We recently completed our 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗤-𝗻𝗲𝘁-𝗤 in collaboration with Hochschule Nordhausen and Fraunhofer IOF. ⚛️ 🖇️ www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

What does digital sovereignty look like in practice? At Technology Innovation Day 2026, we showed how Fraunhofer HHI turns research into resilient infrastructures and trustworthy digital systems for Europe. 🔗 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/news/nachric...

From research to real-world 6G applications We celebrated the public kick-off of the xG-RIC Transfer Hub at Fraunhofer HHI in Berlin with 120 guests from research, industry and politics. xG-RIC brings 6G into practice for connected mobility, digital medicine and resilient infrastructures.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘇! 🎉 Our institute’s namesake was born on this day 169 years ago on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟮, 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟳, in Hamburg, Germany. 👉 Find out more about him here: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/fraunhofe...

🟣 Fraunhofer HHI & Silicon Allee launched 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝟮: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, their second CORE program with 𝟮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 for all startups transforming photorealistic 3D. 🌍 www.siliconallee.com/core-topics/...

🟡 Fraunhofer HHI & Silicon Allee launch 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝟭: 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, a program with 𝟮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 offering benefits for all startups building secure & explainable AI. 🧠 www.siliconallee.com/core-topics/...

Today is International Battery Day! 🔋 Our Fiber Optical Sensor Systems department is developing an innovative fire-proofing concept for sodium-ion batteries that prevents flames from emitting from the battery. 🎥 Watch it in action below! 🔎 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/departmen...

Advancing 6G mobile networks with Liquid Crystal RIS 📶 Recently, the research project 𝟲𝗚-𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗦 was successfully completed with a final workshop hosted by Fraunhofer HHI. The key technology: 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗥𝗜𝗦). 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Driving trustworthy digital transformation beyond our research 🌍 Our researcher Katharina Weitz has been re-elected as Vice President of @informatik.bsky.social. Her work on human-centered, explainable AI strengthens trust and responsibility in digital technologies 🤝

We are thrilled to present our paper on 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗣𝗼𝗪𝗗𝗠 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, developed in the SEASON project, at 𝗢𝗙𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🚀 🖇️ www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱! Our new TMLR paper introduces 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗫𝗗𝗔, an #XAI framework for sparse, efficient data attribution — up to ⚡𝟰.𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻×⚡ faster than existing approaches, making real-time data attribution feasible for the first time, even for large models. 📄: openreview.net/pdf?id=qfx81...

At the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆-𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝟱𝗚/𝟲𝗚 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 in Tokyo, our experts contributed key insights on digital twins, sustainable optical networks, and advanced monitoring. We are grateful for the strong partnership with our Japanese partners and industry allies, shaping Beyond-5G and 6G infrastructures. 🇩🇪🇯🇵

Can AI secure our planet’s food future? 🤖🌍 Join our session“𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 & 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜-𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀” at the AI Impact Summit, hosted in New Delhi from 16-20 February 2026! 🔗 impact.indiaai.gov.in/registration

Fraunhofer HHI coordinates two new 6G transfer projects for medicine and mobility 🚀🩺 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟲𝗚 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 – 𝘅𝗚-𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘅𝗚-𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔. 🖇️ www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜! A paper co-authored by our AI Department Head Wojciech Samek was awarded the 2025 Information Fusion Best Paper Award, setting out a roadmap for the future of #ExplainableAI research. 🔗 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new... #XAI #ResponsibleAI

Proud moment for our AI research at Fraunhofer HHI 🎉 Five papers have been accepted at ICLR 2026, one of the leading conferences in deep learning. From AI safety and robustness to interpretability, our work advances trustworthy AI systems 🤖📊

Smaller, faster, greener photonics 🔬🌱 Fraunhofer HHI and OKI have launched a five-year joint research partnership on ultra-compact, energy-efficient photonic technologies for sensing and communications. 👉 Full press release: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Today, we remember the millions of Jewish people and all victims of the Shoah. At Fraunhofer HHI, we use technology with care to help preserve survivor testimonies for future generations and to support remembrance, education, and our shared humanity. 🕯️ 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/virtual-r...

