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Success stories

From innovative research to successful application

Driving innovation for business and society

For over 15 years, fortiss has been successfully putting the principle of research. apply. shape. into practice together with its partners from industry, research and public administration. To date, this success is evident in over 350 cross-sector projects. The process of research collaboration – from the development of the idea through to the implementation of the results in everyday practice – has proved beneficial for all involved. Every single fortiss success story is part of this and demonstrates how research, in collaboration with industry, sets technology trends and drives the development of innovative ideas and solutions.

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Practical examples of innovation

Success story AutoFOCUS 3

Optimizing the vehicle architectures of tomorrow

Optimizing the vehicle architectures of tomorrow

Success story BARK

The key to save driving

The BARK platform advances autonomous driving: Using AI, it creates reliable models of traffic behavior, enables successful predictions, and actively drives the future of mobility forward.

Success story BayernCloud

Digital ecosystem for sustainable tourism

A secure, federated cloud connects tourist data and services, makes trips and museum visits easier, and creates an open, practical digital ecosystem.

Success story C4AI Edge

Automated orchestration of edge-cloud services in manufacturing

Context-sensitive orchestration for high-performance, flexible, efficient, and privacy-compliant IIoT applications.

Success story DetNetWiFi

Increased efficiency for industrial applications

DetNetWiFiEdge integrates Wi-Fi 6/7 into industrial manufacturing, boosting reliability and flexibility while enabling more efficient, dynamically reconfigurable production processes.

Success story DKE AI standard

Quality becomes verifiable

The new AI standard “VDE-AR-E 2842-61” provides reliable frameworks for safe, trustworthy AI, boosting innovation, competitiveness, and transparency for businesses and society.

Success story DR&P

The future of public services is proactive

Digitalization of public administration services, one of the German government’s central projects, is already underway despite the multiple challenges. The project DR&P relies on the administrative services taking a proactive role, thus going one important step further than what online formulas have provided to date. In this way, administrative services are provided automatically without the user's request or intervention.

Success story EFPF

Connecting smart factories across Europe

The European Factory Platform (EFPF) connects digital manufacturing environments, smart tools, and Industry 4.0 concepts, providing a unified portal for simple, efficient, and innovative solutions in industrial production.

Success story EU-IoT

Digitally connecting Europe

EU-IoT advances the European Internet of Things, promoting a secure, sustainable, and trustworthy IoT while benefiting the economy, industry, and society across EU member states.

Success story FarmExpert 4.0

Farming goes digital

The FarmExpert 4.0 project makes up-to-date expertise digitally accessible, supports the entire agricultural value chain, and boosts sustainability, productivity, and competitiveness.

Success story INCR1

Inspired by biology

Using AI and energy-efficient neuromorphic hardware, INRC1 shows that snake-like robots can swim autonomously, opening new opportunities for exploration and emergency response.

Success story MEMAP

Energy transition in your own neighbourhood

The MEMAP project integrates electricity, heat, and mobility in a smart way, increases flexibility, and makes optimal use of renewable energy.

Success story NNDK

Diabetes retinal screening through AI

The AI solution detects DR indicators in retinal images early, supporting ophthalmologists with precise, explainable diagnoses that can be used directly on the examination device.

Success story SPARTA

Safely reaching the destination per convoy

The SPARTA project enhances cybersecurity for connected vehicles, protecting against unauthorized access, manipulation, and attacks for safe, efficient, and reliable mobility.

Success story Stabiliz-Energy

Smart concept for a stable energy supply

India’s growing energy demand challenges its aging infrastructure. New approaches and renewable energy aim to provide a stable and widespread electricity supply.

Success story TSNWiFi

Wireless solutions for production environments

TSNWiFi combines wireless and wired technologies for industrial communication, enhancing reliability and mobility while enabling the seamless integration of numerous IoT devices in manufacturing environments.

Our partners’ experiences

We rely on our own outstanding employees and the right external partners. And here we highly value the expertise of fortiss in order to reflect on our actions, analyze opportunities for improvement, and align ourselves with the current state of science and technology.

Hans Fiesel
Technology Director

The cooperation with fortiss as part of our research project was characterized above all by a very structured and well-founded way of working. fortiss has proven to be a competent and reliable partner both in the elicitation of requirements and in the practical implementation of AI solutions in the hospital environment, resulting in practice-relevant findings that promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the healthcare sector.

Claudia Möller
Head of Central Service
R&D/Innovation Management

With the results of the Testing for Safety project with fortiss, we are raising the bar in functional safety. As a result of our collaboration with fortiss, we estimate a reduction in manual effort required to test the performance of our automotive middleware by 80%. At the same time, the scientifically founded testing approach increases the confidence in our results.

Marko Halak
Team Lead
Platform Testing

The expertise, creativity and technical possibilities of fortiss are very enriching and inspiring for us. Especially in a time that is subject to great change, we were able to try out new ways together.

Claudius Reiser
Product Manager
Energy Efficiency

Services & insights

Services

Your innovation starts with fortiss

We support businesses and government agencies in developing innovative products, processes, and services in software & systems engineering, AI engineering, and IoT engineering — from concept to implementation.

Focus topics

Digital engineering for numerous domains

fortiss develops practical software solutions for various sectors. By combining research and practical experience, we help companies advance their digital transformation, improve efficiency, and implement sustainable systems.

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