Events

Semiconductors are no longer just components – they are the foundation of economic resilience, technological sovereignty, security, and sustainable growth. They are of strategic importance.

FIRST by FMD – Fast Innovation through Research in Semiconductor Technologies – is a European conference on semiconductor trends, roadmaps and strategic alignment in microelectronics. The event brings together decision-makers from industry, policy and research to discuss the future of Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem.

As a high-level trend forum, FIRST offers a curated program with insights into emerging technologies, industrial roadmaps and future infrastructure developments in the context of the EU Chips Act and Germany’s Hightech Agenda.

At FIRST, leaders from across the semiconductor value chain engage with representatives from key application sectors including AI, automotive, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, telecommunications and energy. 

A further strategic focus is the APECS pilot line, enabling advanced packaging technologies and design for chiplet architectures and heterogeneous integration.

FIRST is organized by the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany, FMD for its German acronym. Fraunhofer AISEC is a member institute of FMD.

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The development of quantum computers is advancing rapidly, and with it the risk that they will crack conventional encryption methods. Companies, public authorities, and the entire digital infrastructure need to take action.

With its Center of post-quantum cryptography excellence, Fraunhofer AISEC is driving the transition to post-quantum-secure methods with the aim of quickly bringing secure and practical solutions into use.

For years, the “PQC Update” networking event has been the central platform for exchange between research, industry, users, and politics on the topic of post-quantum cryptography.

On May 4 and 5, 2026, we will provide you with exciting insights into the current state of post-quantum cryptography:

•    Keynotes on European efforts related to PQC

•    From practice – from international strategies to concrete projects in Germany

•    From research – trustworthy hardware and measurable cryptoagility

•    Migration to PQC – gradual transition while maintaining compliance and security

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We cordially invite you to the 2nd Workshop on Whole-Lifecycle Security for Smart Systems: Methods and Tools (LIFESEC), which takes place as part of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (IEEE SmartComp 2026) at the Università degli Studi di Messina (Italy).

The workshop addresses the question of how security can be implemented across the entire lifecycle of smart systems - from security-by-design, compliance and certification requirements to the current EU regulations, such as the Cyber Resilience Act.

LIFESEC is addressed to experts from research and practice working on cybersecurity for smart systems, IoT, and cyber-physical systems, and provides a platform for exchange on methods, tools, and best practices.

Call for Papers:
Interested participants are invited to submit their contributions by March 9, 2026. Possible topics include, among others:

• Security-by-design and holistic security methods
• Lifecycle security for smart systems and IoT
• Automated compliance and certification procedures
• AI-based security tools and digital twins
• Supply chain security
• Smart systems in the context of the EU Cyber Resilience Act

Further information on the workshop and a detailed overview of the Call for Papers topics can be found here.

The workshop is organized by the participating institutions of the Horizon Europe projects TELEMETRY, DOSS, EMERALD, COBALT, CUSTODES and CURIUM.

Fraunhofer AISEC, in cooperation with its partners, is organizing the 1st Symposium on Artificial Intelligence throughout the Human-Centered Design Process (AI-HCD 2026) at the HTWD – University of Applied Sciences Dresden. We cordially invite you to submit your contributions and participate in the symposium.

The symposium focuses on the question of how Artificial Intelligence can support the Human-Centered Design (HCD) process across all phases - from requirements analysis and ideation to prototyping and evaluation. The aim is to discuss the potential, challenges, as well as methodological and ethical aspects of using AI in Human-Centered Design.

The event is addressed to experts from the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX), Human-Centered Design, and Artificial Intelligence, and provides a platform for exchange between research and practice.

Call for Papers:
Contributions can be submitted until March 15, 2026. The symposium invites submissions of:

• Full Regular Papers
• Short Papers
• Work-in-Progress and Demo Papers

Further information on the symposium can be found here.
Contributions can be submitted here.

At Embedded World 2026, cybersecurity experts from Fraunhofer AISEC will provide insights into platform security and kernel-level protection mechanisms in the class 2.4 »Embedded Linux Security Exercised on the Secure Platform GyroidOS« on March 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

The class will give participants a practical overview of how Linux can be used on embedded systems to meet security-related certification requirements such as IEC 62443 or Common Criteria. The focus is on security mechanisms of the Linux kernel and protection methods such as Secure and Measured Boot. You will learn the theoretical basics and their implementation in boot loaders, UEFI, and U-Boot using hardware trust anchors such as TPMs and secure elements. In a practical session, you will implement these concepts with GyroidOS on an ARM-based platform.

