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EmpkinS : Empathokinästhetische Sensorik – new collaborative research center at FAU

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new collaborative research center at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The SFB 1483 EmpkinS aims to open up completely novel "digital", patient-centered diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for medicine and psychology wit...

Our New MaD Man – Lukas Schmidt

Lukas has been interested in robotics and autonomous systems for as long as he can remember. He has studied Mechatronics and Computer Science at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, studying design, control, perception, and decision-making for autonomous systems. In his Bachelor thesis, Lukas used drones to ...

New Paper: Identifying Untrustworthy Predictions in Neural Networks by Geometric Gradient Analysis

We are proud to announce that our last paper “Identifying Untrustworthy Predictions in Neural Networks by Geometric Gradient Analysis” has been accepted for publication at the annual conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI) 2021, one of the premier international conferences on rese...

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

If you are a young life scientist looking to acquire crucial skills to transition to the working world, SCI FI can give you the skills you need to thrive as an innovator in the healthcare industry. There is still time to register for our informative webinar on the 19.05.21 at 5 pm CEST https:/...

New Paper: Dynamically Sampled Nonlocal Gradients for Stronger Adversarial Attacks

We are proud to announce that our last paper “Dynamically Sampled Nonlocal Gradients for Stronger Adversarial Attacks” has been accepted for publication at the annual International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), the flagship conference of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and...

Our New MaD Man – Thomas Altstidl

Thomas, who grew up in the Bavarian alps near Berchtesgaden, received both his bachelor's and master's degree in computer science at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). In April 2021 he joined the MaD team, where he is working to improve breast cancer prevention and treatment...

Our New MaD Woman – Madeleine Flaucher

Madeleine joined the MaD-Team in April 2021 as a Ph.D. candidate. After completing her Bachelor's studies in Biomedical Engineering at the technical university in Regensburg she decided it was time for a change of scenery and moved to Erlangen for her master's degree in Medical Engineering at the FA...

MaD Projects for Students!

The Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab (MaD Lab) is proud to announce an intro session in which we will present numerous research projects (10 ECTS), in a wide range of applications, from deep learning methods to industrial or medical applications. The meeting will take place Thursday, April...

Our New MaD Woman – Ann-Kristin Seifer

Ann-Kristin is a masters graduate from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Erlangen Germany where she obtained her degree in Medical Engineering with a focus on pattern recognition and machine learning. Ann-Kristin chose her field of study due to her great interest in the human auditory system an...

Best paper award at the HICSS-54 2021 conference for Imrana Abdullahi Yari

At the 54th Edition of the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS-54), January 4-8, 2021, Hawaii, USA, Imrana Abdullahi Yari's paper was awarded the Best Paper Award in the IT in Health Care track out of 1448 papers submitted to HICSS-54 (https://hicss.hawaii.edu/best-papers/). H...