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Trustworthiness for a Connected World

The Barkhausen Institut (BI) is an internationally recognized research institute conducting cutting-edge research on the trustworthiness of networked electronic systems. In an interdisciplinary and international team, we are jointly pursuing the goal of building a reliable foundation for the Internet of the future and enabling trust in digital technologies, in particular by designing trustworthy platform chips.

We are shaping the future of digitalization – with trustworthiness as our foundation. In an increasingly connected world, we combine technological innovation with a deep sense of social responsibility. Our research and development is aimed at creating secure, transparent and sustainable solutions that meet not only technical but also human needs. Together, we are working on a digital future based on integrity, sustainability and trustworthy technologies.

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06.10.2025

FOSSIL – Small Microkernels, Big Performance

How can microkernel operating systems be powerful, scalable, and secure at the same time? In this interview, BI researcher Till Miemietz reflects on the completed FOSSIL project and explains why its results continue to matter for the future of digital infrastructures.

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29.09.2025

IEEE CSCN Conference: BI wins the “Best Demo/Poster Award”

At the IEEE CSCN Conference, researchers from various groups of the Barkhausen Institut presented the work “Context-Aware Secret Key Generation Demonstrator based on Physical Layer Security” along with the corresponding Physical Layer Security Demonstrator. This was honored with the “Best Demo/Poster Award.”

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Security and Privacy

One of the requirements for a trustworthy IoT is a secure and privacy-respecting data processing. Why, despite all the efforts, has it not yet been possible to get to grips with the security problems in the IoT sector? Where do we currently stand in the area of research and development?

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Internet of Things

What is "Internet of Things" actually? And where can you find this "IoT" in your everyday environment? 

Dive into an interactive world and learn more about a future technology that is sometimes already reality!

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