Great days at Photonics West ✨ Our team showcased research spanning photonic components, PICs, terahertz systems, photonic neural networks, high-power lasers, single-photon imaging and quantum-ready solutions. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/veranstaltun...

Can online AI challenges support responsible AI? Our Natural Hazards study analyses a global landslide challenge with ~1,000 participants from 90+ countries, showing how bottom-up formats can help bridge AI innovation and governance. 🔗 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new... #AIStandards #AI4Good

At Fraunhofer HHI, partners of the EU-funded LUMINOUS project aligned on realistic avatars and LLM-driven XR use cases from therapy to training and design, shaping more intuitive, human-centered XR experiences. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Come see our SWIR Single Photon Imaging Sensor at Photonics West in San Francisco! The sensor forms images from infrared on a scale of just 96x96 pixels, making it essential for applications like LiDAR, OCTs and many more! 📍 German Pavilion, booth 4205-28 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/ph...

Would you trust a decision you can’t explain? 🤔 🎬 The 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 from our #XAI group kicks off with 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿-𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝗥𝗣) — a foundational method for opening the “black box” 📦 and making AI decisions transparent and trustworthy. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=b26I...

At Photonics West in San Francisco, we’ll present our O-Band SPAD module for single-photon detection in QKD and time-of-flight LiDAR, featuring a sub-hundred-Hz dark count rate and a butterfly package for system integration. 📍 German Pavilion, booth 4205-28 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/ph...

Fraunhofer HHI will present 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱𝟱𝟬 𝗻𝗺 at SPIE Photonics West, delivering up to 𝟰.𝟵 𝗪 𝗖𝗪 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 for sensing based on telecom technology – including 𝗟𝗶𝗗𝗔𝗥, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴. 📍 German Pavilion, booth 4205-28 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/ph...

🦉 Two owls, one message: excellence in future networks. At the Fraunhofer HHI Young Scientist Award "Die Eule," Milan Deumer and Robert Emmerich were honored for outstanding research in terahertz systems and optical networks with real-world impact. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Can we reduce AI’s environmental cost? 🌍⚡ Listen to our own Monique Kuglitsch join the conversation on the latest Euronews #TechTalks 🎙️— exploring how AI can support climate resilience and cut down its carbon footprint. 🎧 Listen here: www.euronews.com/next/2026/01...

✨Welcoming international science attachés at Fraunhofer HHI Shortly before Christmas, we hosted a delegation from major German science organizations and ministries, sharing insights into our VIT research – from 3D data and AI to medical imaging and audiovisual infrastructures.🤝🔬

🎓 Niklas Gard from Fraunhofer HHI has successfully defended his PhD thesis with distinction at @humboldtuni.bsky.social. His research advances precise 6DoF pose estimation for augmented reality, from 3D tracking to accurate indoor localization. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

AI video coding that fits on real chips? 🎥 🧠 Our VCA team at Fraunhofer HHI won 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at PCS 2025 for their research on 𝘜𝘕𝘕𝘐𝘗. The approach cuts neural network memory needs by ~10× and shows real-time Full HD on an FPGA mock-up. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

We’ve launched ARTEMis 🚀 A new #HorizonEU project to improve emergency management across Europe—from impact-forecasting systems 🌦️ to harmonised alerts ⚠️, training 📘, and better public risk awareness 🌍. Find out more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🚀 Our xG Incubator and Silicon Allee startup #QuSine wins the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award 2025! With its technology for high-precision RF signal synthesis, QuSine is paving the way for 6G, quantum applications, and more. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

🎓 Congrats to Malte Hinrichs from Fraunhofer HHI on his PhD! His work on efficient Physical-Layer designs advances LiFi systems—boosting range, cutting energy use, and achieving data rates up to 4.25 Gbit/s. 🚀 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...

Fraunhofer HHI is rethinking building connectivity: intelligent, convergent & sustainable 5G indoor networks. From LiFi to AI-driven Wi-Fi, our research shapes the future of secure, efficient connectivity. 🌐 #5G #LiFi #IndoorConnectivity

The world visiting Fraunhofer HHI 🌏 In November, we had the pleasure of welcoming 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗻 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 We look forward to deepening this exchange and are excited to see how the next steps will take shape. 🤝 Thank you to all members of the Shenzhen Delegation for their interest!

