Irmtraud Ehrenmüller

Irmtraud Ehrenmüller serves as Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (FH Linz), affiliated with the Research Center Linz Center of Excellence Medical Technology/TIMed Center and Embedded Systems department. Her work focuses on Social & Societal Innovation strength area, developing practical digital solutions for social service challenges.

Her research spans:

• Social assistive robotics for elderly care environments
• Living Lab methodologies for ethical technology implementation
• Digital transformation in nursing homes and long-term care
• Agile systems development for social profit organizations
• Workload reduction for mobile caregivers through assistive technologies

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on practical implementation of care robotics, with emphasis on ethical considerations and measurable impact in real-world care settings rather than theoretical exploration.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Rudolf Sallinger Preis der Wirtschaftskammer Wien (1988)

Current research leadership encompasses:

• FaCIt project (2024-2026): Impact assessment of digital systems in nursing homes
• BF-WASP project (2024-2025): Agile systems for social profit organizations including church institutions
• GARP Network (2019-2021): Global aging research partnerships with Polish academic institutions

She actively supervises research works and contributes to scientific discourse through conference presentations and media engagement on care technology implementation.