Thomas Kern

Thomas Kern is a Senior Researcher at FH OÖ – University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, affiliated with multiple research centers including the Linz Center of Excellence Medical Technology/TIMed Center, AIST Bioinformatics Center of Excellence, and NASAN (Nano Structuring and Bio-Analytics). His work focuses on digital transformation in healthcare, biomedical information retrieval, evolutionary algorithms, and software prototyping.

• Education: Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) in relevant technical and applied sciences disciplines.

Thomas Kern's research spans interdisciplinary domains, including evolutionary computation, keyword clustering, protein-protein interaction analysis, and high-resolution medical imaging. His projects often integrate computational methods with clinical applications, particularly in diabetic foot simulation and digital nursing home evaluation. Recent publications highlight trends in multi-objective optimization and web-based biomedical databases.

Scientific activities include organizing conferences like Softwarepark Hagenberg IT-Expert Series and participating in committees for digital health initiatives. Notable projects are TC-HiResFoot (diabetic foot imaging), TC-BIOsens (bioanalytics), and Digital Nursing Home (process evaluation). Key collaborations involve institutions such as TIMed Center and NASAN.