AVATAR Project

AVATAR Project

Ein BMFTR-Projekt zur Anonymisierung persönlicher Gesundheitsdaten durch Erzeugung digitaler Avatarezum Transfer in Anwendungsfälle in Medizin und Pflege.

Anfang 2026 startet mit AVATAR-Transfer ein neues Verbundvorhaben, das Forschungsergebnisse zur sicheren Nutzung sensibler Gesundheitsdaten konsequent in die Praxis überführt. Das Projekt baut auf dem erfolgreich abgeschlossenen Projekt AVATAR auf. Erfahren Sie HIER mehr.

Open Science Lab

Open Science Labs represent a new approach to scientific research and collaboration. These labs aim to create an environment in which data, research methods and results are openly shared and accessible to all, regardless of geographical or institutional boundaries.

 

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News & Events

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Our events

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Ask the lawyer

In AVATAR-Transfer, we pay great attention to the data security and legal framework of our work. That is why we work closely with numerous lawyers in order to provide answers to pressing questions.

 

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AVATAR statements

In our AVATAR statements section you will find current, project-related statements on problems or research results from our project. We would like to invite you to discuss these findings with us in a lively and controversial manner.

 

Our hearing functions through an interplay between the performance of our ears and the auditory processing in our brain. However, health data from neurology or ENT specialists, which could be used to better treat hearing loss, has so far remained largely inaccessible to hearing aid acousticians. AVATAR enables us to use anonymised data from related disciplines in order to gain a holistic picture of the patient and thus improve hearing rehabilitation.

Portrait Dr. Juliane Dettling-Papargyris
Dr. Juliane Dettling-Papargyris — Scientific Director of the terzo Institute for Applied Hearing Research

EEG data contains many person-specific signals that can be used to re-identify patients. The amount of EEG data sets that are actually available for research is therefore currently completely inadequate. In the AVATAR project, we are therefore developing anonymisation procedures that make it easier to use EEG data in science and exchange it between clinics. Effective anonymisation is essential in order to advance research in this area and thus improve monitoring and therapy.

Portrait Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Haueisen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Haueisen — Head of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMTI) at Ilmenau University of Technology

Project partners

16 different partners from medicine, science, business and IT law are involved in AVATAR-Transfer. Get to know all partners here.

Five randomly selected partners are shown above. All other partners and a description of their tasks and role in AVATAR-Transfer can be found on the Partners page.

 

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