Project overview

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Süß has been appointed to the Department of Algebra at Friedrich Schiller University Jena starting winter semester 2021. He previously conducted research at the University of Manchester, UK.

In the interdisciplinary research center, the structural foundations of algorithmic intelligence are to be understood in greater depth, and thus the limits and possibilities of known machine learning methods are to be better grasped.

In pharmaceutical research, the early detection of undesirable or even absent effects of therapeutics represents the greatest hurdle to successful To achieve a breakthrough in the treatment of brain tumors, an AI-based model for the interplay of gene activity and therapy response is being developed. The goal is to predict the effect of drugs and optimize personalized therapies for cancer patients.

In the project, digital technologies and assistance systems are being developed to maintain or restore mobility in everyday life. These include mobility assistance robots, exoskeletons and intelligent training systems.

Prof. Dr. Christian Friedrich, Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Production is researching the development of intelligent software services that enable robotic systems to independently generate and execute assembly and disassembly plans.

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Neumann was appointed as Endowed Professor for Autonomous Learning Robots at KIT in January 2020.

75% of insect mass has been lost in the last 30 years. The BeeVision project team is therefore developing an AI system to monitor pollinator diversity by automatically recognizing the flight patterns of different insect groups.

Prof. Sebastian Schillo, professor at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, is researching the interface between mechatronic assemblies and biological systems. In particular, 4D printed components are to be incubated with mycelium in order to realize biointelligent behaviour.

Dr. Nadja Henke studied biology and genome-based systems biology at Bielefeld University and received her PhD in industrial biotechnology in the field of metabolic engineering. During her postdoc, she developed novel bioprocesses for the production of pigments.

The German Artificial Intelligence Competition encourages students with strengths in mathematics, computer science or physics to develop creative solutions to the challenges of the future. The foundation supports this project as the main sponsor.