ITIV will provide insights into its activities in the field of chip design and invites attendees to engage in on-site discussions. The event will take place on May 19 and 20, 2026, in Baden-Baden.

After a strong start last year, TECHgrow is now continuing - with a clear focus on Africa. This edition will take place in Kenya and is aimed at Kenyan students. It brings together young talents, researchers and partners to actively live innovation, entrepreneurship and international cooperation. Interested parties from KIT are welcome to request further information.

At Girls' Day at the ITIV of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, participants discovered the world of microcontrollers in a hands-on way. Under guidance, they developed their own circuits, programmed LEDs for plant monitoring and even implemented an automatic irrigation system. This made technology tangible - and awakened their enthusiasm for mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, and engineering, MINT, but also explained facilities like STEM colleagues.

VAG is looking for motivated Master's students for three practice-oriented theses in cooperation with ITIV. Help shape the future of intelligent local transportation.

By signing an MoU in Addis Ababa, the partners are sending a strong signal for digital innovations in the Ethiopian electricity distribution grid. Building on previous projects, new technologies, modeling approaches and local expertise will be developed to promote a resilient and data-driven energy infrastructure

With the successful defense of his dissertation "Methods for determining the significance of a logical scenario in the validation and release process of a highly automated driving function" Julian Fuchs reached an important milestone on March 20, 2026. The thesis was written in the research group of Prof. Eric Sax. Congratulations on this achievement!

After intensive research work, Jannis Erz successfully defended his dissertation "Agile life cycle process for the model-based assurance of the operational safety of highly automated driving functions" on 09.03.2026. The work was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Eric Sax. Congratulations on this important step!

The two‑day meeting at ITIV brought together the Rigoletto partners to align technical integration steps and define the roadmap for advancing the collaborative RISC‑V‑based NPU architecture.

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has awarded the International Excellence Award 2026 and the SCHROFF Foundation Fellowship to Professor Ron Kikinis, the B. Leonard Holman Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School.

In February, the KIT Chipdesign House (KCH) and Synopsys jointly organized a multi-day boot camp that introduced doctoral students from Baden-Württemberg to current EDA tools for chip development in a practical way. International experts accompanied the participants through workshops, lectures and hands-on sessions.

From Nairobi to Meru: our delegation visited universities in Kenya, accompanied examinations and established new scientific partnerships. The trip impressively demonstrates how lively international cooperation can be.

Lara Schweickart successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Improvement of teledermatological diagnostics through the haptic-visual 3D representation of skin areas" (research group Prof. Stork) on 17.02.2026. We congratulate her on this success and wish her all the best!

On February 7, 2026, things got really lively in the NTI lecture hall at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): A large group of interested students took part in the Tiny Tapeout Workshop, organized by the KIT Chipdesign House team.

As a research partner, ITIV is making a significant contribution to the implementation of the automated bus platoon - including in the areas of environment detection, position tracking and V2V communication.

Nahverkehrspraxis sheds light on key aspects of system architectures, security and networked mobility. One of the triggers is the current debate on the cybersecurity of international bus fleets. Prof. Eric Sax classifies these topics from a technical perspective and provides compact insights into current challenges.