We successfully tested its QKD system in flight 🚀 A secure quantum link was established between the DLR research aircraft and the Fraunhofer IOF QuBUS – proving quantum communication works reliably under real airborne conditions ✈️🔒

🌍 How can AI boost Europe’s resilience to climate change? Join us Oct 2 in Brussels (and online) for ECMWF’s public conference. 🎙️ Our expert Monique Kuglitsch will speak on building Europe’s AI ecosystem for real-world impact. 🔗 sciencebusiness.net/events/ai-we...

🧪 From the lab to the tap: In the latest 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 episode, our researcher Jakob Reck shares how light-powered biosensors can detect trace substances in water within minutes – fast, simple, and right where it’s needed. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/06Pz...

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 #HuaweiConnect2025 🚀 Our photonics experts represented Fraunhofer HHI and the F5G OpenLab by demonstrating fiber-based solutions and a presentation on “𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀”. 👉 www.f5g-openlab.org

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗼𝘅 ⬛ … 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲! Find out how it works as an AI microscope in the most recent Deutschlandfunk podcast episode: 🎧 www.deutschlandfunk.de/erklaerbare-...

🛫 The 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 in #QuNET 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯 has started! Our experts from Fraunhofer HHI join forces with Fraunhofer IOF, MPL, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg & DLR to connect a flying qubit with a stationary one – paving the way for quantum-secure communication.

Quantum innovation powered by photonics ⚡ We will take part in the EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for Quantum Technologies, 1–2 Oct in Birkerød 🇩🇰 On day 2, our Executive Director Martin Schell speaks in the session 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺. 👉 epic-photonics.com/events/epic-...

Photonics for faster, safer, smarter networks 📶🔒 From Sept 28 – Oct 2 we’ll be at ECOC 2025 in Copenhagen! Meet us at booth C2110 and explore our latest innovations in quantum security, LiFi 2.0, PICs & more. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/ec...

📡 Seamless connectivity begins with smarter antennas! At WSA 2025 in Erlangen, our wireless communications and networks department shared research on advanced antennas, AI for wireless communications, channel modeling, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces.

Turning ideas into innovation 🚀 On September 25, our start-up incubator Silicon Allee will host their monthly Deep Tech Night in collaboration with Deep Tech Nexus to bring together Berlin’s deep tech community. 💡 luma.com/f9ezosd1

The research project 𝗘𝗔𝗩-𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮 celebrated its project completion! 🎉 Aimed at creating digital noise protection for rail infrastructure using the innovative Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology 🔊 🚆 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🌍 A warm welcome to our guests from Tanzania at the Forum Digitale Technologien as part of the EU-funded Digital4Tanzania Twinning Project. The study visit explored how German institutions approach ICT, cybersecurity, and AI for the public sector.

In times of AI and deepfakes, trust in video matters more than ever. 🎥 At IBC 2025 we’ll show how cryptographic signatures embedded in video streams make content verifiable. Meet us in Amsterdam Sept 12–15, Booth B80 Don’t miss Jonathan Pfaff’s talk on Sept 14, 11:15 a.m.

🥇 Congratulations to the winners of the 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 as part of the 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 👉 bit.ly/4dklkuq

📢 EPSILON extended until 2026! Fraunhofer HHI and partners are advancing VR-based tools and wearable sensors to reliably diagnose Post-COVID symptoms. Next step: advancing the 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘅 and 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 👉 Read more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🚀 Transforming point-of-care diagnostics at #BMT2025! Our expert Jakob Reck will present a 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Find out more in his talk on September 11! 👉 polychrome-berlin.de/sin-sensoren/

🌦️ At the EMS Annual Meeting in Ljubljana, our expert Monique Kuglitsch joined the opening panel “𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." She highlighted how AI can make weather services more valuable and accessible – from at-risk communities to emergency responders.

