Jan Baumbach

Jan Baumbach is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), where he leads cutting-edge research at the intersection of computer science, bioinformatics, and biomedical data science. His work integrates machine learning, network biology, and systems medicine to address complex challenges in health and disease.

His research interests include Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Gene Regulatory Networks, Drug Repositioning, Biomedical AI, and Computational Biology. He applies advanced computational methods to analyze large-scale biological data, with applications in cancer, metabolic diseases, dermatology, and infectious diseases.

The 15 most recent publications highlight a strong trend toward biomedical artificial intelligence, network-based analysis, and translational bioinformatics. His work spans from foundational machine learning in healthcare to clinical applications in osteoarthritis, bone regeneration, and skin biology. A consistent theme is the integration of multi-omics data and the development of privacy-preserving federated learning frameworks for distributed healthcare systems.

Jan Baumbach has been principal investigator on several major research projects, including:

• EU Horizon2020: Privacy-preserving federated machine learning in distributed healthcare
• Danish National Research Foundation: ATLAS Center for Functional Genomics of Tissue Plasticity
• Villum Foundation: Big Data Bioinformatics (Young Investigator Programme)
• Carlsberg Foundation: Computational profiling of bacterial volatile metabolomes (ProVol)

He has supervised 13 PhD students and has an extensive publication record of 262 works. His research has been featured in high-profile media outlets, emphasizing the societal impact of drug repositioning and AI in medicine.

He leads a research group focused on computational systems biology, with strong collaborations across Europe in the fields of genomics, metabolomics, and clinical data science.