Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI

We had the best time at „Future Narratives - Smart City” yesterday! The organizers XRBB - Extended Reality Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. & our team from 3IT - Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technologies led by Zina Ebden introduced three innovative Fraunhofer HHI-led projects at the event: BIMKIT, #DigitalTWIN & We COMPAIR. They showed digital twins in action and demonstrated how AI and #CitizenScience can optimize building and urban development and promote #sustainable #urbanization. Visitors explored how #XR technologies are shaping the cities of tomorrow, inspired by talks & discussions with leading experts on this subject. Other highlights were SMART SPACE Hardenbergplatz, a pilot project for the temporary use of public spaces, as well as #XReco, an innovative XR content creation tool. This fruitful collaboration has only started. Stay tuned for more updates on this partnership & the next joint event happening Oct 15! Images: © Ines Grabner | INSEL-PROJEKT.BERLIN GmbH

We are proud to be a part of Berlin 6G Conference! It’s an important place for Germany’s leading experts to gather & explore the technical foundations of future #6G technologies. This year, our research hub #6GRIC is contributing numerous talks and live demos. Find about our talks and demos on D-band communication and #sensing, neuromorphic wireless cognition, #OPENRAN and autonomous networking, waveform design for sub-THz, 6G fronthaul, simulation environments for ISAC and IRS (and many more) here → https://lnkd.in/eE4XCUw2. Kudos to all our colleagues involved in the conference & especially to our speakers and session chairs: Prof. Slawomir Stanczak, Igor Bjelakovic, Dr. Michael Peter, Eduard Jorswieck, Falko Dressler, Stefan Katzenbeisser, Dr. Setareh Maghsudi, Dr. Kenan Turbic, George Yammine, Dr. Johannes Dommel, Dr. Zoran Utkovski, Corrado Carta, Ramez Askar, Robert Schober, Ehsan Tohidi, Eduard Jorswieck, Admela Jukan, Lorenzo Miretti, Giuseppe Caire, Michael Epp, André Drummond, Osman Tugay Başaran, MSc, Dr. Julius Schulz-Zander, Marius Corici, Robert Stöcker, Prof. Wilhelm Keusgen, Prof. Volker Jungnickel, Andrea Munari, Gianluigi Liva, Dr. Henrike Wissing, Dr. Colja Schubert, Dr. Johannes Fischer, Renato Luis Garrido Cavalcante, Jochen Fink, Friedel Gerfers, Felix Klement, Alexander Ebert, Lucas Cândido Ribeiro. Prof. Slawomir Stanczak coordinates the 6G-RIC Research and Innovation Cluster, a project that brings together 20 research institutions and universities from around Germany to lay the scientific and technical foundations for 6G. We appreciate the support of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) for funding the project until 2025. 

Did you know how versatile electromagnetic waves are? Not only do they form the basis for #WirelessCommunication, but they can also sense physical information from the environment. Check out our new video by Dr. Michael Peter, Dr. Ramez Askar, Sven Wittig and Rodrigo Hernangómez.   They tell you more about their latest development, a platform for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in the D-Band (110-170 GHz). The platform’s large available bandwidth allows us to recognize human activities and track their position accurately.   https://lnkd.in/dkEYGkt4   This work has been conducted within 6G-RIC Research and Innovation Cluster funded by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung in the program “Souverän. Digital. Vernetzt.” #Sensor #6G #ISAC #Radar #SubTHz

Join us to explore how #XR technologies are shaping the cities of tomorrow! The event „Future Narratives - Smart City“ takes place on July 2, from 10 am to 3 pm. We will introduce you to three Fraunhofer HHI-led projects: BIMKIT, #DigitalTWIN & We COMPAIR. We demonstrate the use of digital twins, AI and #CitizenScience to optimize building and urban development and promote #sustainable #urbanization. Additionally you will learn more about SMART SPACE Hardenbergplatz , a pilot project for the temporary use of public spaces, as well as XReco, an innovative XR content creation tool. The event is free of charge. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dAFqzQmB The event is organized by XRBB - Extended Reality Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. and our team from 3IT - Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technologies.

This week is your last chance to apply to FMD - Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland’s first "Green ICT Camp”. At Green ICT Camp, we will combine innovation with sustainability: Learn more about the latest mobile radio and optical communication technologies as well as which aspects influence the environmental impact of these technologies and how they are evaluated in a life cycle assessment. We will explore questions such as which end device or transmission technology is the most environmentally sustainable and what that means for the design of our telecommunication networks and devices. Get excited to visit leading research teams like our #photonics and wireless networks colleagues at Fraunhofer HHI! 👩🔬 Apply if you are: 👨🔬 Student of a technical, business, or interdisciplinary degree program At least in your 5th semester Deadline: June 30, 2024. Participation is free of charge. Find more information here: https://lnkd.in/dXizA3Py Video: © FMD

Sophia is one of 65 school girls that visited our institute at this year’s Girls'Day - Mädchen-Zukunftstag. She took part in our workshop „AI WORLD: Doing homework with ChatGPT?“ organized by Prof. Wojciech Samek & Dr. Sebastian Lapuschkin’s research group „Explainable Artificial Intelligence“ (#XAI). The participants trained an AI, got to know various AI tools, discovered some of the limits of current AI, and got insights into one of our core research quests: How AI can be explained. Watch Sophia’s testimony on how the day inspired her and how she even came to hold a small presentation for Federal Minister for Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dcyXxpqK Thank you to the Girls’Day crew, the minister and her team and of course all our colleagues who dedicated their energy and time to make this Girls’Day a success. We are already looking forward to Girls’Day 2025! #WomeninSTEM #GirlsDay

