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Latest fortiss whitepaper
Software-defined Defence
Civilian-to-defence research transfer to software-defined defence
Today, software determines military capabilities. But how can we resolve the defence lifecycle paradox when platforms remain in service for decades, yet software and AI must be updated within days? Our white paper shows how software engineering, AI, and resilient infrastructure lay the foundation for software-defined defence and pave the way for trustworthy, adaptable, and future-proof defence systems.
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Human-centered and sustainable 6G Services
fortiss research perspective
The new fortiss whitepaper provides in-depth insights into the research and development directions of the next-generation mobile network, 6G. It illustrates how human-centered, AI-driven, and sustainable network architectures will enable entirely new applications in industry and society from 2030 onward – from smart cities and digital twins to innovative healthcare technologies.
Künstliche Intelligenz
Chancen für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Bayern
AI is rapidly shaping economies and national strategies. This paper highlights opportunities for Germany and outlines concrete approaches for Bavaria’s economy.
Code Excellence
Herausforderungen und Chancen für Bayern
Bavarian companies face challenges in software development, testing, and requirements engineering as agile methods, AI, and big data grow in importance.
Platform Engineering
Towards pervasive, robust and trustworthy platforms
The whitepaper demonstrates how knowledge representation, traceability, and requirements mapping support decision-making and prototyping.
Requirements Engineering
A Critical Determinant of Project Success
The whitepaper explains why structured requirements are crucial, examines users, agile methods, and compliance, and offers a free benchmarking tool.
Blockchain
An Engineering Approach for the Application of DLT
The framework evaluates distributed ledger technologies, creates architectural blueprints, and improves collaboration between management and IT.
Security Engineering
for ISO 21434
The ISO 21434 standard defines cybersecurity requirements for the automotive industry. The whitepaper explains processes, artifacts, and automated security verifications.
Human-centric Machine Learning
A Human-Machine Collaboration Perspective
Advances in machine learning offer new opportunities but also present challenges. The focus is on secure, trustworthy systems and collaboration between humans and machines.
Safe AI
How is this possible?
How can we develop safe AI systems? This whitepaper outlines design and engineering principles using an automated emergency braking system as an example.
Advanced Systems Engineering
Die Systeme der Zukunft
Modern systems present complex challenges. This paper demonstrates how advanced and MBSE methods can be used to develop them efficiently.
Trustworthy Autonomous/ Cognitive Systems
A Structured Approach
Autonomous cognitive systems offer high performance but require trustworthy approaches. This paper presents a risk-based framework in accordance with VDE-AR-E 2842-61.
Praxisnahe Einführung von MBSE
Vorgehen und Lessons Learnt
MBSE supports the development of complex systems, automates tasks and addresses challenges relating to methodology, tools, organisation and maturity levels.
Safety & Security Engineering
A Model-Based Approach
Modern networked systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks. This paper demonstrates how model-based methods integrate safety and security and map risks and protective measures.
The Need for Network Service Composition in GAIA-X
GAIA-X Position Paper
GAIA-X enables the orchestration of complex network services. Requirements, security, and interfaces are discussed.
QuickCheck Digitalisierung
Digitale Transformation in bayerischen Unternehmen
Digitalization is transforming business. fortiss’s Digitalization QuickCheck provides Bavarian companies an overview of the metal and electrical industry.
Brownfield Devices in IIoT
Automating the Integration via Semantic Technologies
fortiss demonstrates approaches to semantic interoperability in the IIoT, supports automated OT-IT integration, and the Brownfield Device Demonstrator.
Knowledge as Invariance
History and Perspectives of Knowledge-augmented Machine Learning
The whitepaper describes knowledge-enhanced machine learning, which makes models more adaptable and enables them to acquire knowledge on their own.
Open Calls – Förderung für den Mittelstand leicht gemacht
Digitale Innovationsprojekte finanzieren und realisieren
Innovation is crucial to the competitiveness of German companies. Funding programs such as open calls support investment and drive innovation.
Applying MQTT Sparkplug
in the European Connected Factory Platform for Agile Manufacturing
The paper demonstrates the integration of MQTT Sparkplug into the European Connected Factory Platform for standardised, secure and scalable I-4.0 communication.
Systems Challenges for Trustworthy Embodied Systems
Toward a meaningful deployment of embodied actors
An introduction to AI, its applications, and economic impacts, supplemented by international strategies and concrete approaches for Germany and Bavaria.
Software Eats the World
Zehn Thesen zur strategischen Bedeutung von Software für Wirtschaftsunternehmen
ICT innovation drives markets and technology forward. Ten theses examine software, its use, development limits, and typical patterns.
