Georg Schmitz

Georg Schmitz is a full Professor of Medical Technology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, leading the Medical Engineering department within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. He holds a Dr.-Ing. from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1995) and previously worked at Philips Research (1995-2001) before academic roles at University of Applied Sciences Koblenz (2001-2004) and his current position since 2004. He served as Dean of the Faculty (2009-2012) and is a Senate member since 2014.

• Research Focus: Ultrasound imaging innovations including contrast media detection, nonlinear reconstruction methods, and photoacoustic imaging.
• Societies: Senior IEEE member, Acoustical Society of America, VDE, and key roles in global ultrasound societies (WFUMB, EFUSUMB, DEGUM).
• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics and Editorial Advisory Board member for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

His work bridges biomedical engineering and clinical applications, with over 150 publications since 2000. Recent research emphasizes super-resolution ultrasound microscopy, deep learning in imaging, and novel beamforming techniques. Active in international conferences as program chair (e.g., 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium).

Key Projects: Development of ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM), motion correction algorithms, and microbubble tracking systems. Collaborations in cancer imaging, vascular characterization, and therapeutic ultrasound applications.