FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR OPEN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

The International Robotics World Championship “RoboCup 2019” took place in Sydney from the 2nd to 8th of July this year. Under the direction of the FOKUS researcher Prof. Dr. Holger Schlingloff from our “System Quality Center“ (SQC) business unit, the junior team “.exe” was able to snag the third place in the “Rescue Simulation” discipline.

The European Commission appoints Fraunhofer FOKUS as part of a three-member consortium to develop the European “Support Centre for Data Sharing” (SCDS). On July 15, a beta version of the SCDS was released. Along with two other partners, Fraunhofer FOKUS has been commissioned to set up and operate the SCDS.

Digitalization does not stop at crafting. The joint project “DigiHand“ showed how work in craft can look like in the future. Fraunhofer FOKUS provided two out of eight learning stations for a traveling exhibition in which visitors learned more about “Smart Learning” and “Augmented Reality”.

At this year's ACM Multimedia Systems conference, a scientific paper on the Fraunhofer FOKUS SAND streaming solution was awarded the “Excellence in DASH Award”. FAMIUM SAND offers tools that enable content providers to track the streaming performance.

On the 4th of June the Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller, the Berlin Senate and Berlin Partner yet again invited to the annual traditional ”Hoffest” at the Red City Hall. Fraunhofer FOKUS, along with Berlin leuchtet e.V. participated in the festivities and offered its guests an extraordinary 360° film experience.

Direct communication between vehicle and vehicle, as well as vehicle and the road, can contribute to avoid traffic jams and accidents in the near future and increase safety for all road users. With various live demonstrations, the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) demonstrated its vision for intelligent and safe mobility today in Berlin based on the C-V2X technology (Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything).

The inaugural meeting of the working group openMobility took place today in Berlin-Adlershof. Apart from Fraunhofer FOKUS the first members include the German Aerospace Center, Bosch and Vector Informatik. The aim is to develop an open framework for the simulation of mobility scenarios and applications for research and industry.

This Sunday, viewers of the German music variety show “ZDF-Fernsehgarten” were able to experience the program as a 360° livestream through the HbbTV on-demand service of public broadcaster ZDF. This complementary experience was provided by using the Fraunhofer FOKUS “Cloud-based 360° Video Playout” technology. The unique and patented solution enables the viewing of high quality 360° videos on nearly any device.