Felix Alexander Gers

Prof. Felix Alexander Gers is a Professor of Multimedia Development at the Berlin University of Technology’s Department of Computer Science and Media since 2005. He holds a PhD from EPFL (Switzerland) in AI systems, focusing on Recurrent Neural Networks with LSTM. His expertise spans Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, NLP, and Game-Based Learning (GBL). He pioneered the CoDi algorithm (Cellular Automata-based neural modeling) during his work at ATR (Japan) and received ATR’s Best Patent Award. His research includes virtual microbiology laboratories, dialogue systems for avatars, and neural network applications in drug development and 3D data classification. He co-leads the Data Science Group at BHT and has been a fellow in the “Excellence in Teaching” project since 2011, emphasizing virtual lab simulations. Notable projects include Brain Bots (NLP-driven lab assistants) and GBL in microbiology.

Education:

• Diploma in Physics, Leibniz University Hannover
• PhD in AI Systems (LSTM), EPFL (Switzerland)

Research Interests:

• Neural Networks (RNN/LSTM)
• Natural Language Processing
• Virtual Laboratories and GBL
• Industrial AI Applications

Key Projects:

• Brain Bots: Voice-enabled lab assistants in virtual microbiology labs
• CoDi Algorithm: CA-based neural structure simulation
• GBL in the Lab: Game-based microbiology experiments

Awards:

• ATR Best Patent Award (CoDi)

Labs/Teams: Member of the Data Science Group and Online Learning Lab at BHT.