Fraunhofer Big Data and Artificial
Intelligence Alliance
Fraunhofer Big Data and Artificial
Intelligence Alliance

Your journey to AI

We meet you at eye level. By bringing together more than 30 Fraunhofer Institutes in an alliance, you gain access to the full spectrum of expertise in big data and artificial intelligence – from strategy to implementation, independent and trustworthy.

Do you want to apply aritifical intelligence in your company?

Your trusted experts for innovative AI solutions and digital transformation

We support companies and public institutions as an independent and experienced partner throughout the entire process chain – from strategy development, feasibility studies and prototypes to the effective roll-out of specific AI applications and the sustainable safeguarding of your success. Your data security and sovereignty are particularly important to us.

Whether you are looking for initial guidance or already want to implement specific projects, our modular range of services accompanies you step by step to a successful, trustworthy and sustainable AI application – from inspiration to operation.

  • Innovative and secure AI & big data solutions for sustainable value creation and data-based decisions
  • Support for your digital transformation from strategy to implementation by our experts
  • Unlocking your AI potential with real added value through the latest methods and technologies


 

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Step by step to your AI-Transformation

Our process chain for your success. From inspiration to operation.

Inspire

What can AI achieve in a company?

We provide you with a fundamental understanding of AI – practical and industry-specific.

Together, we clarify: What opportunities and challenges does AI offer your industry? What framework conditions are relevant? And which technologies are suitable?

Design

From the concept to the design.

Together, we will develop an AI strategy tailored to your corporate goals and business potential.

To do this, we will analyse your strategic objectives, examine existing data sources, support you through organisational transformation and define clear criteria for success.

Develop & Apply

The solution to your use case.

We work with you to develop your AI solution from proof of concept to scalable application – whether it's an individual technology core (from classic methods to GenAI), an industry-specific solution or a complete application system.

Responsibly

Fit for the future.  

With us, you get a powerful AI solution that can be operated in a permanently trustworthy, legally compliant and sustainable manner. Whether on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid – we inform you about regulatory requirements, design the application according to central principles of trustworthiness (security, data protection, transparency, fairness) and show you ways to ensure secure, resource-efficient and sustainable operation.

Innovative together. Start with us.

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Gain insights into AI, recognise potential and develop application ideas.

We offer various formats to get you started and meet you where you are. In the first step, we answer your basic questions, such as

  • What are other companies in my industry doing in the field of AI
  • Which processes can I accelerate with AI? What problems can be solved with AI?
  • How do I proceed if I want to bring AI into my company?
  • Is Fraunhofer the right partner for me?
  • (How) should I approach the topic of AI?
  • What does (generative) AI mean for my company?

Strategically designing AI projects

Develop strategy

Together we develop your AI strategy and plan its implementation in workshops and meetings.

  • Creating a sustainable, agile AI strategy for your business
  • Realistic assessment of the potential and opportunities relating to AI
  • Setting targets and milestones for implementation, as well as KPIs for measuring success

Managing transformation

We provide you with information about the transformation process of your company. We take a look at your existing processes and offer you the opportunity to provide your employees with targeted training.

  • Gaining clarity on the areas in which work will change in the future
  • take employees along on the journey, build trust, maintain commitment
  • Provide targeted further training for employees

Finding data

Our experts will show you how to make your data treasure trove usable for AI, e.g. by

  • Identify necessary data sources
  • Ensure data quality
  • Merge data sources

Identify, prioritise and develop use cases

Together, we will work out step by step how you can implement AI capabilities in specific use cases.

  • Identify, prioritise and specify use cases
  • Developing a concrete business case for your AI application
  • Creating an implementation roadmap

Developing and integrating AI

Finding technology

From model selection to integration and optimisation, we help you realise your AI vision.

  • Selection or development of the appropriate AI model (ML, GenAI – or something completely different)
  • Execution and implementation of your individual use case
  • Support for the seamless integration of the solution into existing systems and models
  • Optimisation and further development of existing models

Strengthen infrastructure

Our experts will advise you on the infrastructure required for your AI solution.

  • Determining the necessary capacities for a high-performance technology core
  • Advice on the appropriate infrastructure (on-premises or cloud)
  • Planning a scalable solution for growing data volumes

Develop processes

We show you how to smoothly integrate your AI solution into existing workflows, adapt processes and data flows, establish new roles and competencies, and optimally integrate your employees into the new workflow.

  • Integration of the AI solution into existing processes and operational procedures
  • Analysis and adaptation of relevant processes in relation to data, roles and competencies
  • Definition and establishment of new roles and competencies for successful process conversion

Start operating

We support you in commissioning your AI solution – from POC to scaling and integration to handover and adaptation to new requirements.

  • Planning and implementation of scaling and integration
  • Support in transitioning the POC to scalable production operation
  • Structured handover to the responsible teams

Anchoring AI sustainably and securely

Build trust

We answer your questions about fairness, transparency and regulatory compliance of your AI solution.

  • Ensuring fair, comprehensible and transparent AI models
  • Review of regulatory compliance, including possible certifications and relevant criteria
  • Implementation of measures to protect data and ensure maximum security

Comply with regulations

We are familiar with the regulatory requirements – whether it be the EU AI Act, risk classification, labour law regulations or compliance checklists, norms and standards.

  • Identification and consideration of relevant regulatory guidelines
  • Support in ensuring and maintaining your compliance requirements
  • Orientation towards existing norms and standards and derivation of the requirements relevant to you

Ensuring sustainability

We answer your questions about sustainable AI operation – holistically at every level.

  • Advice on the sustainable operation of AI systems
  • Assessment of ROI following the introduction of AI and analysis of economic sustainability
  • Assessment of the impact of AI on your company's environmental footprint in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Development of strategies for innovation management and the establishment of new AI ideas
  • Ensuring the future viability and long-term sustainability of your AI solution