Georg Schmitz

Professor Georg Schmitz is a distinguished academic in the field of medical engineering and ultrasound imaging at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. He holds the chair for medical engineering within the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and has served as Dean of this faculty from 2009 to 2012. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Senate of Ruhr-University Bochum.

Prof. Schmitz received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in 1990 and Dr.-Ing. degree in 1995 in electrical engineering from Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Principal Scientist at Philips Research Laboratories from 1995 to 2001 and served as Professor for Medical Engineering at the University of Applied Science Koblenz from 2001 to 2004.

His research primarily focuses on ultrasound imaging, with current projects investigating ultrasound contrast media detection and characterization, novel beamforming and nonlinear reconstruction methods, and photoacoustic imaging. Prof. Schmitz is particularly known for his work in super-resolution ultrasound, ultrasound localization microscopy, and the application of deep learning techniques to medical ultrasound imaging. His recent publications demonstrate significant advancements in microvascular imaging, cancer diagnostics, and image reconstruction algorithms.

Prof. Schmitz's research output shows a clear trajectory toward integrating artificial intelligence with traditional ultrasound techniques, with numerous publications focusing on deep learning applications for image enhancement, needle localization, and super-resolution imaging. His work bridges theoretical signal processing with practical clinical applications, particularly in oncology and microcirculation imaging.

• Senior member of the IEEE
• Member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• Member of the German Association of Electrical Engineers (VDE)
• Member of WFUMB, EFSUMB, and DEGUM
• Former associate editor of IEEE Transactions of Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (15+ years)
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Prof. Schmitz has played significant leadership roles in the international ultrasound community, serving as vice chair (medical ultrasound) of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium technical program committee from 2013-2015, and as technical program chair for the symposium in Washington, D.C. (2017) and Venice (2022). His extensive collaborations with researchers including S. Dencks, T. Lisson, and M. Fouad have resulted in numerous high-impact publications spanning ultrasound technology, medical diagnostics, and imaging algorithms.

His laboratory focuses on advancing ultrasound localization microscopy techniques and developing novel approaches for clinical applications, particularly in cancer imaging and treatment monitoring. The team's work on microbubble technology, photoacoustic imaging, and AI-enhanced ultrasound demonstrates a comprehensive approach to solving complex medical imaging challenges.