Protecting intellectual and material property is a task in which information and communication technologies play a key role. Security at the workplace or in the urban infrastructure, in transportation by land, air or water, whether functional security or attack and hazard identification: Fraunhofer HHI offers solutions with its wide range of technological competencies and bundles them in the security business unit.
Competencies at Fraunhofer HHI

Secure Communication
- Physical Layer Security (PLS)
- Low-cost secret-key distribution with free-space laser beams
- Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
- Visible Light Communication/Li-Fi

Sensor Technology
- Toxic gas spectroscopy with terahertz radiation
- Non-destructive testing with same radiation
- Micro-Drones Defense System
- Battery safety tests
- Secure workplace – Digital gesture recognition
- Detection of explosives in water and air
- 3D Modelling for Pipe Inspection
- Aerial Surveillance, Object Detection
- Flood Disaster Risk Management

Attack detection
- Optical seal for tamper protection – optical reflection gratings in ultra-thin glass slides
- Secure person authentication, presentation attack and face morphing detection
- Machine Learning for Industry 4.0
- Monocular Deformable Structure-from-Motion
Applications
- Non-destructive material testing using terahertz
- Detection of explosives, viruses, and hazardous substances through evanescence field sensors in real time
- Cost-effective solutions for indoor navigation through Visible Light Communication
- Tap-proof communication for field camps using wireless data connections in the 60 GHz band
- Innovative solutions for forensic evidence at crime scenes or for the ID document of the future through depth maps and 3D visualization
- Customized video codecs for robust, ultra-low latency video transmission
- Disaster management supported by smart data algorithms
- Safe and reliable maintenance in the wastewater industry with 3D camera technology