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Image: Metrics team, DKFZ | info

Published on 01.03.2024

Advancing Image Analysis Validation: A Comprehensive Approach through Two Pioneering Sister Publications

Validating metrics is crucial for bridging the gap between AI research and real-world applications, but often, metrics are chosen poorly. Two recent publications offer valuable insights into challenges and solutions in validating metrics for image analysis.

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Image: Firefly | info

Published on 05.02.2024

Unlocking the Potential of AI: Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative – Call for Proposals & Info Events

The Helmholtz Association launched the Helmholtz Foundation Model Initiative to leverage recent advancements in AI and the rise of “Foundation Models”. Join the info event on 8 February & the match-making event on 15 February. Submit your project proposal by 15 March 2024!

$Decorative image to promote the Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter No. 13; image by Alexander Lau, DLR, called "Fracture surface of yarn-based WfW" showing fracture surface of Tungsten fiber-reinforced Tungsten in black and white.$

Image: Alexander Lau, DLR | info

Published on 24.01.2024

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 13

Discover what’s new in the Helmholtz Imaging world and on our partner platforms including registration & call for abstracts for our annual conference in May & call for images to win best image 2024!

Image by Alena Prudnikava, HZB, called "Electrodeposited copper film onto niobium", showing the mechanism of peeling of the copper film from niobium substrate during the copper electroplating process in the alkaline electrolytic bath, displayed in somewhat crusty-looking little pieces and bigger chunks in olive green colors.

Image: Alena Prudnikava, HZB | info

Published on 19.01.2024

The Helmholtz Imaging Roadshow comes to HZB

Join us on 29 February 2024 for an engaging information session at 10-12 pm at HZB Adlershof & on 7 March at 11 am for a virtual Open Office Hour!

Explore captivating scientific images from our 2023 contest, showcased from 19-29 February 2024.

Image: G. Huang, B. S. Richards, KIT | info

Published on 15.11.2023

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 12

Discover what’s new in the Helmholtz Imaging world and on our partner platforms including our new projects, a new software and grant opportunities!

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Image: Damiano Lingauri on Unsplash | info

Published on 07.11.2023

nnU-Net Paper: Among the Top 10 Performing Papers in Nature Methods

Over the last four years, nnU-Net, the cutting-edge tool from Helmholtz Imaging, has made significant strides, and is now ranking among the top 10 performing papers in the journal Nature Methods.

Group picture of the participants at the meeting of the Pelagic Imaging Consortium and Helmholtz Imaging on October 5 2023 at DESY, standing outside in front of trees on a sunny day.

Image: Sabine Niebel, DESY | info

Published on 17.10.2023

Helmholtz Imaging takes a Deep Dive into the Ocean

The Pelagic Imaging Consortium met with Helmholtz Imaging to get to know each other, find synergies, and lay the groundwork for future endeavors.

Decorative image by A. Kourpa, MDC, called "Inside the zebrafish developing kidney", showing a high resolution confocal image of the zebrafish embryonic renal glomeruli at 120 hours post fertilization (hpf), a round-shaped cluster of green, blue and reddish colors on black background.

Image: Aikaterini Kourpa, MDC | info

Published on 21.09.2023

Helmholtz Reproducibility Workshop

Join this workshop on 16 November 2023 in Potsdam & delve into the core of reproducible science! Registration is open until 31 October 2023.

Image: Sarkis Gavras, HEREON | info

Published on 13.09.2023

Helmholtz Imaging Newsletter Issue No. 11

Discover what’s new in the Helmholtz Imaging world and on our partner platforms including our new projects, a new software and grant opportunities!

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Image: HIDA | info

Published on 14.08.2023

Incubator Summer Academy II

Save the Dates for the Incubator Summer Academy 2023: 18-29 September! Registration is open until 25 August. Register today!

Group picture of the participants at the HI Conference 2023, standing in front of building no. 5 at DESY campus.

Image: Jörg Modrow | info

Published on 23.06.2023

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2023 Recap

Let’s take a look back at our Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2023! Engaging talks, thought-provoking sessions, and many networking opportunities made it a wonderful event.

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Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 05.05.2023

Helmholtz Imaging Projects Call 2023 Open

The new call for Helmholtz Imaging Projects is open! Submit your proposal by 30 July 2023!

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Image: Katharina Kriegel, DESY | info

Published on 04.05.2023

Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2023

The call for proposals is open: submit your abstract by 24 May 2023!

Snapshot of Jan Reimers, material scientist at HEREON and FZJ at an experiment station during beamtime at PETRA III at DESY talking to two men standing in front of him with their backs to the camera.

Image: DESY | info

Published on 06.04.2023

We are growing: material scientist is 100th modalities expert

Meet Jan Reimers from HEREON and Forschungszentrum Jülich, our 100th expert on our Modalities platform, and learn more about his motivation to join and his research.

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Image: Unknown | info

Published on 15.12.2022

8 new Helmholtz Imaging interdisciplinary research projects funded

Cross-disciplinary research teams are now collaborating in a total of 24 HI projects.