Our AI and Vision and Imaging Technologies teams are heading to to #NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego and Mexico City. They’ll present work on 3D synthesis, generative modeling, in-context learning and interpretability. 💡Find out more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/ne...

Fraunhofer HHI unveils the first fully integrated photonic terahertz system ⚡ Compact, stable & scalable sensing on a single chip! 📅 Dec 1–2, 2025, Duisburg #FraunhoferHHI #Terahertz #Photonics

Our Head of AI, 𝗪𝗼𝗷𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗸, has been named a 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 by Clarivate! 🌍📚 Highly Cited Researchers represent 𝟬.𝟭% of scientists and social scientists cited worldwide. Congratulations, Wojciech! 👏 🔗 clarivate.com/highly-cited... #HighlyCited2025 #FraunhoferAI

At Fraunhofer HHI we’re usually all about cutting-edge research 😄 But sometimes it’s Geeky Shirt Day! From superheroes to sci-fi, retro games to math jokes—our team brought the nerd vibes & smiles. #TeamHHI #GeekyShirtDay #ScienceMeetsFun

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Yesterday Fraunhofer HHI hosted the Berlin Innovation Journey Demo Day 🚀 Together with @voice_ev and @bmbf we showcased AI, quantum, Greentech, 5G & more – bridging research and enterprise practice. #FraunhoferHHI

💡 Fraunhofer HHI at SPS 2025 in Nuremberg (25–27 Nov)! Discover our Optical Wireless Prototyping Platform ⚙️ – enabling secure 🔒, bidirectional ↔️, and mobile 📶 communication via light. Find out more: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/sm... #SPS2025

🤝𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 We hosted an Israeli Quantum Tech Delegation during Falling Walls Science Summit 2025. Thanks to Quantum Machines, Quantum Source, Classiq & Qarakal Quantum for visiting us—and to Martin Schell, David de Felipe, & Timon Meyer for representing Fraunhofer!

A great day of exchange at Fraunhofer HHI! 🌾 Our Indo-German Workshop on Digital Agriculture & AI Innovation brought together partners from India and Germany to share insights from the ACRAT initiative and explore how digital tools can support climate-resilient farming. 🇮🇳🇩🇪 #AI #ACRAT

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 @ 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗛𝗜 𝘅 𝗙𝗠𝗗 🧪 “Those are the moments that make our work special,” says Kristijan Posilovic, our Head of Technology and Infrastructure. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new... #GreenPhotonics #FraunhoferHHI #FMD #IndiumPhos #Microelectronics

👀 Check out today’s @faznet.bsky.social for an interview with our expert Monique Kuglitsch, Chair of the UN Global Initiative on AI for Disaster Resilience. She shares how #AI helps forecast floods, optimize evacuations & speed recovery. #AIforGood #DisasterResilience

Strengthening Indo-German cooperation in digital agriculture 🇮🇳🤝🇩🇪 At #Agritechnica Hannover, we’re joining partners from Telangana to showcase AI & digital tools for climate-resilient, smallholder farming 🌍 Come by and say hello! 👋 #Agritechnica2025 #ACRAT #AIforGood

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗛𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: a hybrid PIC with 16 channels at 500 GHz spacing for neuromorphic computing. More info: www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/departmen...

💡 We’re at MEDICA 2025 in Düsseldorf! Discover our photonic biosensors for rapid, reliable diagnostics — and don’t miss Jakob Reck’s talk “𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥-𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨” on Nov 19, 1–1:30 p.m. 👉 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/events/me...

💡 Scaling photonics together! Our Fraunhofer HHI experts Martin Schell, Axel Schönau, David de Felipe, and Dominic Schulz joined PIC Summit Europe in Eindhoven to showcase our latest advances—from InP Foundry Services and Hybrid PICs to High-Speed Lasers and Thin Film Lithium Niobate.

🚀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲𝗚 𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀! The Taiwanese-German 6G project 𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦 on energy-efficient RIS has kicked off. It unites Fraunhofer IPMS and Fraunhofer HHI, and Taiwan’s National Chung Cheng University. 🔗 www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/en/press/new...