09/28/2022 | Within the context of a 2-day delegation trip, member companies of the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) visited the Research Institute of the Free State of Bavaria for software-intensive systems. At the event on September 21, 2022, the fortiss scientists gave a compact insight into the research activities in the field of mobility, artificial intelligence and software development.

07/06/2022 | The 12th International CONASENSE Symposium was held on June 27/28, 2022, an event that was organized by fortiss and the Centre for Tele Infrastructure (CTIF) at Aarhus University in Denmark. Focusing on the topic of "6G Communications, Services and Sustainability", leading international scientists and industry experts presented the latest research findings on 6G services, communications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Parallel to this event, the EU-IoT IDEAthon/Hackthon 2021/22 was organized by fortiss and UnternehmerTUM Makerspace and conducted in hybrid mode, with a focus on “mobile sustainable IoT solutions”.

06/29/2022 | The fortiss Labs, which are located on the 15th floor of the Munich Highlight Towers, are the new starting point for the targeted transfer of research into practice. The Free State of Bavaria Institute for Software-intensive Systems officially opened the labs, with their advanced demonstrators, on Friday, June 24 within the framework of the nationwide Digital Day. Representatives from industry, science and industry associations were on hand to celebrate the event.

05/12/2022 | Whether quantum computing, artificial intelligence or deep learning, computer technology is developing at a rapid pace. It can also still learn a lot of things from nature. Nerve systems and the embedded neural networks, as well as the transmission of impulses via nerve cells, are a marvel of dynamics and energy efficiency for example. These properties can be transferred to computer applications with the help of so-called spiking neural networks. An on-going fortiss project that involves so-called event-based cameras, in which spiking neural units developed by IBM are employed, demonstrates the associated advantages. These two technologies, inspired by biology, are building blocks of a rapidly emerging trend in AI: neuromorphic computing, or expressed another way, computing according to neural processes. These technologies will be further explained in this blog post.

05/04/2022 | The opening of BayernLab Starnberg on May 03, 2022 marks the start of an extensive cooperation with fortiss and the modern IT labs that have been set up throughout Bavaria. For the Starnberg site, fortiss will provide an electric heat storage unit and a solar box for the "Energy" theme section there, which will focus on the importance of the energy transition.

04/20/2022 | Climate change and the energy transition require innovative solutions for sustainable power and heat supply. Increasing electrification, the expansion of decentralized energy generation and rising fluctuations in the grid are pushing the existing supply system to its limits, which can only be overcome with novel solutions. fortiss has therefore developed a digital platform for energy plants together with of the Technical University of Munich, the battery storage manufacturer Fenecon, the building management specialist Sauter, the MSR and GA start-up Holsten Systems, the TGA planning office IBDM and the thematic platform Digitalization in the Energy Sector of Bayern Innovativ and investigated it using the example of Riemerling in the south of Munich. The software environment is used to network different energy plants. The consumption data of individual buildings are recorded in a modern, digital platform, analyzed and optimal control signals are transmitted back to the individual plants or energy management systems.