HOMEAGENDAELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
Register
Register
Register

Project cooperationUpdated on 11 February 2026

AI‑Enhanced Acoustic Pest Monitoring for Earth‑Intelligence

R&D Manager Smart Acoustic Solutions at Fraunhofer IDMT

Ilmenau, Germany

About

What We Offer

Acoustic Biosurveillance (Bark Beetles)

  • Contact‑ and air‑borne sensing for early detection of infestation and phase classification (lab & field proven).

  • Robust setups for controlled recordings (e.g., terrarium with stem sections) and transferable field deployments.

AI‑Powered Analytics

  • ML models for feeding‑/boring‑sound detection, activity indices, anomaly & trend analysis; Edge‑AI options for on‑site pre‑processing.

Data Integration & FAIR Pipelines

  • Harmonised acoustic data + metadata (OGC/SensorML‑ready), APIs to inject acoustic bio‑indicators into EO platforms and data spaces.

Demonstrators & Validation

  • Lab and pilot testbeds in forest environments (Thuringian Forest), co‑designed with domain experts and end‑users.

What We Seek

  • EO/GIS platform providers and data space operators (integration targets).

  • Forest research institutes, entomology/ecology groups, and forest agencies for co‑design and validation.

  • Experienced Horizon Europe coordinators for two‑stage proposal leadership.

  • Partners contributing drone/hyperspectral/EO layers to fuse with acoustic indicators.

Targeted Call

HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-07 - Interconnect Earth Observation research for addressing environmental policies

Our unique value: An acoustic in‑situ data stream that EO alone cannot provide, converted into policy‑relevant forest‑health indicators (e.g., Bark Beetle Activity Index, Infestation Progress Levels) and delivered via interoperable pipelines.

Stage

  • Early stage

Topic

  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-07

Type

  • Partner looking for consortium

Similar opportunities