{"id":1976,"date":"2026-04-24T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcps.dfki.de\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:51:05","slug":"iml-at-hannover-messe-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcps.dfki.de\/?p=1976","title":{"rendered":"IML at Hannover Messe 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hannover Messe is held annually in Hannover on the world\u2019s largest exhibition grounds<\/a>. This year\u2019s fair highlighted key advancements in industrial development, with a strategic focus on Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing the IML department at the DFKI booth, Robert Leist showcased the OphthalmoAI<\/a> project alongside colleagues Siting Liang and Tuan Tran, and Professor Daniel Sonntag. The team demonstrated the OphthalmoCDSS<\/a> prototype \u2013 a Clinical Decision Support System designed to assist ophthalmologists through three core AI functionalities: biomarker localization, disease progression forecasting, and treatment recommendations [1, 2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibit attracted high-profile interest, including visits from Rianne Letschert, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science; Ina Czyborra, Berlin\u2019s Senator for Science, Health, and Care; and Bundestag members Tilman Kuban and Sebastian Lechner. Furthermore, DFKI CEO Antonio Kr\u00fcger featured the prototype during an interview with Aktueller Bericht<\/em><\/a> on Saarl\u00e4ndischer Rundfunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the well attended fair, the researchers were able to present their work and establish important industry contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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left: Robert Leist presents the prototype to CEO Antonio Kr\u00fcger and the SR; right: Robert Leist and Daniel Sonntag present the prototype to dutch minister, Rianne Leschert (with Thiago Gouvea from IML) (\u00a9DFKI\/Armindo Ribeiro)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Daniel Sonntag introduces the OphthalmoAI project to Bundestag politician Tilman Kuban<\/em> (\u00a9DFKI\/Armindo Ribeiro)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Robert Leist, Siting Liang, and Daniel Sonntag in front of the booth<\/em> (\u00a9DFKI\/Jaron Hollax)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:
1 \u2013 Towards Trustable Clinical Decision Support Systems: A User Study with Ophthalmologists<\/a>
2 \u2013 An AI-driven Clinical Decision Support System for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-related Macular Degeneration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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