Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
  • Head of Research Group: Dr. Kristóf KARACS
  • Members of the Group: Dr. Anna GELENCSÉR-HORVÁTH, Viktor KARACS, Márton JUSZTIN, Péter HALÁSZ, András Attila SULYOK
  • Contact: karacs@itk.ppke.hu, gha@itk.ppke.hu

  • The center, established in collaboration with Semmelweis University, aims to support the perception of visual information for people with visual impairments and to improve their quality of life through the application of innovative technologies.

    Our goal is to develop a Bionic Eyeglass that processes visual information on a small processor, replacing the function of the eye.

    The core focus of the fundamental research activity in the lab is the interpretation of multimodal spatiotemporal events. Processing the visual information of the world around us poses a significant challenge due to its complexity and variability, requiring the development of new methods.

    We design new approaches by combining prior knowledge, available sensors, and appropriate representations with tools from machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision.

    A key design goal is to develop for widely used, easily available, affordable everyday devices (platforms) instead of relying on expensive and complex hardware.

    Therefore, we develop methods that can be integrated into mobile applications. We work closely with blind and visually impaired individuals and validate our prototypes in real-world tasks, including those featured in Cybathlon—the “Formula 1” of assistive technologies.