Atrial fibrillation affects millions of people across Germany - and is increasingly becoming a field of application for data-driven, personalized medical technology aimed at improving treatment. To this end, the Heart Modeling Group at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at KIT is developing personalized computer models that map the hearts of individual patients with such precision that they can serve as digital guides in the operating room.

In the summer term 2026, IBT offers the new Master course "Modeling of Physiological Systems" including lectures, exercises and workshops. The language of instruction is English, the volume of the module is 6 ECTS.

A new coauthored paper in Physiological Reports explores the opportunities and challenges of human heart models for biomedical research. The article brings together experimental and computational perspectives, highlighting the value of in silico models for integrating data, testing hypotheses, and advancing cardiovascular research.

A new book chapter co-authored by our team has been published in Ethical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering (De Gruyter Brill). The chapter explores ethical challenges surrounding the development and deployment of AI in biomedical technologies, highlighting the importance of uncertainty awareness in healthcare innovation.

As part of the event series "Junge Talente – Wissenschaft und Musik", Miriam Weiß and Simon Kreutzenberger will present their presentation “OCT: Dem Auge beim Untersuchen anderer Augen helfen” at KIT Campus Nord on February 5. The talk provides a brief introduction to optical coherence tomography (OCT) and its applications in medical imaging. It will be followed by a piano concert featuring students from the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.