Machine Learning

In a broad perspective, my main research ambition is to understand the fundamental computational principles of learning that characterize intelligence. More specifically, my research interests are focussed on the development, analysis, and application of deep learning models and methods. I am particularly interested in analysing and developing probabilistic models and inference methods, investigating biologically plausible deep learning, and understanding the stochastic processes involved in the training and optimisation of neural networks and probabilistic models.

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Paid Thesis Project: Visual Anomaly Detection on Steel Band Surfaces

This thesis project offers an exciting opportunity for students interested in computer vision and machine learning applications in industrial settings. The focus is on developing a robust visual anomaly detection system for steel bands using the state-of-the-art AnomalyDINO method, which utilizes the Vision Transformer architecture. The project begins with a proof-of-concept phase to adapt AnomalyDINO to the specific domain of steel band surfaces, including tasks such as model adaptation and data preprocessing. Subsequently, the project will explore two key areas: domain adaptation for new application settings, and improving detection performance through continual learning. In addition, there is potential to develop features that enhance the user experience by providing detailed explanations of anomalies. This project is an entry point into real-world industrial applications of artificial intelligence.

The Institut für Neuroinformatik (INI) is a central research unit of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. We aim to understand the fundamental principles through which organisms generate behavior and cognition while linked to their environments through sensory systems and while acting in those environments through effector systems. Inspired by our insights into such natural cognitive systems, we seek new solutions to problems of information processing in artificial cognitive systems. We draw from a variety of disciplines that include experimental approaches from psychology and neurophysiology as well as theoretical approaches from physics, mathematics, electrical engineering and applied computer science, in particular machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision.

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