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Safetronic 2025

Call for Papers 2025! The call for papers is open until May 9.

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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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DEEP Series, Part 3 / 11.3.2025

Subtasks enable solving complex inspection problems

DEEP is a machine learning toolchain by Fraunhofer IKS for the reliable AI-assisted automation of quality inspection systems. For this purpose, DEEP automates various specific Fraunhofer IKS technologies. This part of the series of blog posts focuses on the specific technological contents of modular concept learning.

DEEP Series, Part 3
 

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AI in Workforce Management / 6.3.2025

Reinforcement Learning Shift Planning Agent Set to Transform Hospital Staffing

In a joint project, Fraunhofer IKS and ATOSS Software have developed an AI-controlled shift planning agent that automates staff scheduling while demonstrating remarkable scalability.

AI Shift Planning Agent
 

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Automation / 25.2.2025

Safe Intelligence Day 2025

What are the key ideas shaping the current automation landscape? Read on to learn about three insights that emerged from discussions between participants at Fraunhofer IKS’ Safe Intelligence Day 2025.

Safe Intelligence Day 2025
 

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Railway AI Systems / 18.2.2025

The Importance of Operational Design Domain (ODD)

As the railway industry advances, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems has become essential to improve efficiency and enhance the attractiveness of rail transport. However, implementing AI in railway operations comes with several challenges. Ensuring safety is the top priority while simultaneously increasing throughput.

Railway AI Systems

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.

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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
 

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

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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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White paper

Complexity and uncertainty in the safety assurance and regulation of automated driving

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.

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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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