

Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science were asked to develop an overall solution for the immediate and long-term monitoring of the indoor climate in office buildings for a simulated client. Such office applications have not only been a relevant topic since the pandemic, but are increasingly finding their way into the design of workplaces. They facilitate collaboration and also take into account the individual needs of employees.

The students worked as a team to develop a software solution for their client that measures information on the indoor climate, such as temperature, humidity, air quality, noise pollution and light intensity. The software is intended to be available to employees, who can use it to monitor and control the indoor climate at their own workplace, as well as to the relevant departmental management, senior management and building administration. In the long term, the data collected will form a basis for decisions on the sustainable control of heating and air conditioning and possible climate-friendly investments. Particular attention is paid to the handling of personal data and data protection.

Proseminar Software Engineering Prize 2022

The "Proseminar Software Engineering Prize 2022" is awarded annually to students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Computer Science who work on a specific task as part of the "Software Engineering" course. The best applications are honoured by the expert jury: Dr Andreas Doblander (dynatrace), Hansjörg Haller (Infpro IT Solutions), Dr Philipp Kalb (world-direct), Dr Thomas Trojer (Txture) and Christoph Fröschl (Innio). Not only the project result is assessed, but also the entire project implementation. The overall assessment of the teams is made up of five individual categories: software architecture, user interface, reliability of the IoT solution, software quality assurance and project management.

Two teams, Team G1T4 and G7T2, were characterised by particularly high-quality work and shared first place. Our warmest congratulations!