Industrial Automation branch INA
of Fraunhofer IOSB
Industrial Automation branch INA
of Fraunhofer IOSB
Smart factory and industry 4.0 concept with connected production robots exchanging data with internet of things (IoT) and cloud computing technology, businessman touching interface with icons in gears

Quantum computing in SmartCity and Smart Factory applications.

At Fraunhofer, we invent the future - as the largest research organisation for application-oriented research in Europe. Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo offers committed employees exciting tasks with a lot of responsibility and creative freedom. Our mission is: "Empowering our Partners for the Digital Age". On behalf of our customers from the various sectors of business and government, we apply the latest findings from science and application to concrete projects in an interdisciplinary manner. We are one of the leading research institutions in the technology network "Intelligent Technical Systems Ostwestfalen-Lippe it's OWL".

We are now looking for students of computer engineering or comparable courses of study who would like to contribute their knowledge and skills to a practical project, a bachelor's or master's thesis on the topic of

Quantum computing in SmartCity and SmartFactory applications

In the environment of the SmartCity and SmartFactory application areas, numerous problems arise that can only be solved with considerable computing effort. This applies in particular to machine learning applications as well as optimisation and scheduling problems.

In this student research project, the possibilities of using quantum computing in the respective problems are to be investigated. To this end, the current state of the art will be reviewed and the opportunities and challenges that still need to be solved will be highlighted.

Yout Profile:

  • You are studying computer science, electrical engineering, data science, mathematics, optimisation and simulation or comparable.
  • You demonstrate an independent and structured way of working.
  • Ideally, you already have experience in the application of machine learning and mathematical optimisation methods (not mandatory).
     

What you can expect:

  • You will work independently on interesting projects and develop future-oriented technologies for intelligent technical systems.
  • You acquire knowledge and skills in an exciting subject area.
     

Questions about this student work will be answered with pleasure:

Dr. Stefan Windmann
Senior Scientist
Tel.: 05261/94290-51
E-Mail: stefan.windmann@iosb-ina.fraunhofer.de