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Lisa Koch

I am an assistant professor for data science in diabetes care at the University of Bern, where I am affiliated with the University of Bern Clinic for Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism (UDEM) and the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB). My long-term goal is to develop certifiably safe, reliable and effective data science tools for patient-specific treatment systems. I have a background in academic research as well as developing data science products for medical devices, with a strong focus on technology that can ultimately benefit patient health in a safe and trustworthy way.

Bio: After an undergraduate degree in electrical (BSc) and biomedical engineering (MSc) at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, I did a PhD in machine learning for medical image analysis at Imperial College London, UK. After a post-doc at ETH Zürich I joined the Swiss wearable medical device startup Ava, where I eventually became the data science team lead. In this position, I came to appreciate the need for demonstrably safe machine learning in healthcare. In 2021, I returned to academic research to pursue research on this topic as a group leader for machine learning in medical diagnostics in the Berens lab at the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health at the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Alceu Bissoto

I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the Machine Learning for Medicine lab. I hold PhD and MSc in computer science from the University of Campinas, Brazil, as well as a BSc in computer engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.

Trung Dũng Hoàng

I’m a PhD student in the Machine Learning for Medicine lab. I hold an MSc in Computer Science from EPFL and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam. Before joining the lab, I also spent one year as a research assistant at Oracle Labs in Zurich.

Tim Flühmann

Before joining the Machine Learning in Medicine lab as a PhD student, I completed my Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics at ETH Zürich. During my studies, I began applying my knowledge in medical environments while exploring my fascination for AI through different courses and projects.

Mareen Kalis

I’m a Master’s student on the Biomedical Engineering MSc programme at the University of Bern. I am currently working on my MSc thesis in the MLM lab focusing on uncertainty quantification in intrapartum ultrasound analysis. Before starting my Master’s studies, I completed my medical degree at TUM (Munich, Germany) and worked as a resident physician in gynaecology and obstetrics in Visp.

Olgierd Knurek

Olgierd is a Master student in Human Medicine at the University of Bern. He is doing his MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the autumn semester 2026.