Congratulations to Dr. Lisa-Marie Bente on her successful PhD defense!

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa-Marie Bente on her successful PhD defense!

We are delighted to announce that Lisa-Marie Bente successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Three-dimensional Image Processing in Biomedicine,” on 14 September 2026, here at BRICS. Congratulations, Dr. Bente!

Her dissertation spans three projects on image analysis in biological and medical settings. The first applies state-of-the-art deep learning and explainability techniques to automate labour-intensive manual lab work. The other two projects are particularly striking: they show that the newest and most complex approach is not always the best route. Instead, smartly arranging simpler techniques can yield results that are more robust, more interpretable, and better performing than their fancier alternatives.

It is a message we find well worth sharing. In a field that tends to chase ever-increasing complexity, Lisa’s work is a thoughtful reminder to weigh that complexity against robustness and simplicity.

Lisa, it has been a pleasure to watch you grow into the researcher you are today. The whole team congratulates you and wishes you all the best for what comes next!