Artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning offers opportunities for the life sciences. However, problems often arise in practice. One cause is data leakage, the illicit spillover of information from the training to the test data. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT), and other research institutions are now advocating for more interdisciplinary collaboration in a new guideline. In this interview, Dominik Grimm, Professor of Bioinformatics, and Markus List, Professor of Data Science in Systems Biology, explain why it is crucial to address this issue now.
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is the most research-intensive university in Germany in the field of business administration. The latest edition of the ‘WirtschaftsWoche’ ranking not only confirms the top position, but also highlights the achievements of individual researchers: seven TUM scientists are among the top 50, including Prof. Alexander Hübner from the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability (TUMCS). Prof. Hübner heads the Chair of Supply and Value Chain Management there.
On November 20, 2024, Mathis Wackernagel received the 2024 Sustainability Award for Leadership in Implementation by the Nobel Sustainability Trust for his contribution to the sustainability transformation. It has been a powerful recognition. Prof. Volker Sieber, Rector of TUMCS, delivered the Laudatio below on behalf of the selection committee. He is a Professor for Chemistry of Biogenic Resources and Rector of the Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He also served on the Nobel Sustainability Trust’s selection committee.
