Holger Höfling
Director - Head Of Image And Vision AI Unit - AICS at Novartis Institute For Biomedical Research
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
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Top SchoolHolger Höfling is a Director and head of the Image and Vision AI Unit at AICS with 12+ years of experience applying statistics and machine learning to healthcare, particularly in histopathology and biomarker-driven diagnostics. He leads cross-disciplinary teams at Novartis and co-leads the AI and Tools work-package of the IMI BigPicture consortium, advancing AI methods for tissue-based research. His background spans clinical study design, predictive algorithms for kidney disease, and high-dimensional omics analysis (RNA-Seq, microarray), grounded in a PhD in Statistics from Stanford. Known for bridging statistical rigor with practical deployment, he has repeatedly moved models from exploratory biomarker studies into diagnostic development. Based in Basel, he combines deep academic training with hands-on leadership in industrial research, often focusing on translating complex data into clinically actionable insights.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Statistics, Master of Arts (M.A.), Statistics at University of Michigan, Ann ArborDiplom, Witschaftsmathematik, Diplom, Witschaftsmathematik at University of UlmDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics at Stanford University
English
Github Skills (200)
github-copilot10
python10
windows10
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devtools10
macos10
linux10
progress-bar9
data-manipulation9
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grammar9
data-science9
machine-learning9
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
hhoeflin/machine_setup
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:48 commits, 74 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
hhoeflin/online-cv
Jan 2020 - May 2023
Online CV for Holger Hoefling
Contributions:4 PRs, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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