Underwater Security for ships, ports and maritime infrastructure

Country: DE

Role: PROJECT COORDINATOR

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, based in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization.  It is prioritizing key technologies for the future and commercializing its findings in business and industry, and it plays a major role in the innovation process. A trailblazer and trendsetter in innovative developments and research excellence, it is helping shape our society and our future. Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, is a large multidisciplinary research organization, currently operates 76 institutes and research units throughout Germany. Around 30,800 employees, predominantly scientists and engineers, work with an annual research budget of roughly €3.0 billion, €2.6 billion of which is designated as contract research.

Role project/value chain: Project coordinator, contributor to underwater 3D scanning LiDAR and developer of object detection algorithms.