Judith Anger

Hospital staff usually suffer from enormous workloads and staff shortages, especially in intensive care units. This has consequences for patients, particularly when facing the prospect of multi-organ failure. In the future, Artificial Intelligence (AI) aims to enhance the application of a clinical multi-organ support system to further optimize patient treatment.

As a researcher at Fraunhofer IKS, and participant in the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program, João-Vitor Zacchi focuses on safe perception for autonomous driving. He grew up in Brazil and lived in France before he moved to Munich. Part 14 of our employee portrait series.

Jan Frederik Hagen’s job is to make sure the IT infrastructure at Fraunhofer IKS runs smoothly. He knows from his time working in science how important that is for colleagues carrying out research. Part 12 of our series of employee portraits — not of a researcher this time, but of someone who provides the conditions researchers need in order to do their job.

A sticker on a give way sign. Branches hanging in front of a stop sign. Graffiti on a speed limit sign. These are all completely normal sights on our roads, aren’t they? But things that wouldn’t generally be a problem for humans can really make life difficult for artificial intelligence.

Having finished her studies in computer science, Marta Grobelna is working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS and planning her doctorate. She particularly appreciates the practical relevance of her research work in the area of safety engineering. Part 11 of our employee profile series.

Fraunhofer IKS is part of the New Work@Fraunhofer initiative. It’s a topic everyone is talking about, but what does New Work actually mean? Together with our colleagues, we will explore this topic — and above all, the question of how Fraunhofer IKS is making meaningful work a reality.

As head of the Business Development group, Anna Guderitz leads a team that liaises between science and industry. In part eight of our employee profile series, she explains what particularly appeals to her about her role.

Andreas Kreutz, research engineer at Fraunhofer IKS, likes breaking new ground — both in his research and in his spare time. Part seven of our employee profile series.