Stefan Horst Sommer

Stefan Horst Sommer is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science (DIKU), University of Copenhagen. He leads the Pioneer AI (P1AI) section, serves as Head of Studies for Machine Learning and Data Science, and co-founded the Center for Computational Evolutionary Morphometry (CCEM) with Rasmus Nielsen. His work bridges stochastic processes, geometric statistics, and machine learning with applications in computational anatomy and diffusion modeling.

• Key Roles: Head of Pioneer AI, Head of MLDS Studies, CCEM PI
• Labs: Applied Geometry Lab, CCEM

Research focuses on Riemannian geometry, anisotropic diffusion, and stochastic shape analysis. Current projects include geometric machine learning for aerodynamic modeling and probabilistic image registration with applications in medical imaging and evolutionary biology. His 96+ publications emphasize manifold-valued processes and geometric deep learning.

Collaborations span computational anatomy, stochastic mechanics, and AI-driven scientific computing. He co-organizes international workshops on geometric statistics and maintains active GitHub repositories for open-source research tools.