How the human brain gives rise to cognition—and how these processes break down in neurological and psychiatric disorders—is one of science's greatest challenges. We harness AI to translate brain activity into biological insight and clinical understanding.
Dr. Stefanie Liebe
AI and large-scale neural data analysis have the potential to transform how we understand and treat brain disease. My dual expertise as a medical doctor specializing in neurology and neuroscientist is what drives our group's mission: to understand how neural mechanisms generate cognition and behaviour — and how their disruption leads to disease. Combining brain signals at multiple scales, from intracerebral recordings in neurosurgical patients to clinical EEG and patient data, with cutting-edge machine learning, we work to translate these insights into AI-driven tools that meaningfully improve diagnosis and treatment.
How the human brain gives rise to cognition—and how these processes break down in neurological and psychiatric disorders—is one of science's greatest challenges. We harness AI to translate brain activity into biological insight and clinical understanding.
Present Positions And Title
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Career
| Period | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2025 – present | Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research & Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health, University Tübingen | Research Group Leader |
| 07/2024 – present | Department of Neurology/Epileptology, University Hospital Tübingen | Clinician Scientist (50% research) |
| 2023 | International Max Planck School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS), Tübingen | Associated Scientist |
| 2019 – present | Clinic for Epileptology, Bonn / Department of Neurology and Epileptology, University Hospital Tübingen | Neurological Resident (Epileptology) |
| 2017 – 2020 | Laboratory for Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology (Prof. Florian Mormann), Department of Epileptology, University Hospital Bonn | Research Associate |
| 2010 – 2012 | University College London, United Kingdom | International Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Academic Education
| Year | Degree | Institution | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr. med., summa cum laude | Medical Faculty, University of Bonn | Medicine |
| 2012 – 2019 | State Examination Medicine (Grade 1.6) | University of Bonn and University of Tübingen | Medicine |
| 2010 | Dr. rer. nat., summa cum laude | University of Tübingen & International Max Planck Research School, Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics | Neuroscience |
| 1999 – 2004 | MSc Psychology (1.0) | TTechnical University of Dresden, Germany & Indiana University Bloomington, USA | Psychology |