Fraunhofer-GesellschaftFraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic CMA
Fraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic CMA focuses on advanced Software and Systems Engineering with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Located in Riverdale, Maryland, Fraunhofer USA CMA promotes critical thinking and software-enabled solutions for industrial, public, and academic customers. In collaboration with the University of Maryland, the center conducts applied research to design and develop software-intensive systems that are secure, tested, and proven. Areas of focus include advanced AI applications for manufacturing, material science, healthcare, and life sciences, as well as supply chain analytics and management.
These focus areas allow Fraunhofer USA CMA researchers to develop innovative, effective and scalable approaches to software and systems engineering, deliver powerful testing and verification strategies and tools, and support state-of-the-art measurement and analysis methods. Customers researching their software problems find Fraunhofer USA CMA’s capabilities in providing services and solutions to solve them unmatched. Because innovation is in the DNA of Fraunhofer USA CMA, their focus as an applied research organization means they can make technology understandable and usable when faced with customer constraints such as workforce or time constraints. Fraunhofer USA CMA researchers also know how to make technology usable and understandable to customer end users.
Fraunhofer USA CMA also collaborates regularly with other Fraunhofer Institutes and Fraunhofer USA Centers. Partnerships are cross-functional, interdisciplinary and symbiotic in nature. In addition to Government affiliations, Fraunhofer USA CMA maintains direct links to the Computer Science Department and multiple engineering Departments at the University of Maryland. They also have several international university partners for their internship program, from which about 20 student interns are chosen annually.