🔑 Fraunhofer HHI is now an official Quantum Location in Germany! Our quantum teams push the boundaries in communication, photonic networks, sensing & information processing—shaping secure data infrastructures of tomorrow. 🌟 Big thanks! #QuantumScience #QuantumTech #FraunhoferHHI

📢 xG-Afterwork is back on Sept 18! An evening to pitch your ideas, connect with peers in telecoms, and get inspired by a keynote on the Quantum Internet. Food, drinks & inspiring talks included – see you there! 📍 Berlin, Lanolin Fabrik | ⏰ 5–8 p.m. Join us: xgafterwork.eventbrite.de?aff=fraunhofer

🤖 Berlin AI Square is becoming one of Europe’s most dynamic AI clusters. During her summer tour, Senator Franziska Giffey visited BIFOLD at TUB and the Forum Digitale Technologien at Fraunhofer HHI – where research, industry and spin-offs join forces for real-world AI solutions.

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 ✨🔬 At IEEE Summer Topicals in Berlin, 16 students explored coherent optical communications. Guided by our expert Robert Emmerich as one of three instructors and supported with cutting-edge equipment from our partnership with ID Photonics. 🌍📡

📊 AI benchmarks promise clarity – but often mislead. @tspbackground.bsky.social shows they can be biased, intransparent and shaped by industry focus. Our expert Wojciech Samek stresses: only explainable AI will bring the transparency needed. 👉 background.tagesspiegel.de/digitalisier...

🚀 𝗔𝗭𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱! Funded by BMFTR & in collaboration with Heraeus Covantics, Uni Stuttgart & Printoptix. Exploring multi-core fiber for smarter access networks. More: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new... #AZUR #Photonics #FraunhoferHHI

🎉 Congratulations to our #MAI group! Their paper “Investigating Temperature Effects in Directly Modulated Laser-Diodes in Coherent FMCW-LiDAR Systems” received Best Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Automotive! 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 🔍🤖 Our research on SemanticLens has been published in Nature Machine Intelligence! The new method brings transparency to large AI models, enabling targeted searches, concept audits, and new interpretability metrics. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Great to welcome the FMD communications team at Fraunhofer HHI! We exchanged ideas, explored #APECS, #QNC & #GreenICT projects, and showed where our research takes shape. Interviews with our scientists will be published soon 🎥🔬

#AI will establish food security and fight world hunger! Fraunhofer HHI launched the 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 in collaboration with @itu.int – aiming to use the reference architecture implemented in the NaLamKI project. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🚨𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗛𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 #PICANT-BOS The PICANT-BOS project aims to develop 𝗮𝗱-𝗵𝗼𝗰 #5G & 𝗪𝗶-𝗙𝗶 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 for authorities and organizations with security tasks, like 🚓 police, 🚒 firefighters, and 🚑 rescue teams. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🔍 Behind the scenes at our TiME Lab! ‪@halukamb.bsky.social‬ from Handelsblatt explored our immersive tech—featuring training simulations, interactive events and train noise protection with Deutsche Bahn.‬‬‬ 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/das-fraunhof...

✨ 100 talents, 4 days, 1 focus: the future of #OpticalCommunication! During the Summer School on Optical Communication 2025, nearly 100 young professionals explored #THz, #QuantumTech, #6G, and more with lab tours, industry insights, and lively networking. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

❗Only three weeks to go to apply for the xG-Incubator! Benefit from up to €800,000 in equity-free funding, access to our 6G-RIC labs, a vast #5G / #6G network, tailored coaching and more. ⏳ Apply until August 13: www.xg-incubator.com?utm_medium=b...

🏆 Our colleague Michael Schäfer won the Best Presentation Award at the ITG/VDE Summer School on Video Coding and Processing at Coburg University for his research on non-linear transforms improving video compression efficiency. Congrats, Michael! 🎓📹

Charité and Fraunhofer HHI are joining forces to shape the future of digital healthcare 🏥📶 With 5G and 6G, we aim to improve diagnostics, enable telemedicine, and support clinical staff through real-world tech innovation. Read more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🎉 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Today also marks 🔟 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 since the launch of the 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (#XAI) initiative. Find out more about the work of the XAI research group at Fraunhofer HHI: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🚀 Fraunhofer HHI launches #PONGO to build the next-next gen of passive optical networks (#PON). The project aims to establish 200 Gbit/s+ speeds while focusing on energy-efficient tech, advanced hardware & driving ITU-T standardization. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🔬 We’re at #EMBC2025 of ‪‪@embs.org‬!‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Our expert Jakob Reck presents an innovative Si₃N₄ aptasensor detecting cancer biomarkers, even from tiny samples. 🎤 Don’t miss his talk on July 17. Meet us for a look into the future of photonic biosensors! 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/departmen...

