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
Andreas Maier is a professor of computer science working in the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning. After graduation…
Maximilian Waldner
Maximilian Waldner is a clinician scientist with a specialization in gastroenterology. Since the beginning of his scientific career at the…
Oliver Friedrich
Oliver Friedrich had a quite diverse education, studying Medicine and Physics at University of Heidelberg, then specializing as Physiologist and…
The Biophysics Group at FAU
The Biophysics Group at FAU investigates a broad spectrum of research topics ranging from the microscopic study of proteins and…
A new microscopy method
By combining three imaging methods, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen and…
3D Laryngoscopy
Human interaction is fundamentally based on the ability to communicate. A lasting impairment of our oral expression is necessarily accompanied…
Clinical Photonics Lab
The main objective of the Clinical Photonics Lab (CPL) is to explore optical technologies in biology and medicine with…
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
- Email: oliver.friedrich@fau.de
- Website: https://www.mbt.tf.fau.de
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
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)
- Email: andreas.maier@fau.de
- Website: http://www5.cs.fau.de
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)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-29920
- Email: marc.stamminger@fau.de
- Website: http://lgdv.tf.fau.de
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)
- Email: bjoern.eskofier@fau.de
- Website: https://www.mad.tf.fau.de/
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
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)
- Email: michael.schmidt@fau.de
- Website: http://www.lpt.tf.fau.de
Biomechanics of Cells and Tissues, Molecular and Cellular Mechanosensing
Prof. Dr. Ben Fabry
Chair of Biophysics
Institut für Physik der Kondensierten Materie
- Email: bfabry@biomed.uni-erlangen.de
- Website: http://bio.physik.fau.de
Inverse Problems, Mathematical Imaging and Partial Differential Equations
Magnetoplasmonic Nanoheterodimers, Plasmonically driven Photochromics
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
- Email: maximilian.waldner@uk-erlangen.de
- Website: http://www.medizin1.uk-erlangen.de
Ocular Surface Science – Tears, Glands, and Bio Markers
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Paulsen
Director of Functional and Clinical Anatomy
Institut für funktionelle und klinische Anatomie
- Email: friedrich.paulsen@fau.de
- Website: https://www.anatomie2.med.fau.de/
Linking Immunological and Optical Questions & Methods
Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neurath
Director of Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology
- Email: med1-direktion@uk-erlangen.de
- Website: http://www.medizin1.uk-erlangen.de
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
- Email: friedrich.kruse@uk-erlangen.de
- Website: http://www.augenklinik.uk-erlangen.de
Diagnosis, Therapy and Visual processing of the retina
Prof. Dr. Jan Kremers
Professor for Experimental Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
Chair of Ophthalmology
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-34595
- Email: jan.kremers@uk-erlangen.de
- Website: http://www.augenklinik.uk-erlangen.de
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
- Email: mkg-chirurgie@uk-erlangen.de
- Website: http://www.mkg-chirurgie.uk-erlangen.de/
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
Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions, Genome Replication
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
Publication Spotlights related to Biomedical Photonics and Image Data Processing
13. February 2023
Mena Michael: Mechanics of muscles on a cellular level
28. October 2022
Paul Ritter: A deeper insight into muscular diseases
28. March 2022
Phillip Rall: Improving High-Power Laser Optics
28. March 2022
Moritz Späth: Improving Vessel Diagnostics
28. March 2022
Florian Kordon: Deep Learning for Knee Surgeries