Katharina Kriegel

Image by Markus Bachmann, DLR, called "A Heart from the TanDEM-X DEM", showing a heart-shaped topographic structure in the Lut Desert, Iran, acquired by the German radar satellites mission TanDEM-X.

Image: Markus Bachmann, DLR | info

Published on 15.01.2026

Seven new Helmholtz Imaging projects selected for funding

Helmholtz Imaging has selected seven new interdisciplinary projects for funding from its latest project call. The projects address key challenges in imaging research and strengthen collaboration across the Helmholtz Association. New this year: additional budget for generalizing imaging solutions. Learn more about these new projects!

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026; image by Thorsten Wiegand from the UFZ called "Tropical Forest on Barro Colorado Island" showing the spatial position, species (color), and size of 87,570 individual trees in a 1000m × 500m section of the tropical forest on Barro Colorado Island, located in the Panama Canal. On the image colorful dots of different sizes are placed in an unstructured way on grey background.

Image: Thomas Wiegand, UFZ | info

Published on 13.01.2026

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2026

Experience imaging excellence and engage with the leaders of today and tomorrow. Join us from November 9–13 in Leipzig for the Helmholtz Imaging Conference. Discuss challenges, share breakthroughs, connect with leading experts, and meet like-minded peers. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for updates.

Image: D. Tirsch, DLR | B. Schreiner, FU Berlin | info

Published on 09.12.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 24

Discover what’s new in imaging across Helmholtz and beyond in our final newsletter of the year, from new tools, workshop recordings and a community survey to benchmarking initiatives, event highlights, and upcoming opportunities.

Decorative visual to promote the Helmholtz Software Award showing name and other information on bluish background.

Image: HIDA | info

Published on 02.12.2025

Celebrating Science’s Hidden Heroes

From the background to the spotlight: The Helmholtz Software Award recognizes the often overlooked work of software developers in the association. Dive into HIDA’s article to learn more!

Pixel Patrol visual, a sketch of a woman sitting at a desk.

Image: Deborah Schmidt, MDC | info

Published on 12.11.2025

PixelPatrol: Scientific Image Quality Control

Explore your imaging data before diving into analysis! PixelPatrol helps you quickly assess quality, consistency, and completeness. This early-version tool generates interactive reports to reveal insights and potential issues across your entire dataset.

Visual to promote the UNLOCK projects showing circular graphics of molecules, formulars, sketches and forest trees.

Image: UNLOCK | info

Published on 27.10.2025

Helmholtz launches first UNLOCK benchmarking projects

The Helmholtz Association has selected the first projects to be funded under its UNLOCK call for AI benchmarking datasets aiming to strengthen reproducible and trustworthy AI across Helmholtz. Explore all twelve projects!

Group photo of the participants of the "Mathematics of Transformers" workshop, September 2025, Hamburg

Image: Workshop Group Picture | info

Published on 21.10.2025

Bridging AI and Theory: Workshop on the Mathematics of Transformers at DESY

Deep learning experts from across Europe gathered at the DESY to discuss a merging research field: the mathematics of transformers.

Picture of members of the Medical Image Computing Unit led by Klaus Maier-Hein together with members of the Intelligent Medical Systems Lab led by Prof. Lena Maier-Hein (both DKFZ) at MICCAI2025.

Image: MICCAI 2025 | info

Published on 16.10.2025

MICCAI 2025 – The Human Radiome Project represented in Seoul!

Successful conference for DKFZ, THRP & Helmholtz Imaging: three accepted papers, one challenge workshop, five challenge wins – a great result!

Decorative image showing micro-organisms of the ocean by Klas Ove Möller, HEREON, called "Microcosmos of the Ocean".

Image: Klas Ove Möller, HEREON | info

Published on 13.10.2025

ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025

Interested to contribute to our AqQua project? Apply by October 31, 2025, to join the ELLIS PhD Program in 2026.

Image provided by Oliver Killig, HZDR, showing the entrance building of the HZDR.

Image: Oliver Killig, HZDR | info

Published on 10.10.2025

HPCGateway Fall School

Join this school on November 3-7, 2025 at HZDR for an intensive workshop blending Artificial Intelligence & High-Performance Computing (HPC)!

Visual to promote the Helmholtz Platforms Roadshow 2025, headline and further information on purplish background

Image: HIDS | info

Published on 08.10.2025

Data Science Unlocked: Helmholtz Platforms Roadshow

Join us on November 12 at 11 AM for the opportunity to learn more about the offerings of the five Helmholtz Information and Data Science Platforms. Interact with us, collaborate, and network with peers!

Visual to promote the "Mathematics of Transformers" Workshop showing title and further information pale photograph of a scenic lake shore.

Image: DESY | info

Published on 11.09.2025

Mathematics of Transformers

A workshop on transformer architecture and its underlying (self-)attention mechanisms.

Decorative image provided by HIDA showing title and further information on HIDA's Career Day 2025.

Image: HIDA | info

Published on 11.09.2025

Helmholtz Career Day for Data Science 2025

Kick-start your career in Data Science and IT at Helmholtz! Join the virtual Career Day and take part in the exciting conference program.

Image: Thomas van de Kamp, KIT | info

Published on 08.09.2025

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 23

In this newsletter edition, we highlight new Helmholtz Data Science training courses, AI-powered imaging of ancient manuscripts, and an interview with Martin Burger on the mathematics of machine learning. Plus: Scicomm-Support, a survey on research assessment, events, updates, and job and funding opportunities.

Image by Andreas Müller, Deborah Schmidt, Martin Weigert, all MDC, showing Blender rendering of organelles within a single beta cell.

Image: A. Müller, D. Schmidt, M. Weigert, MDC | info

Published on 01.09.2025

3D Data Visualization

Bring your volumetric data to life in this workshop. Gain hands-on experience with 3D visualization techniques using tools like Fiji, Blender, and Neuroglancer. Join us on November 10-13, 2025!