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International exchange on medical AI: Japanese scientists visit DFKI Kaiserslautern

| Health & Medicine | Data Management & Analysis | Image Recognition & Understanding | Smart Data & Knowledge Services | Kaiserslautern

From 8 to 9 September 2025, the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Kaiserslautern welcomed a high-profile delegation of 25 Japanese researchers from the fields of medicine and computer science. The visit took place as part of the successful bilateral ASPIRE cooperation, which is coordinated at DFKI by Prof. Andreas Dengel in the Smart Data & Knowledge Services (SDS) research department.

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Aspire group photo: Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) and the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) together on 8 September 2025 in Kaiserslautern.

Following ASPIRE's highly acclaimed kick-off in Osaka in the spring, the return visit to DFKI provided a platform for intensive professional exchange, interdisciplinary discussions and the consolidation of joint research projects in the field of artificial intelligence for medical applications.

programme highlights

  • Welcome by Prof. Andreas Dengel and Dr. Markus Junker, who emphasised the strategic importance of the partnership for DFKI.
  • Mutual technical presentations on topics such as AI-supported discovery of medical patterns with autonomous AI coding agents, protein language models for improved stem cell transplants, and synthetic biology.
  • Poster session with contributions from Japan presenting current research results and innovative methods.
  • Networking evening at the renowned ‘Brauhaus am Markt’, which promoted informal exchange and personal networking.

The collaboration accelerates the development of disruptive AI technologies and promotes international knowledge transfer in medical research. DFKI thus underscores its role as a leading European centre for artificial intelligence and a global driving force – particularly in the field of smart data and knowledge services research.

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Andreas Dengel

Head of Research Department Smart Data & Knowledge Services, Executive Director Kaiserslautern, DFKI

Dr. Markus Junker

Topic-field management: Pattern recognition in the department of Smart Data & Knowledge services, DFKI

Press contact:

Jeremy Gob

Editor & Press Officer Kaiserslautern, DFKI

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