Biomedical Imaging Facilities

ACTIVE develops and provides algorithms for the analysis, visualization and exploration of highly complex scientific data repositories, which originate from new imaging and data acquisition technologies in the natural and life sciences. INCIDE develops efficient methods for (semi) automated data analysis, data mining, numerical simulation, parameter estimation, and for visual and interactive data exploration. INCIDE provides support for different types of problems: Standard problems that can be approached using well-established software tools (e.g. open-source tools listed here: http://www.germanbioimaging.org/wiki/index.php/Workgroup6/SoftwarePackages, or commercial tools such as Matlab, Amira, Imaris). Training and support is provided in using some of the software packages, which is mainly supplied by student assistants. More elaborate problems that cannot be easily solved using standard approaches, but require modification of existing algorithms, i.e. by modifying or creating a plugin for a software package. We have limited capabilities to hire student helpers who then can help implementing the actual plugins. Research problems which involve development of new techniques at a scientifically challenging level for image processing and analysis. This type of support requires scientific work by a senior staff scientist at PhD or PostDoc level.