The Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

Our Vision: A better life, sustainability, and economic success through dependable Digital Ecosystems

For over 25 years, we as Fraunhofer IESE have been one of the leading research institutes in the area of software and systems engineering methods. With our applied research, we develop innovative solutions for the design of dependable Digital Ecosystems. With these, we want to accelerate the economic and social benefits for our customers.

Fraunhofer IESE provides support in mastering challenges in a wide variety of application areas, with particular expertise in the areas of “Automotive & Mobility”, “Production”, “Digital Business”, “Smart City & Smart Region”, “Defense“, as well as “Agriculture & Food” and “Digital Healthcare”. In over 2,000 customer projects, the institute has transferred cutting-edge research into sustainable business practices and innovative products, with the current focus topics being “Dependable AI”, “Digital Ecosystems”, “Digital Twin / Virtual Engineering”, and “System Modernization”.  Read more about the services of Fraunhofer IESE!

In Focus – Services of Fraunhofer IESE

We focus on current, urgent, and complex challenges in the field of software and bundle our services.

 

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Dependable AI

We make it possible to use AI technologies in critical applications and work with you to find the right use cases and develop dependable AI systems.

 

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Digital Ecosystems

We support you in positioning yourself with regard to Digital Ecosystems and the Platform Economy and in establishing successful Digital Ecosystems.

 

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Digital Twin / VE

Using Virtual Engineering (VE) and Digital Twins, we help you create virtual test environments that address the increasing complexity of systems in a more flexible and cost-effective way.

 

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System Modernization

We support you in bringing your legacy systems into a successful future – from independent analyses to the introduction of new technologies to strategic alignment.

 

Autonomous Systems

Autonomous systems have enormous potential to contribute decisively to the solution of the current ecological, social, and economic challenges.

 

Industry 4.0

The efficient adaptability of production processes ensures your future in manufacturing. industries.

 

Digital Business

In digital business, extraordinary customer experiences are created through digital transformation.

 

Smart City & Smart Region

Making life in rural areas worth living in the future is our joint responsibility in government, research, business, and society.

In DIALOG – News from Fraunhofer IESE

 

Press Release

Kickoff of the BaSys Roadshow

The official opening took place yesterday in Berlin. More than 50 representatives from business, science and politics had the opportunity to experience the Eclipse BaSyx middleware in practice. 

 

IESE-Blog

Dealing with uncertainties of Machine Learning components

In this blog post, we present the concept and the principle of using statistical distance methods for runtime assessment of contextual relevance.

 

IESE Blog

Data augmentation with Generative AI

How well does ChatGPT 4o create images with realistically appearing quality deficits?

 

Customer projects that bear fruit

Balanced Engineering LLC

Virtual validation replaces time-consuming field tests in agriculture.

 

IESE Blog - Deep Reinforcement Learning

Integrated Process Planning and Scheduling for Service-based Production 

How to perform integrated process planning for service-based production? 

 

IESE Blog

The Pursuit of Smartness in Software-based Systems

Smartness is a highly desired feature in software-based systems. Understanding smart systems is essential for supporting their realization.

 

IESE-Blog

»Measuring the Performance of Eclipse BaSyx«

In this blog post, we want to show, how Performance Tests help to identify the Performance Efficiency of the middleware Eclipse BaSyx.

 

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Watch Your Scrum!

Scrum is the most popular framework in software project management. Gain more insights about it in our latest article on Fraunhofer IESE blog.

 

Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

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67663 Kaiserslautern

Germany

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