🥇 Congrats to Daniel Fersch from Menlo Systems! At #LaserWorldofPhotonics, he won our Poinsnaké competition, played on Fraunhofer HHI's plug & play PIC evaluation setup PIConnect. 🐍 His colleague Marko Perestjuk proudly accepted the certificate in Daniel’s name. #ICT #Photonics

Behind the scenes with Anna Hilsmann, acatech and our #CVG team. In the MoDL project, researchers develop models in Computer Vision and Visual Computing & integrate a-priori knowledge into AI-based vision systems. 🤖 Premiere at @lernendesysteme.bsky.social in September!

🌐 Great talks, demos & startup pitches at the Berlin 6G Conference 2025! Our Fraunhofer HHI teams showcased key 6G tech and future-proof photonic solutions – pushing resilient, energy-efficient networks forward. Thanks for joining us!

We’re joining the AI for Good Global Summit to share how human-centered AI and standards empower communities in disasters. Our workshop covers real cases like flood forecasts, postal logistics and community chatbots to boost resilience together. 🌍

🤝 A delegation of Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) visited Fraunhofer HHI to explore opportunities for collaboration to use #AI in #agriculture. 🌾 🤖 Read more on our involvement in the #NaLamKI and #ACRAT projects here: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/departmen... | ag-hub.co/global/

Where curiosity sparks careers! 🛠️ Over 1,000 students explored #STEM at the “Day of Technology @ School 2025” with Fraunhofer HHI, @VDE & Berlin’s universities. Workshops, rallies & hands-on tech inspired new ideas for future careers. 💡

🚀 Four inspiring days at Laser World of Photonics & World of Quantum 2025! We showcased our latest research—from quantum-secure data communication and high-power lasers to sensors for health, environment & industry. Curious? 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/la...

🚀 Meet our xG-Incubator at the Berlin 6G Conference! Connect with startups, mentors & fresh ideas driving the next generation of #CommunicationTech. 🔹 Live startup pitches, networking & insights into how we turn #6G visions into real-world impact. 🗓️ July 1–3 | 📍 bcc Berlin Congress Center

🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗛𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗔! 🇩🇪–🇯🇵 The German-Japanese research project aims to develop a secure and sovereign data infrastructure for the federation of #DigitalTwins in fully optical high-speed networks. Find out more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Henrik Falk, CEO of BVG, visited Fraunhofer HHI to explore our latest in wireless communication research. Startups like Flybionic, MOXZ, and airpuls showcased cutting-edge innovations. Exciting prospects ahead! 📶🤝 #6G #Mobility #Innovation

Meet us at OECC/PSC 2025 in Sapporo 🇯🇵 Fraunhofer HHI presents cutting-edge optical transmission & reception tech at the i-wave booth – incl. O-band IQ solutions, 70 GHz receivers & more. See you there! 🧠🔦 © OECC/PSC

🎓 How real can a virtual face feel? At the Neurology Retreat of @mpicbs.bsky.social, our colleague Aileen Brama presented our NeuroHum poster on EEG-driven realism in immersive media. Inspiring talks, workshops, and fresh ideas all around! 🧠 #VirtualHuman #ImmersiveMedia #Neurocognition

🚀 Kick-off for xG-ALOE! Fraunhofer HHI brings together 40+ partners to boost #OpenRAN & private #5G innovation. Plugfests, testbeds & expert exchange – empowering SMEs & start-ups for a sovereign digital future. 🔗 www.xg-aloe.de #xGALOE #KMU #DigitalSovereignty #TechAlliance

🌍 Find out how remote sensing is helping us respond 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, at the 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 in Vienna! 📡 Join us for 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕.𝟬𝟰.𝟬𝟱 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 🗓️ Tues, 24 June | 14:00 & 16:15 🔗 lps25.esa.int/sessions/ #LPS25 @esa.int