We had a blast at The Long Night of Science! It was a pleasure to open our doors & laboratories to show visitors our latest innovations in #ICT. We brought out some of our most cutting-edge topics: #TerahertzTechnologies, InP-based photonic-integrated circuits (PICs), fiber optic communication and #QuantumEncryption. As well as #6G, volumetric video streaming & our latest #ExplainableAI research. And we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the six demos our video & imaging technologies team prepared to show the various application fields of their technologies: From agriculture to construction, medicine, culture of remembrance and citizen science. Thank you to all visitors – we could not have asked for a more interested audience. And a very big shout out to all our colleagues who made this day possible – especially our showroom team Marc Reznicek, Patty Riedlinger (Fechtler) & their colleagues! This year we had the delight of hosting BIFOLD - Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data in our Science Tech Space @ HHI. Kudos to the team for the great collaboration. Read more on the exhibited technologies here: https://lnkd.in/dpuwDxzH

Meet the 6G-RIC Research and Innovation Cluster at Berlin #6GConference from July 2 - 4, 2024. At the annual networking event of the German 6G program, we will present & discuss the latest results on our journey to lay the scientific and technical foundations for #6G across all technology levels, from radio access to core networks and fiber optic transport networks. The 6G-RIC partners are involved in the organization & program of 23 technical sessions. Check out the program to find out which is a fit for you! https://lnkd.in/dn6sfrMR This year, we have something special for you: We will offer guided 6G-RIC demo tours! Join us, lean back and let our experts dazzle you with their insights and demos! When: Every day from 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm How: Please register at our 6G-RIC reception counter. Notice: We can accommodate 10 people per demo tour. Meet us at booth No. 37! Our experts are looking forward to welcoming you on-site. Get excited for: Prof. Slawomir Stanczak, Dr. Zoran Utkovski, Dr. Johannes Dommel, Dr. Martin Kasparick, Ramez Askar, Leszek Raschkowski, Dr. Ing. Sepideh M. Kouhini, Dr. Kai Habel, Ehsan Tohidi, Matthias Mehlhose, Elena Kempf-Loeck, Elzem Kaya, Sven Wittig, Mihail Balanici, Marcel Grec, Karthik Krishnegowda, Dr. Martin Kasparick, Dr. Kenan Turbic, Osman Tugay Başaran, MSc, Utku Uçak, Lorenzo Miretti, Dr. Julius Schulz-Zander, Joana Angjo, Sigrid Dimçe, Patrick Agostini, Vera Hilt, Navneet Agrawal, Sreelal Maravanchery Mana, Gonzalo Belcredizambra, Dr. Michael Peter, Alper Schultze and Mathis Schmieder. #Berlin6G

Meet us today at the Long Night of Science 2024! Our doors and laboratories are open for you from 5 pm to 12 pm. Explore the research that will design the safe & sustainable digital technologies for the next decades in our tours & demos. Whether #TerahertzTechnologies, #LiFi, #QuantumEncryption, #VR, #AR, #ExplainableAI or #6G – you will leave with new insights into how #ICT shapes our modern world and has the potential to improve fields like agriculture, construction, medicine, culture of remembrance, citizen science, and many more! Check out the full program here: https://lnkd.in/dpuwDxzH

Round up of another successful CampusOS consortium meeting – thank you to our amazing team, all participants & especially Elena Kempf-Loeck and her colleagues. The meeting encompassed a #CampusOS satellite workshop and took place June 18 - 20. We welcomed 50 participants at Forum Digitale Technologien. We are drawing closer to the finish line: The first days were focused on preparing guidelines as well as planning our final roadshows and the continuation of the project together with all partners. The workshop day was all about our ingenious satellite projects: KliNet5G, 5G++Flexicell, O5G-N-IoT, CampusDynA, TICCTEC and MAVERIC! All projects continue to make valuable contributions to project blueprints and the plugfest with regard to the building block catalogue. Moreover, they contribute their experience and unique viewpoints to ensure we have stimulating discussions on how to best build an ecosystem for open 5G campus networks. Prof. Slawomir Stanczak (Fraunhofer HHI) and Prof. Thomas Magedanz (Fraunhofer FOKUS) are coordinating the CampusOS project and our efforts to develop a setup of an ecosystem for #5G #CampusNetworks based on open and modular radio technologies (#oRAN) and interoperable network components. As always, it’s a pleasure to collaborate with our partners: Atesio GmbH, BISDN GmbH, Bosch, brown-iposs GmbH, Deutsche Telekom, EANTC AG, Fraunhofer FOKUS, GPS GmbH Stuttgart, highstreet technologies, Kubermatic , Node-H GmbH, MUGLER SE, RT Solutions, Rohde & Schwarz, Siemens, Smart Mobile Labs, STILL GmbH, SysEleven GmbH, Topcon Positioning Systems, Technische Universität Berlin, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) Special thanks to the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz for funding the project and above all to Dr. Klaus Glasmacher and Dr. Walter Mattauch for their support. Stay tuned on many interesting events we have planned for you → https://lnkd.in/dGj7SqDV We also look forward to welcoming you during 5G-Tag BB in Frankfurt / Oder.