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University of Cologne
Institute for Biomedical Informatics

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Research Groups

Get to know our interdisciplinary Research Groups

Get to know our interdisciplinary research groups working at the forefront of digital health and biomedical innovation. Each group brings together experts from computer science, medicine, and the life sciences to tackle specific challenges—from distributed analytics and machine learning to research data management and infrastructure.

Research Data Management
Susanne Vorhagen

At the Institute for Biomedical Informatics, our Research Data Management (RDM) team plays a key role in enabling the effective, sustainable, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) handling of medical and biomedical research data. We work closely with researchers, clinicians, and data stewards to ensure that data is collected, documented, and structured in a way that supports reproducible science and downstream reuse [...]

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Distributed Analytics
Mehrshad Jaberansary

Our Distributed Analytics (DA) team focuses on enabling privacy-preserving machine learning on sensitive medical patient data. We develop technologies that allow institutions to collaboratively analyze patient data - such as electronic health records or imaging data - without the need to centralize it. This is particularly crucial in healthcare settings, where data privacy and sovereignty are paramount. [...]

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