Bertalan Forstner

Dr. Bertalan Forstner is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head at the Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). He co-leads the Applied Mobile Research Group (AMORG) within the Applied Computer Science Group, where his work bridges robotics, IoT, and cognitive infocommunication.

Research Interests:

• Swarm Robotics & Aerial Systems: uniform dispersal algorithms for large fleets of low-cost flying robots, obstacle avoidance, and area-filling with minimal sensing.
• Internet of Things & Model-Driven Engineering: multi-domain IoT architectures, model-based unification of heterogeneous mobile platforms, and energy-efficient offloading.
• Cognitive Infocommunication & Educational Technology: adaptive learning environments, biofeedback-driven serious games, and AI-enhanced assessment tools using item-response theory.
• Distributed & Peer-to-Peer Systems: semantic overlays, mobile P2P protocols, and performance evaluation simulators.

Research Impact & Trends:
Across more than 50 peer-reviewed works (2005-2025), a clear evolution is visible: early efforts focused on P2P and mobile networking transitioned into swarm-robotics algorithms, which in turn informed IoT and cognitive-systems research. Recent 2025 papers emphasize quantitative service-level analytics, user-behavior classification, and synthetic data generation for cognitive modeling, underscoring a trajectory toward data-driven, AI-enhanced, human-centric systems.

Scientific Awards & Recognitions:
No specific awards are listed in the provided text.

Advising & Funding:
While individual PhD students are not named in the source, Dr. Forstner’s long-running research projects in AMORG and sustained publication output imply active supervision and grant support. Details on specific grants or doctoral candidates are not disclosed.

Laboratory & Teams:
He leads the Applied Mobile Research Group (AMORG) and collaborates closely with the Applied Computer Science Group at BME, maintaining facilities in building Q, room B227 on the Magyar tudósok körút campus.