During the 22nd Vienna Children’s University, young students aged 7 to 12 had the opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of computed tomography. Noemi Naujoks, Axel Kittenberger and Denise Schmutz gave an engaging lecture featuring Paula the Sloth as a fun and relatable example for the children.

The lecture was held twice to accommodate the interest, with around 180 children attending both sessions. The interactive format provided the children with not only theoretical knowledge but also practical experiences. Through experiments, a quiz, and special math exercises, the children learned how computed tomography works and the role mathematics plays in it.

For those who missed the event or want to test their knowledge, you can try our tomography quiz

We are pleased to announce that Cong Shi and Thi Lan Nhi Vu participated as invited speakers in mini-symposia at the SIAM Conference on Imaging Science (IS24) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Thi Lan Nhi Vu presented a talk entitled “High dynamic range image processing for medical ultrasound” and Cong Shi presented a talk entitled “Attenuation model for photoacoustic tomography with pressure and shear waves”. The conference, which is held every two years, brings together scientists from different disciplines such as mathematics, physics, engineering, statistics and data science, to discuss mathematical issues and other facets of imaging science, and to promote interdisciplinary exchange.

The 11th International Conference "Inverse Problems: Modelling and Simulation" (IPMS 2024) took place from May 26 to June 01 2024 at the Congress Center of the Paradise Bay Hotel, Mellieha, Malta. The IPMS conference series is a multidisciplinary and international meeting that brings together scientists working on different topics of inverse problems.

We are pleased to announce that seven of our team members, Yakun Dong, Peter Elbau, Bochra Mejri, Noemi Naujoks, Kamran Sadiq, Otmar Scherzer, and Huidong Yang, have been invited speakers to mini-symposia at the conference.

«Playing with Math» was the theme of this year's International Day of Mathematics on March 14th. Several scientific institutions, including the University of Vienna, the Vienna University of Technology, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, collaborated to explore intriguing mathematical concepts in a playful manner.

Axel Kittenberger and Noemi Naujoks demonstrated how a computer tomograph works and explained the fascinating mathematics behind it. They showcased the Origami Tomograph developed by CSC, which reconstructs a transparent 3D object from light projections. A special highlight was a quiz that encouraged participants to play the role of a tomograph and guess the underlying object from projection data.