Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

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GenAI for Industry

Fraunhofer IKS is developing solutions that partially automate the safety verification process. Learn more:

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Safe Intelligence — this forms the core brand of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS.

Connected cognitive systems drive innovation in many sectors, including mobility, healthcare, and automation in industry. Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing play a key role here. Fraunhofer IKS is conducting research to ensure that these applications are reliable and verifiably safe. We consider resilience and intelligence to be part of the same process.

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Artificial Intelligence / 24.4.2025

Can Generative AI Revolutionize Modern Healthcare?

Artificial intelligence and LLMs in particular are seen by many as a beacon of hope for the overburdened healthcare system. Above all, AI-based automation could quickly provide relief for knowledge management routine tasks. Until that happens, problems with security and safety must be solved and legal requirements fulfilled. Fraunhofer IKS research is addressing both of these issues.

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Serie DEEP, Part 4 / 11.4.2025

The process is directed by DEEP

The previous three parts of our series focused on the technologies “under the hood” of DEEP, the Fraunhofer IKS machine learning toolchain. Now, we take a look at the “big picture” in form of the process steps of the DEEP procedure – how DEEP can be used to get a grip on the problems associated with the use of machine learning (ML) for future flexible quality inspection.

Serie DEEP, Part 4
 

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Safetronic 2025 / 2.4.2025

Focus on holistic safety for road vehicles

Almost a quarter of a century! To be more precise, Safetronic, the international conference on holistic safety for road vehicles, has been around for 24 years. A lot has happened during this time - and it should stay that way.

Safetronic 2025
 

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Portrait Katie Fitch / 27.3.2025

"The interaction between research and industry inspires me"

Dr. Katie Fitch has been head of the department Trustworthy Digital Health at Fraunhofer IKS since November 2024. Katie's enthusiasm for mathematics led her to the engineering section early on. Then she discovered medical AI research for herself.

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Topics

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Autonomous Driving

Future Mobility

Will the vehicles of the future drive autonomously? Only when autonomous driving is safe will this vision become reality.

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AI in medicine

Digital Health

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology in digital life sciences and medicine, as it can combine and analyze large amounts of data in a very short time.

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Industry 4.0

Smart Factory and AI

In order to safely utilize the benefits, connected and automated production must function reliably above all else.

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Quantum Computing

Fraunhofer IKS is researching safe software applications for quantum computing so that the calculations can be relied on.

Events

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Webinar with Software Factory / 14.5.2025

The Evolution of Digitalization in Production

In a webinar together with Software Factory, we will show you how digitalization is revolutionizing the manufacturing world!  

Webinar
 

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Trade Fair / 24.-27.6.2025

automatica 2025

At automatica 2025, Fraunhofer IKS will showcase two solution approaches that enable safe collaboration between humans and machines: Flexible Quality Inspection and Dependable Person Detection. Visit Fraunhofer IKS at Booth 228 in Hall A5.

automatica 2025
 

Trade Fair / 24.-27.6.2025

World of Quantum 2025

Meet Fraunhofer IKS at the World of Quantum in Munich! We look forward to welcoming you at the joint booth of Bayern Innovativ (Hall A1, Booth 119).

World of Quantum 2025
 

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Training / 25.-26.6.2025

EU AI Act and High-Risk AI Systems

The training offered by Fraunhofer IKS on the EU AI Act and high-risk AI systems will give you an overview of the EU's AI regulation and its implications. Find out more about the compliance approach for artificial intelligence and the verification methodology. Register now.

EU AI Act
 

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All events

You can find all upcoming Fraunhofer IKS envents on our event overview.

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15.4.2025

Fraunhofer IKS is now part of the Fraunhofer Big Data AI Alliance

Fraunhofer IKS is a member of the Fraunhofer Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Alliance. It combines the broad range of industry expertise and years of experience of more than 30 Fraunhofer institutes and supports companies by implementing Big Data and AI strategies.

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Submit your abstract by May 9!

Safetronic 2025: Call for Papers

Preparations for Safetronic 2025 are already underway and we seek your contribution: submit your abstract in response to the Safetronic 2025 Call for Papers. The deadline for submissions is May 9, 2025. For more information on the Call for Papers, please visit the Safetronic website. We look forward to receiving numerous submissions.

Call for Papers
 

1.6.2024

New Deputy Director of the Institute Dr. Reinhard Stolle

As of June 1, Dr. Reinhard Stolle, Head of Business Unit Mobility, has assumed additional responsibilities as Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS.

His profile page provides an overview of his previous work and projects at Fraunhofer IKS.

 

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White paper

The European Artificial Intelligence Act - Overview and Recommendations for Compliance

This whitepaper published by Fraunhofer IKS provides an overview of the most important provisions of the EU AI Act.

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SAFE INTELLIGENCE Newsletter

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Information on the new building in Garching

Fraunhofer IKS is getting a new institute building at the Fraunhofer campus in Garching near Munich. The groundbreaking ceremony with Bavaria's Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger in October marked the official start of construction. On our new building page you will find all information about the construction progress in German.

Construction page (German)
 

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