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EfficientBioAI: New Open-Source Software Makes AI Models Lighter and Greener

Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of research. However, the better and more complex the models become, the higher their energy consumption. Researchers at ISAS and Peking University have therefore developed ready-to-use and open software that compresses existing bioimaging AI models. With the help of the new toolbox, scientists can now run their models faster and with significantly lower energy consumption.

Humboldt Fellow Prof Dr Xiaowei Xu started at ISAS in March

Prof Dr Xiaowei Xu from the Chinese Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute is researching the clinical application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of cardiovascular diseases. For 18 months in total, he will be researching various AI methods for analysing cell images as a Humboldt Fellow at ISAS.

Valuable Connections: Dr Jianxu Chen

Dr Jianxu Chen leads the junior research group AMBIOM - Analysis of Microscopic BIOMedical Images at ISAS since 2021. He previously worked at the Allen Institute for Cell Science in Seattle, USA. In the ISAS -Kompakt series ‘Valuable Connections’, the computer scientist reports on his move to health research and to Germany.

What are you doing at ISAS, Leon?

What do marshmallows and chocolate have to do with cell analysis? Leon is finding out the answer during his school internship at ISAS. For ISAS Kompakt, the 15-year-old talks about what else he is learning during his time at the institute.

Valuable Connections: Adrian Sebuliba

Adrian Sebuliba joined the ISAS junior research group AMBIOM in 2023 as a software engineer. Previously, he worked for a digital commerce platform for the chemical industry in Uganda. In the ISAS Kompakt series ‘Valuable Connections’, he reports on his move into health research, among other things.

What are you doing at ISAS, Lennart?

What fascinates you about your work as a software engineer? And why are you engaged in the works council? Lennart Kowitz answers these and other questions in ISAS Kompakt.

Xiaowei Xu Will Join ISAS as a Humboldt Fellow

As a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Prof Dr Xiaowei Xu will be conducting research at ISAS from February 2025. In this interview, he talks about his work on artificial intelligence in health research and what he plans to do in Dortmund.

PODCAST »NACHGEFORSCHT – DIE LIVESCHALTE INS LABOR« Episode 10: Resource Awareness in Biomedical Image Analysis

Dr Jianxu Chen heads the junior research group AMBIOM - Analysis of Microscopic BIOMedical Images at ISAS. In the first English-language episode of »NACHGEFORSCHT - DIE LIVESCHALTE INS LABOR«, he talks about his path from mathematics to the life sciences and how he wants to make the analysis of biomedical data more sustainable - on many levels.

Using the Russian Doll Principle to Analyse Biological Structures

In the “AI-assisted imaging of large tissues” project, several ISAS research groups are working on combining various microscopic and mass spectrometric methods. Much like looking at a Russian doll, the team looks deeper into the biological structures of a sample with each step.

AI in Healthcare: Why Is it Better to Think Small Instead of Big?

Sustainability is an important topic when it comes to artificial intelligence in health research. A group of international researchers, including from ISAS, has been working on this topic and published a Perspective in Nature Machine Intelligence. In the interview, Prof Dr Yiyu Shi talks about the resource problem and possible solutions.