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)
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Contact‑ and air‑borne sensing for early detection of infestation and phase classification (lab & field proven).
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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
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EO/GIS platform providers and data space operators (integration targets).
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Forest research institutes, entomology/ecology groups, and forest agencies for co‑design and validation.
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Experienced Horizon Europe coordinators for two‑stage proposal leadership.
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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
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Rene Rodigast
R&D Manager Smart Acoustic Solutions at Fraunhofer IDMT
Ilmenau, Germany
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- Partner looking for consortium
Rene Rodigast
R&D Manager Smart Acoustic Solutions at Fraunhofer IDMT
Ilmenau, Germany
Project cooperation
- Early stage
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-04
- Partner looking for consortium
Rene Rodigast
R&D Manager Smart Acoustic Solutions at Fraunhofer IDMT
Ilmenau, Germany