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Our Team

Meet the Albarqouni Lab — researchers, PhD students, clinical and academic collaborators and alumni of the Computational Medical Imaging Research (CoMI) group at the University of Bonn — and see our open positions.

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Principal Investigator 1

Shadi Albarqouni Shadi Albarqouni W2 Professor of Computational Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital …

PhD Students 3

Adea Nesturi Adea Nesturi PhD Candidate David D. Gaviria David D. Gaviria PhD Candidate Jiajun Zeng Jiajun Zeng PhD Candidate

Researchers 5

Amine Ben Dhiab Amine Ben Dhiab Master Thesis Student Ashkan Shakarami Ashkan Shakarami Postdoctoral Fellow Malek Al Abed Malek Al Abed Research Associate Mayar Abdeldayem Mayar Abdeldayem Master Thesis Student Somayeh Zamani Somayeh Zamani Research Associate

Clinical & Academic Collaborators 26

Alexander Semaan Alexander Semaan clinical PD Dr. med., Leitender Oberarzt (Senior Consultant), Department of General and Visceral … Anne Groteklaes Anne Groteklaes clinical Kinderärztin Barbara Wichtmann Barbara Wichtmann clinical Fachärztin für Radiologie at Universitätsklinikum Bonn Benedikt Wiestler Benedikt Wiestler clinical Professor of AI for Image-Guided Diagnosis and Therapy, TUM; Senior Physician, … Carsten Marr Carsten Marr Director, Institute of AI for Health, Helmholtz Munich; Professor of AI in Hematology and … Charbel Mourad Charbel Mourad clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui – University Medical Center … Christopher Kurz Christopher Kurz Group Leader, MR-guided Radiotherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University … Claus-Jürgen Bauer Claus-Jürgen Bauer clinical Dr. med., Oberarzt and Deputy Head of the Rheumatology Section, Clinic of Internal … Daniel Rueckert Daniel Rueckert Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine, … Daniel Sonntag Daniel Sonntag Scientific Director, Interactive Machine Learning, DFKI; Professor of Applied Artificial … Florian Recker Florian Recker clinical PD Dr. med., MME — Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Special Obstetrics and … Guillaume Landry Guillaume Landry W2 Professor of Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU … Hemmen Sabir Hemmen Sabir clinical Professor and Head of Experimental Neonatology Hyun Ko Hyun Ko clinical Radiology Clinician Reseacher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia Jakob Weiß Jakob Weiß clinical Prof. Dr. Dr., Managing Senior Physician for Research; Head of the Cross-Sectional Imaging … Julian Luetkens Julian Luetkens clinical Director, Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn Martina Herwig-Carl Martina Herwig-Carl clinical Professor, Oberärztin der Augenklinik am Universitätsklinikum Bonn Nassir Navab Nassir Navab Full Professor and Director, Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP), Technical … Nina Bondarenko Nina Bondarenko clinical Associate Professor (Docent), Department of Pathological Anatomy, Forensic Medicine and … Patrick Kupczyk Patrick Kupczyk clinical PD Dr., Leitender Oberarzt (Senior Consultant) and Head of the Section of Interventional … Said El Shamieh Said El Shamieh Professor of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University Sebiha Demir Sebiha Demir clinical Kinderärztin Seong Tae Kim Seong Tae Kim Associate Professor and Head of the School of Computing, Kyung Hee University; Director, … Shahrooz Faghihroohi Shahrooz Faghihroohi Research Scinetist Thomas Schultz Thomas Schultz Professor, Visualization and Medical Image Analysis, University of Bonn (b-it / Institute … Valentin Schäfer Valentin Schäfer clinical Professor and Head of the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Clinic …

