people

Lisa Koch

I am an assistant professor for data science in diabetes care at the University of Bern, where I am affiliated with the University of Bern Clinic for Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism (UDEM) and the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB). My long-term goal is to develop certifiably safe, reliable and effective data science tools for patient-specific treatment systems. I have a background in academic research as well as developing data science products for medical devices, with a strong focus on technology that can ultimately benefit patient health in a safe and trustworthy way.

Bio: After an undergraduate degree in electrical (BSc) and biomedical engineering (MSc) at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, I did a PhD in machine learning for medical image analysis at Imperial College London, UK. After a post-doc at ETH Zürich I joined the Swiss wearable medical device startup Ava, where I eventually became the data science team lead. In this position, I came to appreciate the need for demonstrably safe machine learning in healthcare. In 2021, I returned to academic research to pursue research on this topic as a group leader for machine learning in medical diagnostics in the Berens lab at the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health at the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Alceu Bissoto

I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the Machine Learning for Medicine lab. I hold PhD and MSc in computer science from the University of Campinas, Brazil, as well as a BSc in computer engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.

Trung Dũng Hoàng

I’m a PhD student in the Machine Learning for Medicine lab. I hold an MSc in Computer Science from EPFL and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam. Before joining the lab, I also spent one year as a research assistant at Oracle Labs in Zurich.

Tim Flühmann

Before joining the Machine Learning in Medicine lab as a PhD student, I completed my Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics at ETH Zürich. During my studies, I began applying my knowledge in medical environments while exploring my fascination for AI through different courses and projects.

Julius Gervelmeyer (visiting student)

Julius is a PhD student at the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health at the University of Tübingen. He is visiting the MLM lab for a research exchange.

Mareen Kalis

Mareen is a Master student in the Biomedical Engineering MSc programme at the University of Bern. She is doing her MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the spring semester 2026.

Nicolas Wyss

Nicolas is a Master student in the AI in Medicine MSc programme at the University of Bern. He is doing his MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the spring semester 2026.

Fabian Hüni

Fabian is a Master student in the AI in Medicine MSc programme at the University of Bern. He is doing his MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the spring semester 2026 jointly with 44ai.

Abdelrahman Faqieh

Abdelrahman is a Master student in the AI in Medicine MSc programme at the University of Bern. He is doing his MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the spring semester 2026 jointly with AI medical.

Jan Suter

Jan is a Master student in Human Medicine the University of Bern. He is doing his MSc thesis in the MLM lab starting in the spring semester 2026.