AVATAR Project

A BMBF project for the Anonymisation of personal health data through the generation of digital avatars in the field of medicine and care.

A large amount of personal health data is currently available, but cannot be utilised due to existing data protection requirements. Our motivation in the project is to resolve this contradiction through a new anonymisation approach and to be able to use available data for better patient care, innovative product developments and efficient and short development times.

Find out more about the AVATAR project and its mission, involved partners and associated projects.

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.

News & Events

Find out all about upcoming events, latest news and recent publications in our News overview. Older events can be found in the Archive.

News | 11/25/2024

Eröffnung des virtuellen Open Science Labs auf der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften

Am 22. November 2024 fand in Jena die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2024 statt. AVATAR-Partner präsentierten am Zentrum für Angewandte Forschung das Forschungsprojekt und stellten Besuchern erstmalig Räume des virtuellen Open Science Labs vor.

News | 10/22/2024

Gesundheitsdaten nutzen – aber sicher!

40 Teilnehmer aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Industrie kamen gestern zusammen, um sich auf dem AVATAR-Workshop am Zentrum für Angewandte Forschung in Jena über die sichere Nutzung von Gesundheitsdaten auszutauschen.

News | 08/22/2024

Großes AVATAR-Verbundtreffen in Berlin

Knapp zwei Jahre nach Projektstart trafen sich Partner des AVATAR-Konsortiums und der vier assoziierten Verbundprojekte in Berlin, um mit Vorträgen und Workshops Einblicke in ihren aktuellen Forschungsstand zu geben und sich gemeinsam über die nächsten Schritte auszutauschen.

Event | 21.08.2024, 09.00 Uhr — 16.00 Uhr | Fraunhofer-Forum, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin

AVATAR network meeting in Berlin - register now!

On August 21st, the annual AVATAR meeting with our joint projects NEMO, PATH, MEDINYM and KI-AIM will take place at the Fraunhofer Forum in Berlin. Presentations by the project partners and interactive workshops will provide insights into the current state of research. Participation for AVATAR…

News | 06/10/2024

Focus day Telemedicine - AVATAR in the context of data protection and security

Ask the lawyer

In the AVATAR project, 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.

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.

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

Project partners

18 different partners from medicine, science, business and IT law are involved in the AVATAR project. Get to know all the partners here.

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

All project partners