Alumni 38

Abhijeet Parida Abhijeet Parida M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2019) Now: R&D DevOps Engineer, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC; PhD candidate, … Agnieszka Tomczak Agnieszka Tomczak PhD (TU Munich, 2023) Now: Postdoc, German Heart Center Munich Amal Lahiani Amal Lahiani External PhD (TU Munich & Roche, 2020) Now: Roche Amelia Jiménez-Sánchez Amelia Jiménez-Sánchez M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2017) Now: Postdoctoral researcher, BCN-AIM lab, University of Barcelona Anees Kazi Anees Kazi PhD (TU Munich) Now: Research Fellow in Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School Anna Bodonhelyi Anna Bodonhelyi Research Assistant (Helmholtz AI, 2020) Now: PhD candidate, Chair for Human-Centered Technologies for Learning, TU Munich Anna Lisitsyna Anna Lisitsyna Postdoc (Helmholtz Munich, 2022–2024) Helmholtz AI Aya ELGebaly Aya ELGebaly M.Sc. thesis (MAIA, University of Cassino, 2024) Now: PhD student, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Carlos Fernández Del Cerro Carlos Fernández Del Cerro Visiting PhD Student (UC3M Madrid, 2022–2023) Now: Senior AI Scientist, Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) Christoph Baur Christoph Baur PhD (TU Munich, 2021) Now: Director of Software Imaging Products, Rohde & Schwarz Cosmin Bercea Cosmin Bercea Researcher (Helmholtz Munich, 2021–2022) Now: Postdoctoral researcher, Chair for Computational Imaging and AI in Medicine, TU Munich Diletta Chiaro Diletta Chiaro Visiting PhD Student (University of Naples Federico II, 2024) Now: PhD; AI researcher at Latitudo 40, Naples Elodie Germani Elodie Germani Postdoc (University Hospital Bonn, 2024–2025) Now: Postdoc & teaching assistant, LTSI, Université de Rennes Elyes Farjallah Elyes Farjallah B.Sc. thesis (KIT, 2023) Now: Student researcher in machine learning, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Hasan Sarhan Hasan Sarhan PhD (TU Munich, 2024) Now: Senior Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson İlayda Selin Türk İlayda Selin Türk M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich) Technical University of Munich, Germany L Luna Toma Medical student researcher (University Hospital Bonn, 2024) University Hospital Bonn M. Tarek Shaban M. Tarek Shaban M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2018) Technical University of Munich Mai Bui Mai Bui PhD (TU Munich) Now: Researcher, Computational Pathology, AstraZeneca M Matthäus Heer M.Sc. thesis (ETH Zurich, 2020) ETH Zurich M Mayar Lotfy M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2019) Now: ZEISS Group Mazen Soufi Mazen Soufi Visiting Scientist (NAIST, 2022) Now: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki Mert Ikinci Mert Ikinci M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2025) Technical University of Munich, Germany Mohammad Taha Mohammad Taha B.Sc. thesis (LMU Munich, 2025) Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Nada El Darra Nada El Darra Visiting Scientist (Beirut Arab University, 2023) Beirut Arab University, Lebanon N Niklas Kerkfeld B.Sc. thesis (University of Bonn, 2023) University of Bonn Parinishtha Bhalla Parinishtha Bhalla M.Sc. thesis (University of Bonn, 2025) University of Bonn, Germany Pranav Kirti Pranav Kirti Fulbright Visiting Researcher (2025) Now: Medical student, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Qiongkai Xu Qiongkai Xu Visiting Research Fellow (University of Melbourne, 2023) Now: Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Computing, Macquarie University Razieh Rezaei Razieh Rezaei Researcher (University Hospital Bonn, 2023–2024) Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Klinik für Diagnostische und … Roger D. Soberanis-Mukul Roger D. Soberanis-Mukul PhD (TU Munich, 2022) Now: Researcher, ICube & IHU Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg Sarah Schaab Sarah Schaab M.Sc. thesis (LMU Munich, 2023) LMU Munich, Germany Simone Löhlein Simone Löhlein M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2022) Now: PhD student, Institute of Flight Systems, Universität der Bundeswehr München Tariq Bdair Tariq Bdair PhD (TU Munich, 2023) Now: Faculty member, School of Computing Sciences, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman T Tetiana Klymenko M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich) Now: Lobster Tobias Bernecker Tobias Bernecker M.Sc. thesis (TU Munich, 2022) Now: PhD student, Helmholtz Munich & TU Munich Yousef Yeganeh Yousef Yeganeh PhD (TU Munich, 2025) Now: Lecturer, Aalto University; researcher, TU Munich Ziqi Wang Ziqi Wang Visiting PhD Student (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) Now: PhD candidate, Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning and Numerics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg