Interdisciplinary Projects
Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge
Microsystem, MEMS, Innovation, Creativity
This is a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students to harness their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming an innovative entrepreneur in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications. At the end of this contest, you will be credited with the credits for FP/IP/IDP.
Description
Welcome to "Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge," a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students in harnessing their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming innovative entrepreneurs in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications.
COSIMA is a German national student competition.
Overview:
In this practical internship, students will delve into the world of microsystems, exploring their components, functionalities, and potential applications. The focus will be on fostering creativity and teamwork as students work collaboratively to conceive, design, and prototype innovative solutions using sensors and microsystems.
Key Features:
Creative Exploration: Unlike traditional courses and internships, this one offers the freedom to choose and define your own technical challenge. Students will be encouraged to think outside the box, identify real-world problems, and propose solutions that leverage microsystems to enhance human-technology interactions.
Hands-On Prototyping: The heart of the internship lies in turning ideas into reality. Students will actively engage in the prototyping process, developing functional prototypes of their innovative concepts. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the practical aspects of sensor integration, actuation, and control electronics.
COSIMA Contest Preparation: The internship will align with the COSIMA competition requirements, preparing students to present their prototypes on the competition day. Guidance will be provided on creating impactful presentations that showcase the ingenuity and practicality of their solutions.
Go International: The winners of COSIMA will qualify to take part in the international iCAN competition. Guidance and preparation for the iCAN will be provided.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Drawing inspiration from successful startups that emerged from COSIMA, the internship will instill an entrepreneurial mindset. Students will learn about the essentials of founding a startup, from business planning to pitching their ideas.
Us in the past:
Das war COSIMA 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
iCANX Wettbewerb 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
Das war COSIMA 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
iCAN Wettbewerb 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
Sieger COSIMA 2022 (cosima-mems.de)
Prerequisites
Intermediate German and English language proficiency is required.
Contact
Supervisor:
Research Internships (Forschungspraxis)
DVCon Challenge 2025: Precise Power Estimation of SoC in SystemC
Description
Precise power estimates enable more efficient designs and give directions for energy saving. This enhances battery cycles and limits the need for cooling setups. However, currently power estimates are mostly based on date from late stages in the design process. However, the largest knobs for improvements in the system architecture exist in early design stages on the high level design, which can be modeled for example with SystemC.
This area is tackled by this year's challenge of the DVCon in Munich in October 2025:
How well can you predict and analyze power consumption of a small application with a compact SystemC model? Help developers with your ideas! (https://dvconchallenge.de/). In this project, you should take the DVConf challenge and participate with your ideas and solutions in this contest. At the end of this contest, you will be credited with the credits for the FP/IDP.Prerequisites
- interest in power dissipation modeling and the high level design stage
- very profound knowledge on SystemC
- basic knowledge on CMOS power dissipation
- ability to work independently
- willingness to submit your solution to the DVcon Challenge and to present it at the conference
Contact
If you are interested in this topic, you can send me your application to: philipp.fengler@tum.de
Supervisor:
Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge
Microsystem, MEMS, Innovation, Creativity
This is a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students to harness their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming an innovative entrepreneur in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications. At the end of this contest, you will be credited with the credits for FP/IP/IDP.
Description
Welcome to "Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge," a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students in harnessing their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming innovative entrepreneurs in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications.
COSIMA is a German national student competition.
Overview:
In this practical internship, students will delve into the world of microsystems, exploring their components, functionalities, and potential applications. The focus will be on fostering creativity and teamwork as students work collaboratively to conceive, design, and prototype innovative solutions using sensors and microsystems.
Key Features:
Creative Exploration: Unlike traditional courses and internships, this one offers the freedom to choose and define your own technical challenge. Students will be encouraged to think outside the box, identify real-world problems, and propose solutions that leverage microsystems to enhance human-technology interactions.
Hands-On Prototyping: The heart of the internship lies in turning ideas into reality. Students will actively engage in the prototyping process, developing functional prototypes of their innovative concepts. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the practical aspects of sensor integration, actuation, and control electronics.
COSIMA Contest Preparation: The internship will align with the COSIMA competition requirements, preparing students to present their prototypes on the competition day. Guidance will be provided on creating impactful presentations that showcase the ingenuity and practicality of their solutions.
Go International: The winners of COSIMA will qualify to take part in the international iCAN competition. Guidance and preparation for the iCAN will be provided.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Drawing inspiration from successful startups that emerged from COSIMA, the internship will instill an entrepreneurial mindset. Students will learn about the essentials of founding a startup, from business planning to pitching their ideas.
Us in the past:
Das war COSIMA 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
iCANX Wettbewerb 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
Das war COSIMA 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
iCAN Wettbewerb 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
Sieger COSIMA 2022 (cosima-mems.de)
Prerequisites
Intermediate German and English language proficiency is required.
Contact
Supervisor:
Internships
Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge
Microsystem, MEMS, Innovation, Creativity
This is a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students to harness their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming an innovative entrepreneur in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications. At the end of this contest, you will be credited with the credits for FP/IP/IDP.
Description
Welcome to "Startup Microsystems: Innovate, Create, Compete – COSIMA Challenge," a dynamic and hands-on internship designed to empower students in harnessing their creativity and technical skills to participate in the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) contest. This internship is not just an academic pursuit; it's a journey towards becoming innovative entrepreneurs in the realm of sensor and microsystem applications.
COSIMA is a German national student competition.
Overview:
In this practical internship, students will delve into the world of microsystems, exploring their components, functionalities, and potential applications. The focus will be on fostering creativity and teamwork as students work collaboratively to conceive, design, and prototype innovative solutions using sensors and microsystems.
Key Features:
Creative Exploration: Unlike traditional courses and internships, this one offers the freedom to choose and define your own technical challenge. Students will be encouraged to think outside the box, identify real-world problems, and propose solutions that leverage microsystems to enhance human-technology interactions.
Hands-On Prototyping: The heart of the internship lies in turning ideas into reality. Students will actively engage in the prototyping process, developing functional prototypes of their innovative concepts. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the practical aspects of sensor integration, actuation, and control electronics.
COSIMA Contest Preparation: The internship will align with the COSIMA competition requirements, preparing students to present their prototypes on the competition day. Guidance will be provided on creating impactful presentations that showcase the ingenuity and practicality of their solutions.
Go International: The winners of COSIMA will qualify to take part in the international iCAN competition. Guidance and preparation for the iCAN will be provided.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Drawing inspiration from successful startups that emerged from COSIMA, the internship will instill an entrepreneurial mindset. Students will learn about the essentials of founding a startup, from business planning to pitching their ideas.
Us in the past:
Das war COSIMA 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
iCANX Wettbewerb 2024 (cosima-mems.de)
Das war COSIMA 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
iCAN Wettbewerb 2023 (cosima-mems.de)
Sieger COSIMA 2022 (cosima-mems.de)
Prerequisites
Intermediate German and English language proficiency is required.