Biomedical Photonics and Data Processing

 

Visualizing and ­influencing biological structures and processes using photonic technologies is a both challenging and promising field of research. It spans from fluorescence spectroscopy of human tissue and in-vivo endo-microscopy to opto-biomechatronics and optogenetics. Further, artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms play an increasing role in data processing, pattern recognition and classification in medical imaging, e.g. in MRT diagnostics.

Future healthcare and medical applications based on photonic technologies developed by more than 30 research groups in Erlangen accelerate and improve diagnoses and therapies on many kinds of diseases.

Research and Scientist Spotlights related to Biomedical Photonics and Image Data Processing

Andreas Maier is a professor of computer science working in the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning. After graduation in 2009 he started working as post-doctoral fellow at the Radiological Sciences Laboratory at the Stanford University. Subsequently he became innovation project manage...

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Maximilian Waldner is a clinician scientist with a specialization in gastroenterology. Since the beginning of his scientific career at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, he has been interested in applications of optical imaging techniques for the evaluation of inflammatory diseases and canc...

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Oliver Friedrich had a quite diverse education, studying Medicine and Physics at University of Heidelberg, then specializing as Physiologist and Biophysicist before finally ending up at FAU as Biotechnologist with a strong focus on label-free optical technologies development and applications. In bet...

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The Biophysics Group at FAU investigates a broad spectrum of research topics ranging from the microscopic study of proteins and cells to the macroscopic observation of penguins in Antarctica. In each field, data acquisition via cameras, microscopes, and photodetectors is combined with elaborate imag...

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By combining three imaging methods, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen and the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering at Dresden University of Technology have now succeeded in measuring mechanical properties of the cell interior with unprecede...

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Human interaction is fundamentally based on the ability to communicate. A lasting impairment of our oral expression is necessarily accompanied by severe social and economic limitations, increasing the significance of diagnosing laryngeal and voice-related disorders. Conventionally, human vocal folds...

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  The main objective of the Clinical Photonics Lab (CPL) is to explore optical technologies in biology and medicine with a focus on diagnostics. In general, there are two main approaches for diagnostics: First, the measurement of a physical parameter (e.g. the absorption coefficient at a ...

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Full List of Research Groups in Erlangen related to Biomedical Photonics and Image Data Processing

Below, all corresponding research groups in Erlangen are listed. An overview of the affiliated SAOT representatives is found in the SAOT Principal Investigators and Associate Investigators sections.

Opto-Biomechatronics Engineering and Applications in Biomedicine

Prof. Dr. Oliver Friedrich

Institute of Medical Biotechnology

Deep Learning and Visualization Algorithms to the Field of Digital Healthcare

Prof. Dr. Günther Greiner

Professor for Computer Science

Lehrstuhl für Informatik 9 (Graphische Datenverarbeitung)

Medical Image Analysis, Data Science and Human-In-The-Loop Computing

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Head of Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Lab

Development of Algorithms for Image or Speech Classification

Prof. Dr. Andreas Maier

Chair of Computer Science 5 (Pattern Recognition)

Department of Computer Science 5 (Pattern Recognition Lab)

Deep Learning and Visualization Algorithms to the Field of Digital Healthcare

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc Stamminger

Professor for Computer Science

Department of Computer Science
Chair of Computer Science 9 (Computer Graphics)

Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Health, Sports Analytics

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Head of Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab

Lehrstuhl für Informatik 14 (Maschinelles Lernen und Datenanalytik)

Video and Audio Signal Processing and Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. André Kaup

Chair of Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing

Machine Learning Approaches in Medical Imaging, Label-efficient Learning

Prof. Dr. Katharina Breininger

Professor for Artificial Intelligence In Medical Imaging

Brain mechanics: Linking Microstructure, Mechanics and Pathology

Dr. Silvia Budday

Head of Emmy Noether Group Brain Mechanics “BRAINIACS”

Light Conversion Materials for Medicine and Energy Technology

PD Dr. Miroslaw Batentschuk

Head of Phosphors Group

Microwave & THz Systems, Wave Based Imaging, Radar, RFID, Applied Machine Learning

Prof. Dr. Martin Vossiek

Head of the Institute of Microwaves and Photonics

Photonics and Laser Technologies in Industry and Medical Engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schmidt

Coordinator of SAOT, Head of the Institute of Photonic Technologies, Head of Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH

Lehrstuhl für Photonische Technologien (LPT)

Biomechanics of Cells and Tissues, Molecular and Cellular Mechanosensing

Prof. Dr. Ben Fabry

Chair of Biophysics

Institut für Physik der Kondensierten Materie

Inverse Problems, Mathematical Imaging and Partial Differential Equations

Prof. Dr. Martin Burger

Chair of Applied Mathematics

Magnetoplasmonic Nanoheterodimers, Plasmonically driven Photochromics

Prof. Dr. Carola Kryschi

Professor for Physical Chemistry

Functional Assessments with Advanced Dye-Free Imaging Technologies

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Waldner

Professor for Functional Imaging In Medicine

Arbeitsgruppe Mukosale Entzündung und Tumorentstehung: Optische Bildgebung und molekulare Pathogenese

Ocular Surface Science – Tears, Glands, and Bio Markers

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Paulsen

Director of Functional and Clinical Anatomy

Institut für funktionelle und klinische Anatomie

Linking Immunological and Optical Questions & Methods

Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath

Director of Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology

Diagnosis, Therapy and Surgery on the Eye

Prof. Dr. Georg Michelson

Professor for Ophthalmology

Augenklinik Erlangen

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kruse

Director of Ophthalmic Clinic

Augenklinik Erlangen

Diagnosis, Therapy and Visual processing of the retina

Prof. Dr. Jan Kremers

Professor for Experimental Ophthalmology

Department of Ophthalmology
Chair of Ophthalmology

Optical Analyses in Biomedicine, Infection and Tumor Research

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Marco Kesting

Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Lehrstuhl für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, insbesondere Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie

Medical Image Processing and Analysis (Computational Pathology, Endoscopy & related)

Dr. Volker Bruns

Group Manager Medical Image Processing

Human Sensing and Analytics

Stephan Gick

Head of Department Sensory Perception & Analytics

Dr. Nina Holzer

Group Leader Multimodal Human Sensing

Digital Health, biosignal acquisition and biosignal analysis, computational pathology

Dr. Christian Münzenmayer

Head of Department Image Processing and Medical Engineering

Cellular Biophysics, Biophotonics, Biomechanics, Biophysical Medicine

Prof. Dr. Jochen Guck

Director of MPL, Biological Optomechanics, Chair of Biological Optomechanics

Quantum Optics, High Resolution Microscopy, Nano Biophotonics

Prof. Dr. Vahid Sandoghdar

Director, Nano-Optics, Chair of Experimental Physics

Sandoghdar Division

Mechanical regulation of nervous system development and disorder

Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze

Director, Neuronal Mechanics Group

Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Genome Replication

Dr. David Dulin

Group Leader Dulin Lab

Optical Control of Soft Matter, Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Biological Systems

Dr. Katja Zieske

Group Leader Biophysics and Optogenetics

Investigation of Vertebrate Spinal Cord Regeneration

Dr. Daniel Wehner

Group Leader Neuroregeneration

High Resolution Miniaturized Endoscopic Devices

Dr. Kanwarpal Singh

Group Leader Microendoscopy

Glycocalyx Regulation and Light Activation of Substances to Kill Cancer Cells

Dr. Leonhard Möckl

Group Leader Physical Glycosciences

Evolutionary Dynamics Resulting From Physical Interactions between Cells

Dr. Jona Kayser

Group Leader Cellular Evolution Lab

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