Dr. Aaron Scherzinger
Research Assistant

Tel: +49 251 83 - 32704
scherzinger(AT)wwu.de
University of Münster
Department of Computer Science
Einsteinstrasse 62
D-48149 Münster
Office 610
Consultation hour: by appointment
Research Foci
- Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
- Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics
Doctoral AbstractThesis
Data Exploration in Natural Sciences using Machine Learning and Scientific Visualization
- Supervisors
- Doctoral Subject
- Informatik
- Doctoral Degree
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Awarded by
- Department 10 – Mathematics and Computer Science
Honors
- SciVis Contest Award – IEEE VIS: Visualization & Visual Analytics
Teaching
- Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Barista [106120]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dominik Drees)
- Seminar: Seminar: Deep Learning [104121]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dr. Dimitri Berh) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Barista [104120]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dominik Drees) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Towards Smart 3D Printing [104123]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse)
- Seminar: Seminar "Machine Learning and Deep Learning" [102117]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dr. Dimitri Berh) - Projektseminar: Literary Studies [102116]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dominik Drees)
- Seminar: Seminar "Machine Learning and Deep Learning" [100122]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dr. Dimitri Berh) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Barista - A Rapid Prototyping Tool for Neural Networks [100121]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm, Dominik Drees)
- Vorlesung: Data Structures and Algorithms [108381]
(in cooperation with ) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Barista - A Rapid Prototyping Tool for Neural Networks [108414]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Sören Klemm) - Tutorial Algorithms and Data Structures [108382]
(in cooperation with )
- Projektseminar: Capstone Project "Development of a Rapid Prototyping Environment for Training and Testing Neural Networks" [106268]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang)
- Vorlesung: Data Structures and Algorithms [104160]
(in cooperation with ) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project "IEEE VisContest 2016" [104167]
(in cooperation with Dr. Tobias Brix, Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang, Claas Flint) - Tutorial Algorithms and Data Structures [104161]
(in cooperation with )
- Vorlesung/Praktikum: Introduction to Computer Graphics [101350]
(in cooperation with Dr. Dimitar Valkov) - Projektseminar: Capstone Project "IEEE VisContest 2015" [101311]
(in cooperation with Dr. Tobias Brix)
- Projektseminar: Capstone Project: Barista [106120]
Publications
- Drees, D, Scherzinger, A, Hägerling, R, Kiefer, F, and Jiang, X. . “Scalable robust graph and feature extraction for arbitrary vessel networks in large volumetric datasets.” BMC Bioinformatics, № 22 (1) 346. doi: 10.1186/s12859-021-04262-w.
- Drees, D, Scherzinger, A, and Jiang, X. . “GERoMe – a method for evaluating stability of graph extraction algorithms without ground truth.” IEEE Access, № 7: 21744–21755. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2898754.
- Berh, D, Scherzinger, A, Otto, N, Jiang, X, Klämbt, C, and Risse, B. . “Automatic non-invasive heartbeat quantification of Drosophila pupae.” Computers in Biology and Medicine, № 93: 189–199.
- Scherzinger, Aaron. . “Data Exploration in Natural Sciences using Machine Learning and Scientific Visualization.” Dissertation thesis, Universität Münster.
- Klemm, S, Scherzinger, A, Drees, D, and Jiang, X. . Barista - a graphical tool for designing and training deep neural networks, arXiv e-print:1802.04626: CoRR.
- Dierkes, C, Scherzinger, A, and Kiefer, F. . “Three-Dimensional Visualization of the Lymphatic Vasculature.” in Lymphangiogenesis - Methods and Protocols, Vol. 1846 of Methods in Molecular Biology, edited by G Oliver and ML Kahn. Heidelberg: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8712-2_1.
- Scherzinger, A, Hugenroth, P, Rüder, M, Bogdan, S, and Jiang, X. . “Multi-class Cell Segmentation using CNNs with F1-measure Loss Function.” contribution to the Proc. of 40th German Conference on Pattern Recognition (GCPR), Stuttgart
- Seifert, R, Scherzinger, A, Kiefer, F, Hermann, S, Jiang, X, and Schäfers, M. . “Statistical permutation-based artery mapping (SPAM): A novel approach to evaluate imaging signals in the vessel wall.” BMC Medical Imaging, № 17 (1): 36:1–36:11.
- Bian, A, Scherzinger, A, and Jiang, X. . “An enhanced multi-label random walk for biomedical image segmentation using statistical seed generation.” contribution to the Proc. of 18th Int. Confernce on Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (ACIVS), Antwerp, Belgium
- Hägerling, R, Drees, D, Scherzinger, A, Dierkes, C, Martin-Almedina, S, Butz, S, Gordon, K, Schäfers, M, Hinrichs, K, Ostergaard, P, Vestweber, D, Goerge, T, Mansour, S, Jiang, X, Mortimer, P, and Kiefer, F. . “VIPAR, a quantitative approach to 3D-histopathology applied to lymphatic malformations.” JCI Insight, № 2 (16): e93424.
- Scherzinger, A, Klemm, S, Berh, D, and Jiang, X. . “CNN-based background subtraction for long-term in-vial FIM imaging.” contribution to the Proc. of 17th Int. Conf. on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP), Ystad, Sweden
- Scherzinger, Aaron Brix Tobias, Drees, Dominik Völker Andreas, Radkov, Kiril Santalidis Niko, and Fieguth, Alexander Hinrichs Klaus H. . “Interactive Exploration of Cosmological Dark-Matter Simulation Data.” IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, № 37 (2): 80–89.
- Scherzinger, Aaron, Brix, Tobias, and Hinrichs, Klaus. . “An Efficient Geometric Algorithm for Clipping and Capping Solid Triangle Meshes.” contribution to the 12th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2017) - Volume 1: GRAPP, Porto, Portugal , edited by Cláudio Ana Paula, Bechmann Dominique and BrazJose.
- Drees, D, Scherzinger, A, and Jiang, X. . “GERoMe - A novel graph extraction robustness measure.” contribution to the Proc. of Int. Workshop on Graph-Based Representations in Pattern Recognition (GbR), Anacapri, Italy
- Scherzinger, A, Kleene, F, Dierkes, C, Kiefer, F, Hinrichs, KH, and Jiang, X. . “Automated Segmentation of Immunostained Cell Nuclei in 3D Ultramicroscopy Images.” in Vol. 9796 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science Heidelberg: Springer.
- Scherzinger, Aaron Brix Tobias, Drees, Dominik Völker Andreas, Radkov, Kiril Santalidis Niko, and Fieguth, Alexander Hinrichs Klaus H. . “Visualize the Universe: Interactive Exploration of Cosmological Dark Matter Simulation Data.” contribution to the IEEE Visualization Conference 2015 October 25-30, Chicago, Il, USA New York City: Wiley-IEEE Press.
- Brix, Tobias, Scherzinger, Aaron, Völker, Andreas, and Hinrichs, Klaus. . “Interactive Position-dependent Customization of Transfer Function Classification Parameters in Volume Rendering.” contribution to the Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, VCBM 2015, Chester, England
- Prätorius, Manuel, Scherzinger, Aaron, and Hinrichs, Klaus. . “SKInteract: An on-body interaction system based on skin-texture recognition.” in Vol. 9299 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) Heidelberg: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22723-8_34.