Artificial intelligence (AI) projects are being advanced worldwide. The Indian Institute for Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) and the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) are exploring the potential for joint research in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
For this reason, the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing (MND) in Friedberg and the Centre of Competence for Information Technology (KITE) at THM welcomed guests from the metropolis in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to the Indo-German Week. Organized by Professors Dr. Michael Guckert and Dr. Rahamatullah Khondoker, the event, held in Friedberg, Giessen , and at Rauischholzhausen Castle, identified overlaps in their respective research activities and generated ideas for joint projects.
The delegation, led by Prof. Om Prakash Vyas, addressed topics such as deep learning as a machine learning method for cardiology applications, data security in the e-health sector, AI ethics and regulation, as well as the mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence and machine learning. THM presented an overview of its RISKA project, which uses AI to determine the risk probabilities of cardiovascular diseases for individual patients based on ECG data, and introduced the discipline of XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
The program included a guided tour of Rauischholzhausen Castle and the Friedberg campus, a trip to Frankfurt, and a meeting with THMPresident Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems. He emphasized the importance of international collaborations: funding commitments increasingly depend on an international focus, and the university's internationalization strategy also focuses on in-depth partnerships abroad. "In research, one also benefits greatly from different cultures and approaches to problems," Willems added. As a token of appreciation, he, the organizing team from the Competence Center and Department , and the staff of the International Office received, among other things, handmade scarves from Allahabad from the guests.
Prof. Dr. Michael Guckert concluded by describing the exchange as "fruitful," and plans are intensifying it. Monthly digital meetings are to be held going forward. A return visit to Allahabad is also being planned. This initial meeting was funded by the Erasmus+ program "Mobility with Partner Countries.".
