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Facts and staff

• founded in April 1995 as Fraunhofer Application Center Systems Engineering (AST) of the Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing IITB Karlsruhe
• Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Rauschenbach
• Deputy Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Bretschneider
• Staff: 62 employees, 24 student assistants and interns
• Status of a division of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Main areas of work

• Industry-related basic and application projects in the R&D area
• Design, layout, operation and analysis of energy systems
• Computer-aided acquisition, selection and processing of information
• Creation of models of signals and systems
• Development of decision strategies and proposals for the design, control and prediction of complex dynamic processes for technical and non-technical processes.

The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance is the portal to the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's range of research and services in the fields of energy technology and the energy industry.
Together with industry, we aim to further expand Germany's technological leadership in the efficient use of energy and in the development of renewable energies. The Fraunhofer Energy Alliance provides simplified access to the expertise of the Fraunhofer Institutes, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, but also for policymakers and the energy industry.

The aim of the alliance is, taking into account the

• social,
• Economica nd
• Ecological

consequences and using the latest technologies to create sustainable system solutions for

• Water extraction
• Infrastructure and
• Wastewater treatment
  

in practice-oriented, national and international applications. A systems engineering network on energy, waste and agriculture contributes to a more efficient and environmentally compatible use of the vital resource water.

In the Fraunhofer Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Alliance, 25 institutes pool their cross-industry expertise. The Fraunhofer experts support companies in the implementation of Big Data strategies, develop software and data protection-compliant systems for Big Data, and train specialists and managers to become "Data Scientists".

Successful applied research and consulting on embedded systems must take into account the disciplines of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science in an interdisciplinary manner.

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has outstanding competencies in these engineering disciplines. The Fraunhofer Embedded Systems Alliance aims to bundle the necessary competencies from the fields of mechanical engineering, electronics and computer science Fraunhofer-wide in order to provide solutions for problems in the individual disciplines as well as for the overall system and the interactions between the individual disciplines contained therein.

Since its foundation in 1995, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Systems Engineering (AST) has been working closely with the local Ilmenau University of Technology. In particular, the Faculty of Computer Science and Automation and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology cooperate with Fraunhofer AST in various research projects. The following are the contact addresses of the scientific supervisors of the university cooperation.

• Cooperation TU Ilmenau
• Cooperation Schmalkalden University

 Advanced System Technology AST Branch of Fraunhofer IOSB

Am Vogelherd 90
98693 Ilmenau, Germany

Phone +49 (0) 3677 / 461 0

By Train

From Erfurt main station to Ilmenau, get off at the "Pörlitzer Höhe" stop, then walk approx. 10 minutes to the industrial park "Am Vogelherd" DB timetable information

By taxi from Ilmenau central station

For this, stay on train for one further station (Ilmenau Busbahnhof).

Taxi 6x6
Bahndamm 10
98693 Ilmenau
Phone +49 3677 66 66 66

Taxi am Bahnhof
Bahndamm 11
98693 Ilmenau
Phone +49 3677 66 77 88

By bus

From the bus station (at the main train station) take bus line A in the direction of NPI to the "IGI" stop. From here, walk another 200 m to the Fraunhofer Institute Applied Systems Technology AST.
 Ilm-district transport association

By plane
Arrive at Erfurt airport (Flughafen), drive 45 minutes or take tram/taxi to Erfurt Hauptbahnhof (central station) and complete journey by train. Airport Erfurt

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