Projects

Fraunhofer FOKUS is an experienced and competent partner for the development and application of digitalization technologies and the networking of distributed infrastructures. Fraunhofer FOKUS develops practical solutions in many national and international funded projects as well as in contract research for SMEs, large-scale industry and public administration. 

We work on research and development projects of all sizes:

  • national
  • European-wide 
  • international

Cooperation with us takes place in individual projects or as part of long-term cooperation agreements. 

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  • AI generated image of a server room filled with yellow light a person with a laptop sitting between the servers on the floor
    © AI-generated / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    ELITE pursues the goal of making complex attacks and defense technologies of IT security tangible and experienceable for broad target groups. An immersive environment in the form of an exhibit construction kit, the so-called IT-Sec.PopUp-Lab, is to be created to give visitors a concrete impression of IT security risks.

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  • EMYNOS

    nExt generation eMergencY commuNicatiOnS

    Rettungshubschrauber auf dem Dach des Unfallkrankenhaus Marzahn in 4 Sanitäter einen Patienten auf einer Trage verladen
    © Matthias Heyde / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    Within the EMYNOS project, a next-generation emergency communication platform ist to be designed and implemented. The project aims to coordinating communication among citizens, call centers and first responders.

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  • 5G Victori field trial: mmWave Node in front of an S-Bahn train in Berlin
    © Philipp Plum / Fraunhofer FOKUS

    5G-VICTORI is a large scale EU funded project that aims at validating 5G networks with vertical user cases. Large scale trials for Railway, Energy, Media and Factories of the Future are planned. The testbed infrastructure for the Berlin trials is provided by Fraunhofer FOKUS.

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  • EXPAND+ER WB3

    EXtension of a further education platform through attractive and user-oriented database design

    Woman working from home during COVID-19 pandemic
    © istock / damircudic

    In the EXPAND+ER WB³ project, the vision of educator Otto Herz is applied to the field of vocational education. The technology partners of the BMBF-funded EXPAND+ER WB³ project develop a scalable platform that protects privacy and enables users to search for and receive recommendations for further education courses.

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  • engineers of wind turbine.
    © istock / BulentBARIS

    The aim of WindNODE is to establish a model region for intelligent electric energy in Northeastern Germany. The digitization of the increasingly decentralized energy system with the development of ICT services as well as the development of an Open Data portal are main subjects of the project.

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  • HYKIST

    AI speech assistance in paramedicine

    A 6 year old African-American girl sitting on a hospital gurney, with a doctor and nurse tending to her.  She is wearing a hospital gown and surgical cap. A nurse in scrubs, a young Middle Eastern man in his 20s, is standing on one side of her, and a female doctor, a mature woman in her 40s, is standing on the other side.
    © istock/kali9

    In the HYKIST project, a real-time-based AI speech assistance system for basic and emergency medicine is being developed as a pilot. The AI-supported communication is intended to facilitate conversations with medical professionals for people who have only limited German skills. Thanks to automatic speech recognition, machine translation and linkage to a teleconferencing platform, the supervising interpreters are supported in conveying complex medical issues in a user-friendly way.

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  • EAGLE

    EnhAnced Government LEarning

    View of the main square from town hall tower in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
    © istock / Zach Zimet

    EAGLE aims at equipping employees in local government administration in rural communities with a holistic training solution that supports learning of critical transversal skills such as ICT literacy, information literacy and professional management of change situations in entire organizations at all levels.

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  • Middle aged bearded man carrying solar panel near house in rural zone. Alternative energy, renewable energy source and sustainable energy resources concept. Energy independence.
    © istock / Ekaterina Fedulyeva

    The aim of FLEXCoop is to introduce a fully automated demand response framework and a tool environment for private electricity generators and consumers.

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  • Ein Arbeiter auf einer Baustelle benutzt ein Tablet.
    © iStock / South_agency

    As part of the “Transfer Point” project of the “IT Security for the Economy” initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the business units Collaborative Safety and Security (ESPRI) and Digital Public Services (DPS) are developing solutions to support small and medium businesses with practical and up-to-date information on protection against cyber attacks.

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  • International Data Spaces

    Sovereign and secure data exchange

    Shot of two unrecognisable people using Covid-19 tracking apps on their smartphones in the city
    © istock / PeopleImages

    International Data Spaces (IDS) enable open data marketplaces for the economy and serve as blueprints for secure data ecosystems. International Data Spaces form the digital infrastructure for companies.

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