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The annual OMNISECURE is a central platform with around 400 visitors where innovative security concepts for the digitalisation of society and industry are presented and discussed. This year, OMNISECURE will once again be focussing on digital identities and the security they require.

Fraunhofer AISEC will once again be represented in Berlin as a partner and with its expertise.

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The fourth edition of the Trusted Electronics Days will take place in Essen, Germany, on October 29/30, 2025. The event will focus on issues faced by SMEs.

The Trusted Electronics Days are an annual event that addresses the challenges of the trustworthiness of hardware and software in electronics, a key concern in times of globally networked production chains and with regard to the European Cyber Resilience Act. The event serves to provide information and exchange ideas on technical, industrial and political topics relating to trusted electronics. This year, the focus will be on the related issues from the perspective of SMEs.

The Trusted Electronics Days are organized by the VDE/ITG specialist group and Chipdesign Germany working group on trusted electronics (Velektronik). The event will be organized by TÜV Informationstechnik (TÜV NORD GROUP) in Essen. 

Find more information and the registration form here.

With the Cyber Resilience Act, the EU has introduced binding rules to increase the digital security of networked products. Companies now face the task of bringing their devices and systems into compliance by 2027.

The Cyber Resilience Act Summit on October 13–14, 2025, in Garching (near Munich) at Science Congress Center provides guidance. The conference offers valuable insights into regulatory requirements and highlights measures that can be taken to make embedded systems “CRA-secure.”

Fraunhofer AISEC will be represented at the summit as a silver partner with a booth.

Christian Banse, head of our Service and Application Security department, will present the EU-funded CONFIRMATE project in his talk. The aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive open-source tool suite that significantly simplifies and automates conformity assessment.

The presentation will take place on October 14, 2025, at 3:15 p.m.

Further information about the summit can be found here.

During the Open Lab Day, students and aspiring professionals will have the chance to explore Fraunhofer AISEC's cutting-edge cybersecurity research.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at cybersecurity with exclusive guided tours of our high-tech security laboratories. Engage with captivating presentations and live demonstrations by our researchers, covering topics such as hardware and embedded system security, automotive and industrial protection, as well as the safeguarding of AI technologies, applications, and web-based platforms.

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At this year's Hannover Messe, Fraunhofer AISEC presents GLUE (Generalized Lightweight Usage Control Enforcement) demonstrator to show how data can be shared across company boundaries without losing control over its use.

Find »GLUE« at »Industrial Security Circus« in hall 16, both A12 (exhibit no. 8)

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The embedded world Conference is going into its 23rd edition in 2025. It is driven by a unique combination of an exhibition for engineers and technical management on one hand and a world-leading conference at the intersection of applied research and industrial applications on the other hand.

The cybersecurity scientists of Fraunhofer AISEC invite you to session 3.3 on Embedded Linux Security on March 11, 2025. 
Learn about the security mechanisms of the Linux kernel as well as measures to protect the integrity of code and data and try out the security techniques presented on an ARM-based hardware platform, in the practical, hands-on part of the session. 

More Information here.

The annual OMNISECURE is a central platform with around 400 visitors where innovative security concepts for the digitalisation of society and industry are presented and discussed. This year, OMNISECURE will once again be focussing on digital identities and the security they require.

Fraunhofer AISEC will once again be represented at OMNISECURE 2025 in Berlin as a partner and with its expertise in the fields of cyber security, AI, digital identities, trust and cryptography.

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In an increasingly networked IoT ecosystem, the confidentiality, authenticity and protection of data is crucial. This requires electronic systems to be resistant to manipulation attacks at hardware level. 

Over the past three years, the partners of the French-German project APRIORI (funded by the French ANR and the German BMBF) and the VE-FIDES project (funded by the German BMBF) have been working towards this goal. Highlights and practical results from both projects will be presented at the workshop. 

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The EU has launched legislative projects that affect the digitalized and networked economy at its core: the NIS 2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the IEC 62443 / Machinery Regulation EU 2023/1230 set out provisions for internal IT infrastructure and manufacturing (IT & OT) and define standards for networked hardware and software products.

The pressure on companies to take action is increasing, but the measures are anything but trivial to implement due to the multitude of mandatory standards and the large number of stakeholders.

Learn about the specialist expertise of our scientists at our 2nd Cybersecurity Day on "CRA, NIS-2 & Co: Leveraging new regulations to boost innovation" and benefit from the added value for your company. 

