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  Michael Biehl, University of Groningen

  Full Professor in Machine Learning, Theory and Applications

click cover Michael Biehl, book cover, The Shallow and the Deep

  University of Groningen, Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics,
  Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence,
  Computer Science Department, Intelligent Systems Group

  Nijenborgh 9, 9747 AG Groningen, NL      m dot biehl at rug dot nl
  Room 5161.0584   Tel +31 50 363 3997    meikelbiehl at gmail dot com

  Honorary Professor of Machine Learning, University of Birmingham
  Center for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine

 
  Research:
   Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence
           Theory and algorithm development for neural networks
           Learning Vector Quantization and Relevance Learning
           Applications in life sciences, biomedical data, astroinformatics

   Statistical Physics and Scientific Computing
           Theory of neural networks, dynamics of machine learning processes
           Monte Carlo simulations of complex systems
           Disordered systems, non-equilibrium growth processes

   Teaching:
   Neural Networks and Computational Intelligence
   Modelling and Simulation
   Introduction to Machine Learning



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April 2025: Three contributions will be presented at the 33rd ESANN 2025 and published in the proceedings:
The Role of the Learning Rate in Layered Neural Networks with ReLU Activation Function
      by O. Citton, F. Richert, M. Biehl
Interpretable machine learning for the diagnosis of hyperkinetic movement disorders
      by E. van den Brandhof, J.W. Elting, I. Tuitert, M. van der Stouwe, J. Dalenberg, M. de Koning-Tijssen, M. Biehl
Mitigating the Bias in Data for Fairness Using an Advanced Generalized Learning Vector Quantization Approach
      by M. Kaden, A. Engelsberger, R. Schubert, S. Lövdal, E. van den Brandhof, M. Biehl, T. Villmann

February 2025: Three journal publications appeared (online, open access):
IRMA: Machine learning-based harmonization of 18F-FDG PET brain scans in multi-center studies
   S. Lövdal, R. van Veen, G. Carli et al., Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2025)
Phase transition analysis for shallow neural networks with arbitrary activation functions
   O. Citton, F. Richert, M. Biehl, Physica A 660: 130356 (2025)
Interpretable modelling and visualization of biomedical data
   S. Ghosh, E. Baranowski,, M. Biehl, W. Arlt, P. Tino, K. Bunte, Neurocomputing 626: 129405 (2025)

November 2024: More than 5000 downloads of
"The Shallow and the Deep" since its publication end of September 2023.
The lecture notes were also honored with one of the 2024 University of Groningen Open Research Awards

November 7, 2024: I finally quit Twitter/X today. It feels very good.


Any vacancies, available internships, etc. will be announced properly through the usual channels and on this website.
Note that I will not reply to unspecific requests or unsolicited applications for internships, PhD positions etc.