Luxembourg Tech School students visit LIH to learn about AI in health

• Department of Medical Informatics

On 20th July, the LIH welcomed twelve students from the Luxembourg Tech School. The students had the opportunity to meet and discuss with some of our scientists about topics related to AI in healthcare and research.

The students could explore different applications of AI in biomedicine, from disease diagnosis to multimodal data integration, and learn how AI can boost the performance and functionality of medical imaging. The visit featured presentations by Dr Maximilian Fünfgeld, Director of the Department of Medical Informatics, Dr Olivier Keunen, head of the Brain Imaging & Neuro Epidemiology (BraINE) group at the Department of Cancer Research, and Dr Petr Nazarov, Dr Reka Toth and Vladimir Despotovic, from the Bioinformatics & AI unit at the Department of Medical Informatics Director of the Department of Medical Informatics.

“It was a pleasure to welcome the students and to witness their interest in discussing how we can use AI to improve healthcare,” said Dr. Maximilian Fünfgeld, Director of the Department of Medical Informatics. “With AI about to transform many aspects of our lives, initiatives like that raise awareness and stimulate critical thinking are more important than ever.”

The Luxembourg Tech School is a free after-school technology program for young people. Its goal is to help students develop digital, creative, and entrepreneurial skills through hands-on projects. Students can explore topics such as Coding, AI, Game development, Robotics, and many others.

The visit took place in the context of the summer school programme “AI in Plain Sight”. The programme targeted young people aged 16 to 26 with the goal of making the use of AI in Luxembourg more visible, understandable, and open to discussion. Throughout the three days, participants explored how AI is used across different sectors, met professionals working with or around AI, and learned concrete examples of how AI is used in different contexts.

“This visit was an excellent opportunity for our students to explore concrete and fascinating application of AI in healthcare, and to engage with relevant questions around AI in general,” said Sara Kaiser Goossens, organizer of the programme.

At the end of programme, students are invited to build and present a map of places where AI is shaping everyday life in Luxembourg, and to share their own reflections on how AI should be developed, implemented and governed.

Thanks to all who contributed and inspired the students’ growing minds!