Engineering for Health
Welcome to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). For more than 60 years we have been active in research and teaching in the field of biomedical engineering.
In interdisciplinary projects together with medical doctors and medical industry, we investigate new technical systems that help to diagnose diseases earlier and more accurately as well as systems that make therapies more successful.
Optical Imaging for intraoperative navigation and diagnosis – providing structural and functional information
Lead: Werner Nahm
Planning, personalization and monitoring of medical treatments
Lead: Maria Francesca Spadea
Mathematical simulations for optimizing cardiovascular prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Lead: Axel Loewe
Ana Montañés is working on atrial fibrillation triggers and lifestyle-related effects within the TrackAF project.
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Diego Creta conducts research on assessing atrial fibrillation risk from the amplified P-wave within the TrackAF project.
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Episode 28: AI in Cardiac Medicine – What Algorithms Detect in Heart Rhythms
How can we better understand the heart — an organ that works tirelessly yet often sounds the alarm too late? Artificial intelligence is helping to reveal patterns in ECG data.
©Gabi Zachmann, KIT
With around 5,000 attendees, the international community for computational methods gathered at WCCM-ECCOMAS in Munich. Right in the mix: Stephanie Appel (CaMo) and Laura Stengel (IANM) with presentations on computational heart modeling.
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From June 8th to June 13th, 2026, the BIMS team from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT) at KIT was proud to participate in the PTCOG conference in Deauville, France. As the premier global gathering for particle therapy, the event provided an ideal stage for our team to present our latest advancements and engage with the international scientific community.
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Following their participation at PTCOG, the momentum continued for our team as Beatriz Cruzeiro and Jonathan Frömel attended the prestigious CERN Accelerator School (CAS) on Medical Accelerators, held in Latvia from June 16th to June 26th, 2026.
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Head of Institute - Spokesman of collegial institute management
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Werner Nahm ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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Head of Institute
+49 721 608-48035mf spadea ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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Akademischer Oberrat
Head of Computational Cardiac Modeling
+49 721 608 - 42790Axel Loewe ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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Sekretariat/Assistenz
+49 721 608-42650irene guenter ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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