Fraunhofer Italia with headquarters in Bolzano (Italy) is offering an internship position in its division Automation and Mechatronics Engineering (AME). AME conducts applied research in the most diverse aspects of digitalisation for the agevolazioni of the regional stakeholders. The fields of expertise range from the extraction, analysis and optimisation of processes from operative production and logistic systems, novel control paradigms for production systems, design and prototyping of complex mechatronic systems, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), real‑time data processing and process mining of business processes.

Are you a prospective student willing to undertake an experience with us? If so, apply for this position at Fraunhofer Italia

The topic:

Validation and Benchmarking Framework for Power Line Inspection Algorithms

This internship and thesis topic focuses on developing a comprehensive framework for validating and benchmarking perception algorithms used in UAV‑based power line inspection. The objective is to establish standardized,



reproducible procedures for evaluating the performance of algorithms that process multimodal UAV data, particularly RGB imagery and LiDAR point clouds.

The work will involve designing controlled test environments replicating inspection scenarios with mock‑up components, variable lighting, and environmental conditions. Synchronized RGB–LiDAR data will be collected to create reference datasets for algorithm evaluation. The framework will define objective metrics and automated analysis tools to assess detection accuracy, localization precision, robustness, and computational efficiency.

A modular benchmarking suite will be implemented to allow easy integration and testing of algorithms, including those for object detection, semantic labeling, and data reduction. Results will be validated using ground‑truth annotations and precise geometric measurements.

Requirements:
- You are a university or hig

📌 Internship/M.Sc. thesis: Validation and Benchmarking Framework for Power Line Inspection Algorithms (Bolzano)
🏢 Fraunhofer Italia - IEC
📍 Bolzano