The Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE

Fraunhofer IESE supports the overcoming of challenges in a wide range of application areas, such as health, agriculture and food, mobility, production, smart city and defense. In well over 2,000 customer projects, the institute has transferred cutting-edge research into sustainable business practices and innovative products, as well as increased the efficiency of its business partners' software and systems engineering.

Our mission: Applied research for excellent, efficient software and systems engineering. We develop leading-edge, dependable, and resilient systems that increase the success of our partners.

In Focus – Cooperation and Research

 

Software and systems engineering for your success

 

We are your partner for all matters relating to efficient software and system engineering, bringing cutting-edge technologies directly from research into your application.

 

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In over 2,000 customer projects, Fraunhofer IESE has transferred cutting-edge research into sustainable business practices and innovative products.

In Trend – Innovation topics and key technologies

 

AI-supported software engineering

Fraunhofer IESE is researching the use of AI to increase efficiency in software engineering without compromising quality.

 

Software Defined X

 

Software Defined Everything is an innovative paradigm for increasing efficiency and reducing complexity.

In Dialog– News from Fraunhofer IESE

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Topping-Out Ceremony for Expansion Project

Fraunhofer IESE creates new space for research, innovation, and collaboration with new wing (Building D).

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Safety Engineering for Trustworthy AI-Assisted Development of Software-Defined Vehicles

Research project AI4SDV aims to make vehicle software development with Artificial Intelligence significantly more efficient.

 

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24. November 2026

sps - smart production solutions

We at Fraunhofer IESE will also be participating in the 35th International Trade Fair for Industrial Automation with our AAS Dataspace for Everybody.

IESE Blog

Data augmentation with Generative AI

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

 

Kaiserslautern & Berlin

Fraunhofer IESE

Fraunhofer-Platz 1
67663 Kaiserslautern

Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2
10178 Berlin

Kaiserslautern and Berlin

Fraunhofer IESE

Fraunhofer-Platz 1
67663 Kaiserslautern

Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2
10178 Berlin

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