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Visit Fraunhofer AISEC at it-sa, the trade fair for industry-specific IT security solutions, from October 22 to 24, 2024 in Nuremberg. Find out about the latest research results from Fraunhofer AISEC and the “Confirmate” tool for automated compliance testing of software components. It supports manufacturers and operators in automatically assessing the compliance of their products with the requirements of the Cyber Resiliance Act and identifying the individual need for action.

Find out more about the advantages and functional scope of “Confirmate”:

• At the joint Fraunhofer booth in hall 6 / booth 6-314
• At the presentation by Immanuel Kunz on 22.10.2024 from 12:15 to 12:30 in Forum 6-A.

Schedule a meeting with our experts now.

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At the Open Lab Day, students and young talents have the opportunity to get to know the cybersecurity research of Fraunhofer AISEC.

Experience cybersecurity research first-hand during exclusive tours through our security labs, enjoy exciting talks and live demos by our scientists in the areas of hardware, embedded, automotive and industrial security and the security of AI systems as well as apps and web-based services.

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The Tage der vertrauenswürdigen Elektronik (Trusted Electronics Days) is an annual event addressing the challenges of trustworthiness of hardware and software in electronics – a key concern in times of globally networked production chains and in view of the European Cyber Resilience Act. The conference program for June 4 and 5, 2024 will address the following topics in technical sessions focusing on design, manufacturing and analysis

• Chiplets and heterointegration
• RISC-V
• Open source EDA
• Trust schemes
• Trust and authenticity features
• Real-World lab analyses
• Formale methods
• Update on the BMBF DE:Sign Call

Bringing together representatives from industry, politics and research, the event creates the ideal platform for sharing ideas and results.

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Fraunhofer AISEC brings together all stakeholders in the PQC community - scientists, users, providers and regulators - once a year at its PQC Update networking event. Event partners in 2024 are MÜNCHNER KREIS, ZD.B-Themenplattform Cybersecurity by Bayern Innovativ, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI) and the Security Network Munich.

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At Hannover Messe 2024, Fraunhofer AISEC and the partners in the PoQsiKom project will use a demonstrator to show the remote acknowledgement of safety systems of machine tools via the Internet.

We look forward to your visit: Hall 002, Stand B24.

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In the webinar "Towards automated compliance to the upcoming EU Cyber Resilience Act" by the ECCO Community Group on "Road-Mapping", Christian Banse, head of the "Service and Application Security" research department, offers insights into the requirements introduced by the upcoming CRA. He will show how open-source projects work towards the automation of compliance to the CRA.

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Over the past decade, the Munich Cyber Security Conference (MCSC) has been a pivotal platform fostering global dialogue on cyber threats. From groundbreaking keynotes to collaborative workshops, MCSC has navigated the evolving landscape of digital security.

MCSC 2024 will take place at the Chamber of Commerce Munich (IHK) on February 15-16, 2024. This milestone event is organized by the Security Network Munich and Prof. Claudia Eckert, Head of the Execuritve Board.

Please visit the MCSC website for more details: www.mcsc.io

Fraunhofer AISEC brings vast expertise in cyber security, AI, digital identities, trust and cryptography to OMNISECURE 2024 in Berlin.

• January 22, 6 p.m. »Cyber Security«:
  Prof. Claudia Eckert discusses, among other things, how artificial intelligence is changing cyber attacks and defense in the digital world.
• January 22, 14:50 »SW-Entwicklung inklusive Ergebnisse DUST«:
  Florian Wendland presents the current status of the BSI project for automated testing of IT products for processing classified information.
• 22 January, 4:10 p.m. »Risiken automatisierter Methoden zur Manipulation medialer Identitäten (Deepfakes) und mögliche Gegenmaßnahmen«:
  Dr. Nicolas Müller highlights technologies for automatically detecting deepfakes.
• January 23, 10:20 a.m. »Sichere digitale Identitäten auf modernen Smartphones«:
  Prof. Marian Margraf (host), Wolfgang Studier and Martin Seiffert discuss implementation options for digital identities in the context of the eIDAS regulation.
• 23 January, 14:10 »Usable Privacy and Security«:
  Prof. Marian Margraf (host) and Sandra Kostic explain why civil society attributes little competence to the German authorities in the field of digitalization and how large digitalization projects can be more successful.
• 24 January, 12:50 p.m. »Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Post Quantum Kryptographie«:
  Prof. Marian Margraf gives an overview of the latest developments in post-quantum cryptography.

Learn more abourt OMNISECURE 2024 here.