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. Andreas Arkudas
Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen
Prof. Dr. Philipp Beckerle
Chair of Autonomous Systems and Mechatronics
Prof. Dr. Matthias W. Beckmann
Women's Hospital
Prof. Dr. David B. Blumenthal
Biomedical Network Science Lab
Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)
Prof. Dr. Christoph J. Brabec
Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) / Department of Materials Science
Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner
Chair of Aroma and Smell Research
Prof. Dr. med. Stefanie Corradini
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen: Strahlenklinik
Prof. Dr. Peter Dabrock
Chair for Systematic Theology (Ethics)
Prof. Dr. Katharina Diehl
Professorship for Epidemiology and Public Health
Prof. Dr. Michael Döllinger
Professorship for Computational Medicine, Division of Phoniatrics and Paediatric Audiology
Prof. Dr. Arnd Dörfler
Neuroradiology Department
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Egger
Juniorprofessur for Cognitive Computer Vision
Prof. Dr. Jens Ellrich
Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Erfurt-Berge
Leiterin Medizinisches Wundcentrum Dermatologie ICW/DDG
Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier
Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)
Dr. Sascha-Michael Benjamin Fink
Centre for Philosophy and AI Research
Prof. Dr. Georg Fischer
Institute for Electronics Engineering
Prof. Dr. Jörg Franke
Chair of Institute for Factory Automation and Production Systems
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ganslandt
Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology
Asst-Prof. Heiko Gaßner
Research Group for Movement Analysis and Digital Medicine, Department of Molecular Neurology, Uniklinikum Erlangen
Research Group for Digital Health Pathways, Digital Health and Analytics, Fraunhofer IIS Erlangen
Prof. Dr. Olaf Gefeller
Chair of Biometry and Epidemiology, Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty
Prof. Dr. Julio Vera González
Laboratory of Systems Tumor Immunology / Department of Dermatology
Prof. Dr. Knut Graichen
Chair of Automatic Control
Prof. Dr. med. Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer
Head of Clinical Trial Unit
Professor of Clinical Systems Immunology
Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hess
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kainz
Chair for Data, Sensors and Devices / Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)
Prof. Dr. Andreas M. Kist
Juniorprofessur für Artificial Intelligence in Communication Disorders
Prof. Dr. Florian Knoll
Chair of Human Processes / Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)
Prof. Dr. Anne Koelewijn
Chair of Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab
Prof. Dr. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas
Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health
Prof. Dr. Sven Laumer
Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems, Digitalization in Business and Society
Prof. Dr. Sigrid Leyendecker
Institute of Applied Dynamics, Department Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Andreas Maier
Chair of Pattern Recognition
Prof. Dr. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich
Professur für Medizinrobotik
Prof. Dr. Klaus Meyer-Wegener
Chair of Computer Science
Prof. Dr. Georg Michelson
Department of Ophthalmology
Prof. Dr. Patrick Morhart
Klinikdirektor Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Morschheuser
School of Business, Economics & Society, Assistant Professorship of Information Systems (Gamification)
Prof. Dr. Jose Bernal Moyano
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (AIBE)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
Dr. rer. nat. Christian Münzenmayer
Head of Department Digital Health Systems, Fraunhofer IIS
Prof. Dr. Christoph Ostgathe
Department for Palliative Medicine
Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeifer
Department Sport Science and Sport, Chair for Physical Activity and Health
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Rohleder
Chair of Health Psychology
Prof. Dr. Angela Roth
School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Information Systems I, Innovation and Value Creation
Prof. Dr. Andreas Rowald
Associate Professor for Digital Health
Prof. Dr. Georg Schett
Chair of Internal Medicine 3
Prof. Dr. Robert Schober
Chair of Digital Transmission
Prof. Dr. Holger Schulze
Otorhinolaryngology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Prof. Dr. Oliver Schöffski
Department of Health Management
Dr. Tobias Steigleder
Department of Palliative Care, University Klinikum Erlangen
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Sticht
Institute of Biochemistry
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Teich
Department of Computer Science
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio
Chair of Neuromuscular Physiology and Neural Interfacing, Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt
Chair of Industrial Management
Prof. Dr. Sandro Wartzack
Chair of Engineering Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weise
Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Health Technology
PD Dr. Thomas Wittenberg
Chair for Visual Computing / Chief Scientist & Research Manager, Digital Health Systems, Fraunhofer IIS
Prof. Dr. Marius Yamakou
Department of Data Science (DDS)