AI in practice

AI tools and technologies in current research projects

  • Big data of the late Middel Ages

    The cross-faculty MEPHisto research group investigates and develops digital techniques and tools to support historical research.

    An image of a fictitious syntax tree created with the AI programme Midjourney. The textto- image tool was instructed (prompted) to create a »parse tree in the style of Fra Angelico«. It solved the task by drawing on a form of tree visualization that was very popular in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, the genealogical family tree. Apparently, the AI was trained with corresponding image material. Fra Angelico, a Tuscan artist of the early 15th century, worked in Rome himself. His works—predominantly altarpieces—are characterized by a austere, simple visual language, which Midjourney captures well.
    Illustration: Midjourney

  • A city stroll through time and space

    The web application »4D-Browser«, developed by a team led by Prof. Dr Sander Münster, enables virtual walks through Dresden's Old Town and its history.

    Interface of the »4D-Browser« web application
    Screenshot: 4D-Browser

  • Ultra-sensitive surgical robots

    An interdisciplinary research team from the University and the University Hospital is developing a sensor-based support system for tumour operations.

    Surgery to remove a head-neck tumour that is examined endoscopically.
    Image: Orlando Guntinas-Lichius

  • Life-saving diagnostics

    The research group for Applied Systems Biology led by Prof. Dr Marc Thilo Figge applies AI methods in their biomedical research.

    At the Septomics research centre, PhD student Alessandra Marolda is investigating neutrophil granulocytes for the BLOODi project on 13 November 2017.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

  • Decrypting cuneiform with AI

    In the »Electronic Babylonian Library« project, an Assyriology team is working on enabling AI to read and translate cuneiform texts.

    The assyriologist Dr Adrian Heinrich presents a clay tablet with cuneiform text from the Hilprecht Collection at the University of Jena (»Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities«).
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)

  • A finger on the Earth's pulse

    At the Geodynamic Observatory of the University of Jena, highly sensitive measuring systems collect data on the inner workings of our planet.

    Imaginary cross-section through a terrain
    Illustration: Midjourney

  • Using GPT-3 for chemical research

    GPT-3, the language model behind the renowned AI-based tool ChatGPT, can also be used in the field of chemistry to perform a range of research tasks.

    Chemical glass flask with a transparent liquid and light effects
    Illustration: Midjourney