Community

In this section you find ways in which our lab contributes to a thriving science community.

In Jena, Germany

Funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, the Professorship for Artificial Intelligence in Neural Systems Imaging at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena connects research across the university and the University Hospital Jena, creating a joint environment for AI-driven neuroscience and clinical translation. Our group is embedded in the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) at the Halle-Jena-Magdeburg site and contributes to a nationwide network for translational mental health research. We actively foster interdisciplinary connections across Jena’s research communities in machine learning, neuroscience, clinical research, cognitive science, psychology and more. In this context, we are pleased to be affiliated with ELLIS to collaborate closely with researchers across Europe.

Beers, Brains & Backpropagation - The Jena ML Meetup
Every last Thursday of the month, we meet after work around 6:00 pm (or slightly later) at one of the bars in Jena. The idea is simple: a relaxed, informal get-together for anyone interested. No talks, no slides, no agenda - just good conversations, about science or anything else. The meetup is primarily for PostDocs, PhDs, and students, but the occasional PI is, of course, very welcome. If you don’t drink no problem, they certainly have non-alcoholic beverages as well. Feel free to join, bring friends, and come as you are. You can join our WhatsApp group via the this link for more information. Looking forward to seeing you!

In Tübingen, Germany

We are a part of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tübingen, which is one of the locations of the German Centre for Mental Health. Our group is an associated with the IMPRS for intelligent systems and the IMPRS for mechanisms of mental function and dysfunction.

Talks, courses, workshops and conferences

Talks, courses, workshops and conferences are an important aspect for a thriving scientific community. Therefore, we regularily contribute to the organization of Workshop on Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroimaging at MICCAI, taught at the Computational Psychiatry Course at the ETH, Machine Learning for Neuroimaging at the University of Stanford, LMU’s computational psychiatry course and were invited speaker at Biological Psychiatry in the USA and at various machine learning conferences. We were in the local organisation commmitee for the Computational Psychiatry Conference in 2025, are part of the Scientific Programme Commitee for ECNP 2026 in Munich, are currently helping to establish a research network on machine learning for mental health at the same conference, and also serve on the abstract committee for the same conference. Reach out for questions or requests by email.