University of Rostock · Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing

Marine Data Science

Research group working at the intersection of machine learning, marine data, sensor systems, probabilistic modeling, and visual computing.

Member of the CORE Network (Cognitive Robotics in Europe)

Research

Machine learning methods for marine data, sensor systems, medical imaging, tabular data, and human activity recognition.

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Projects

Funded research projects.

Data4Sim

BMWK · 01.10.2023 - 31.03.2026

Data4Sim

Sensor-based capture and simulation of manual logistics processes for testing operational changes before implementation.

AI4Pumps

BMWK · 01.07.2024 - 30.06.2026

AI4Pumps

AI-based speed control for pump systems that predicts efficient operating points from sensor and pulsation data.

Show2Instruct

BMFTR · 01.02.2025 - 31.01.2028

Show2Instruct

Multimodal generative AI for turning natural-language interaction with complex software systems into machine-processable instructions.

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For students

Theses

We are always looking for motivated students to work on Bachelor and Master thesis topics.

  • medical imaging

Open Applications in Medical Image Computing

Students interested in pursuing a thesis related to medical applications are welcome to contact Daniel Wulff.

  • marine

Deep learning-based classification of phytoplankton in imaging flow cytometry data

  • machine learning

Methods for Pseudo-Label Selection for Student-Teacher-based Domain Adaptation

Methods for selecting pseudo-labels in semi-supervised learning scenarios to improve model performance with unlabeled data.

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Teaching

Current lectures and student projects.

Semester project · Summer Semester 2026

EgoProject 2026

Summer semester group project on spatial understanding in egocentric data.

Summer school · 06.07.2026

RoOT

RoOT Summer School material in Rostock.

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People

Current team members.

Feyza Eksen

Feyza Eksen

PhD student

Corinna Burmeister

Corinna Burmeister

Team Assistant

Peter Eschholz

Peter Eschholz

Systems Engineer

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