Digital Health

As the most innovative university in Germany, FAU has been a strong leader in the application and development of computer science methods in the medical field for the past several decades. Medical research is conducted in an extensive and interdisciplinary manner, working together with renowned research institutions, hospitals and industrial companies (such as Siemens Healthineers) to assure a real-world impact beyond academia. The broad-ranging research covers areas such as artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, machine learning and data analytics to advance the understanding of diseases and improve the chances of preventing, diagnosing and curing them.

  • Digital Communication Therapy
  • Human-Machine-Interaction
  • eHealth, mHealth, uHealth
  • AI in Digital Health

Prof. Dr. Christoph Alexiou

Department of Otho-Rhino-Laryngology, Head&Neck Surgery, Section for Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON)

Prof. Dr. Olaf Gefeller

Chair of Biometry and Epidemiology, Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz

Chair for Data, Sensors and Devices / Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)

Prof. Dr. Florian Knoll

Chair of Human Processes / Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)

Prof. Dr. Sven Laumer

Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems, Digitalization in Business and Society

Prof. Dr. Angela Roth

School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Information Systems I, Innovation and Value Creation

Prof. Alessandro Del Vecchio

Chair of Neuromuscular Physiology and Neural Interfacing, Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering

PD Dr. Thomas Wittenberg

Chair for Visual Computing / Chief Scientist & Research Manager, Digital Health Systems, Fraunhofer IIS

Prof Dr. Seung Hee Yang

Juniorprofessur für Digital Health (Stiftungsprofessur) / Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)