Jürgen Hesser

Jürgen Hesser is a Professor at the Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, specializing in Experimental Radiotherapy and Medical Imaging. His research focuses on solving inverse problems in imaging, particularly for CT reconstruction, brachytherapy planning, and low-dose imaging.

• Current affiliations: Clinic for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Mannheim University Hospital
• Collaborative ties: Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) and Center for Bioinformatics (ZITI) at Heidelberg University

Research interests center on anisotropic total variation techniques for medical and industrial applications, including MR-guided interventions and real-time radiation therapy. His work has led to a 1000x speed improvement in brachytherapy planning algorithms.

Recent publications highlight expertise in image reconstruction (CT/X-ray), noise optimization, machine learning for cancer classification, and big data management solutions. His methods are applied to both clinical and industrial imaging challenges.

Additional contributions include scientific data infrastructure development and variance stabilization techniques for medical sensors. The research group maintains strong interdisciplinary links with Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science faculties.