Kerstin Bunte

Kerstin Bunte is a Professor of Machine Learning for interdisciplinary data analysis at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Bernoulli Institute's Intelligent Systems Group. She holds an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Birmingham and leads the Intelligent Systems Group. Her research focuses on interpretable machine learning, interdisciplinary applications (e.g., astrophysics and biomedical data), and visualization techniques.

Research Interests:
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Explainable AI (XAI)
- Interpretable Models
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Data Visualization
- Astrophysical Data Analysis
- Medical Imaging

Awards & Grants:
- DSSC XS funding (2023)
- NWO VIDI grant (2020)
- Rosalind Franklin Fellowship (2016–present)

Advising & Students:
Supervised PhD students include Elisa Oostwal, Janis Norden, Matteo Marcantoni, and Petra Awad. Research spans topics like tumor segmentation in medical imaging, astrophysical structure detection, and autonomous navigation systems.

Labs & Collaborations:
Leads the Intelligent Systems Group, collaborating with institutions like the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick. Work involves interdisciplinary projects combining machine learning with astronomy, biomedical sciences, and robotics.