Google and Apple have jointly provided an API for exposure notification in order to
implement decentralized contract tracing apps using Bluetooth Low Energy, the so-called …

Abstract We present Bird@ Edge, an Edge AI system for recognizing bird species in audio
recordings to support real-time biodiversity monitoring. Bird@ Edge is based on embedded …

Monitoring insect abundance or species richness at high spatial and temporal resolution is
difficult due to personnel, maintenance, and post‐processing costs as well as ethical …

Bats represent a highly diverse group of mammals and are essential for ecosystem
functioning. However, knowledge about their behaviour, ecology and conservation status is …

Several areas of wireless networking, such as wireless sensor networks or the Internet of
Things, require application data to be distributed to multiple receivers in an area beyond the …

We present tRackIT OS, open-source software for reliable VHF radio tracking of (small)
animals in their wildlife habitat. tRackIT OS is an operating system distribution for tRackIT …

From software-engineering perspective, the last two decades have been dominated by agile
software development methodologies and cloud-native applications. These heavily rely on …

Recent reports of insect decline highlight the need for extensive large-scale insect
monitoring. However, obtaining abundance or species richness data at high spatial and …

To decelerate the human-induced extinction of species, humanity needs to mitigate its
impact and implement effective conservation measures. This requires detailed knowledge …

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have accompanied me on this
challenging and inspiring journey. I would especially like to thank two people who have …