Activities 2024

On this page you will find a list of upcoming or ongoing events in which we as the Interoperability and Assistance Systems department of Fraunhofer IOSB are involved or which we organize ourselves.

A warm invitation - we look forward to meeting you on one of these occasions!

The conference is aimed at science and research, the defense industry, the Bundeswehr, the civil service, parliaments and ministries in Germany.

Defense research in particular can and must make a decisive contribution to gaining, maintaining and expanding the necessary sovereignty in strategically important technology topics that is required to be able to live in peace and freedom in Germany, the EU and NATO in the future. It can and must become more interdisciplinary and networked and thus serve an equally effective and resilient defense of Germany and its partners.

We are represented with the following contribution:

Interoperability of heterogeneous unmanned systems - the INTERACT project

Speaker: Wilmuth Müller and Chair of Session D3: Unmanned Systems 

🛰 Tensions between “Need to Know” and “Need to Share”


Good situational awareness is crucial for multinational, cross-domain national and alliance defense. Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance contribute to the timely provision of essential information for a situational picture. As no one nation or domain has all the intelligence capabilities, collaboration is essential. Coalition Shared Data offers solutions for this. 

🛰 Read the full article in the DEFENCENETWORK online publication via the link in the box on the right. Author: Barbara Essendrofer 

AI is regarded as one of the key technologies of the future. It offers the potential to significantly improve efficiency and effectiveness in the capability domains of intelligence and command and control. However, the corresponding tools must be designed in such a way that humans can evaluate information and decisions derived from AI and are able to take control. The seminar will present current developments and research results in the field of AI. Particular attention will be paid to the support of operational processes through suitable architectures and technological developments in a multinational environment.

We are involved:

Scientific management: Jennifer Sander

Speaker:

• Barbara Essendorfer
• Dirk Mühlenberg
• Jennifer Sander
• Igor Tchouchenkov
• Florian Segor

Turning point in national security - resilience through disruptive digital solutions

More than 200 renowned specialist companies from 17 nations will be exhibiting. This makes the AFCEA the most important exhibition for information technology in the field of defense and public security in Germany. The Fraunhofer IOSB is represented with 6 exhibits. 

📡 The Interoperability and Assistance Systems (IAS) department is represented with the following topics:

»Technologies for multinational, cross-dimensional national and alliance defense« 

👉  Since no one nation or dimension (land, air, sea, cyber and space) has all the intelligence capabilities, cooperation is essential.

👉  The ISR Manager Application assistance system makes it possible to maximize the benefits of ISR systems by improving data collection planning.

👉  Coalition Shared Data (CSD) enables the timely and task-oriented provision of information in joint and combined operations.

We look forward to your visit, contact persons on site are Ms. Jennifer Sander, Dirk Pallmer and Frank Reinert at the Fraunhofer IOSB booth (Room Vienna, W01).

For the armed forces of tomorrow: this was the motto of our Defense Technology Day. Scientists from various specialist departments of our institute provided the specialist audience with first-hand information on current and future developments in optronic and IT systems for information acquisition, fusion, distribution and use in a military context. Numerous exhibits and live demos will provide hands-on impressions of the possibilities of these technologies.

We are co-organizers. Our exhibits:

👉 Resource-optimized planning in Joint ISR

👉 Teams of unmanned systems (HUGIN)

»Game-based learning and serious gaming for a strong democracy« - opportunities and limits 

As part of the project Competence for the Digital Working World (KoDiA) - Training for Digitalization, the Centre for Technology-Based Education, together with the Bundeswehr Training Centre and the Armed Forces Training Department at the Armed Forces Office, organizes the Bundeswehr Education and Training Congress, now the largest specialist congress in the Bundeswehr. 

We are represented in the SK1 workshop:

👉 Success criteria for modern, AI-based training in the Bundeswehr

Speaker: Almut Müller

on September 3, 2024 from 4:25-5:55 p.m. | Room 405/406

SPIE Sensors + Imaging brings together two of the best photonics conferences in Europe - SPIE Remote Sensing and SPIE Security + Defence

The premier annual European event showcasing the latest sensor and photonics technologies for imaging and monitoring the Earth's atmosphere and environment, as well as sensor technologies for homeland security, defense and counter-terrorism.

We are represented with three contributions:

👉 Heterogeneous unmanned group of intelligent USVs

Referent: Florian Segor on September 16, 2024 from 10:00-10:20 am | Part of Security + Defence

👉 Autonomous sensor control for mobile platforms operating in teams

Referent: Florian Segor on September 16, 2024 from 2:00-2:20 pm | Part of Security + Defence

👉 Adaption of AI models for processing formal reports in the field of Joint ISR

Speaker: Tobias Dorrn on September 17, 2024 from 4:50-5:10 pm | Part of Security + Defence

The 6th International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications (IHSED 2024)

We are represented with two contributions:
Session 8-Business Applications and Emerging Technology I
on September 25, 2024 from 12:00- 1:00 pm  

👉 From System High to Zero Trust: The Impact of Security Requirements on a Multinational Standard with Technical Specifications for Data Dissemination

Speaker und Session Chair: Philipp Klotz

👉 Interoperable Data Distribution Through Coalition Shared Data by Means of Standardization

Speaker und Session Chair: Roland Rodenbeck

The seminar »Use and control of small drones« explains the characteristics, limits and areas of use as well as the dangers and control options for small drones.

• Analysis of possible applications in both military and civilian areas
• Multisensor detection with distributed systems
• Classification and identification of drones and their payload
• Airspace control and command support
• Treatment of various issues
• Presentation of the latest developments and research results

We are involved:

Scientific management: Igor Tchouchenkov

Speaker:

• Jennifer Sander
• Igor Tchouchenkov