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Welcome to our research blog, where we proudly showcase the talents and achievements of our researchers, with a special focus on our junior members. Here, you’ll gain insight into their innovative work and the fresh ideas they bring to the ever-evolving fields of AI and machine learning.

Link to SceneDINO: How AI Learns to See and Understand Images in 3D–Without Human Labels

 

24.07.2025

SceneDINO: How AI Learns to See and Understand Images in 3D–Without Human Labels

MCML Research Insight - With Christoph Reich, Felix Wimbauer, and Daniel Cremers

Imagine looking at a single image and trying to understand the entire 3D scenery–not just what’s visible, but also what’s occluded. Humans do this effortlessly: when we see a photo of a tree, we intuitively grasp its 3D structure and semantic meaning. We learn this ability through interaction and movement in the 3D world, without explicit …

Link to How Reliable Are Machine Learning Methods? With Anne-Laure Boulesteix and Milena Wünsch

 

23.07.2025

How Reliable Are Machine Learning Methods? With Anne-Laure Boulesteix and Milena Wünsch

Research Film

Often a new machine learning method claims to outperform the last. Whether it’s in bioinformatics, finance, or image recognition, the message is the same: this algorithm is faster, more accurate, more powerful. But can we trust those claims?

Link to AI-Powered Cortical Mapping for Neurodegenerative Disease Diagnoses - With Christian Wachinger

 

16.07.2025

AI-Powered Cortical Mapping for Neurodegenerative Disease Diagnoses - With Christian Wachinger

Research Film

Christian Wachinger, Professor of AI in Radiology at the Technical University of Munich and PI at MCML, is developing AI systems to precisely reconstruct the brain’s cortex — an extremely thin and highly folded sheet of neural tissue — in order to measure it for diagnostic use.

Link to Beyond Prediction: How Causal AI Enables Better Decision-Making - With Stefan Feuerriegel

 

10.07.2025

Beyond Prediction: How Causal AI Enables Better Decision-Making - With Stefan Feuerriegel

Research Film

A good prediction is rarely a good decision. This may sound surprising in an age where AI is often celebrated for its predictive power. But when it comes to making real-world decisions — especially in complex environments like business or healthcare — prediction alone doesn’t cut it. What we need is AI that can help us choose what to do, not just …

Link to Capturing Complexity in Surgical Environments

 

09.07.2025

Capturing Complexity in Surgical Environments

MCML Research Insight - With Ege Özsoy, Chantal Pellegrini, Felix Tristram, Kun Yuan, David Bani-Harouni, Matthias Keicher, Benjamin Busam and Nassir Navab

Imagine an operating room - a space filled with intricate interactions, rapid decisions, and precise movements. Now, imagine capturing every detail of such a complex environment not just visually but also through sound, dialogue, robot movements, and much more. This is exactly what MM-OR – A Large Multimodal Operating Room Dataset for Semantic …

Link to How Neural Networks Are Changing Medical Imaging – With Reinhard Heckel

 

06.07.2025

How Neural Networks Are Changing Medical Imaging – With Reinhard Heckel

Research Film

Clear imaging is essential for accurate diagnosis — but when it comes to the heart, motion makes it one of the most difficult organs to capture in high resolution. Traditional reconstruction methods often struggle to deliver the detail clinicians need.

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