We are happy to announce that Noemi Naujoks successfully defended her PhD thesis with the title « Diffraction Tomography with Generalized Incident Fields » on 9th of June, 2026. Noemi was a PhD student under the supervision of Otmar Scherzer, her research was part of the Christian Doppler laboratory for mathematical modelling and simulation of next-generation medical ultrasound devices.

The defense took place in the scope of the workshop « Applications of Tomographic Methods » at the Erwin Schrödinger Institute, which is why Noemi could present her results in front of a large group of established researchers in the field of Inverse Problems.

We congratulate Noemi to this great talk and her finished doctoral studies.

On 24 April 2026, the twelfth edition of the Lange Nacht der Forschung took place across Austria, attracting around 200 000 visitors from the general public. This year Sonia Foschiatti, Axel Kittenberger, Denise Schmutz, Noemi Naujoks and Christina Strohmenger hosted the station "Wie können verkohlte Schriftrollen zerstörungsfrei gelesen werden?" (How can carbonized scrolls be read without destroying them?) in the main building of the University of Vienna. Guiding visitors through the laboratory experiment, we introduced the magic of virtual unwrapping of carbonized scrolls. We simulated the principles of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) using visible light, giving both children and adults the chance to see the setup and enjoy funny quizzes and games.

We're excited to share that our FWF project "Tomography across the scales" has been selected for the Austrian Academy of Sciences' FÄKT! program, which produces videos to communicate science to young audiences. In the video, Denise Schmutz explains how inverse problems in mathematics enable us to see the invisible—from bones in CT scans to living cells and distant galaxies. Watch it here

At the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) held in Washington, D.C., Denise Schmutz gave a presentation titled “Asymmetry Conditions for Unique Angular Velocity Reconstruction in Diffraction Tomography” in the AMS Special Session on Tomography Theory and Applications in Honor of Todd Quinto’s 75th Birthday. The talk, based on joint work with Peter Elbau, explored conditions ensuring uniqueness in the reconstruction of rotational motion within the framework of diffraction tomography.

The session celebrated Professor Quinto’s extensive contributions to integral geometry and inverse problems, bringing together colleagues, collaborators, and former students to honor his impact on the field. We are honored to have been part of this special session and grateful for the opportunity to engage with colleagues celebrating Professor Quinto’s lifetime contributions to tomography and inverse problems.