Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS

As the world’s leading trade fair for smart automation and robotics, automatica brings together all key technologies in the technology hub of Munich. This makes it a meeting point for constructive and visionary exchange between industrial, research and political representatives.

Meet Fraunhofer IKS at its booth in hall 5 / A5.129.

LASER World of PHOTONICS, is the world's leading trade fair for photonics components, systems and applications. This year, World of QUANTUM, the International Trade Fair for Quantum Technologies, will once again be held in parallel to it.

There, Fraunhofer IKS will present its activities in the field of quantum computing.

For the third time, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems will again host the international conference »Safetronic« 2023. It holistically addresses the safety of road vehicles and all related aspects, including but not limited to functional safety, SOTIF, cybersecurity, safety-in-use and others.

The Call for Papers is online now!

Together with the University of York, Fraunhofer IKS has published a white paper presenting a new approach to assure the safety of cognitive cyber-physical systems (CPS), including automated driving systems.

How is it possible to develop safe software systems based on artificial intelligence? As simple as the question sounds, a comprehensive answer would be complex. Therefore, the white paper "Safe AI - How is it possible?" focuses on the technical design and the engineering principles of safe AI-based systems.

Modern AI models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities on various computer vision tasks such as image classification. Their decision-making process, though, remains mostly opaque (black box problem). This can be particularly problematic for safety-critical applications like medical imaging or autonomous driving.

Achieving safety with AI systems requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach, including technical, ethical, and regulatory considerations. A central aspect is designing AI systems that comply with safety requirements defined in constraints.

Digital twins are designed with the goal to create precise replicas of our physical world, but how exactly are they being used? For example, in medicine, vehicle construction and industrial production? Read on to find out.

The safetronic® is the industry's premier conference for the holistic safety of road vehicles. In November 2022, experts from the automotive industry met again to discuss challenges, solutions and trends.