Dr. Sevgi Gokce Kafali
AI & medical imaging
Munich, Germany

Research scientist

Dr. Sevgi Gokce Kafali

Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow at the Technical University of Munich, working in magnetic resonance imaging and medical AI.

Current roleAlexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow
InstitutionTechnical University of Munich
FocusAI-based MRI reconstruction & analysis
01 / ABOUT

Research profile.

Researcher
in medical imaging
& AI

I am an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics in Medicine at the Technical University of Munich. My research focuses on magnetic resonance imaging, particularly deep-learning-based super-resolution and image reconstruction with motion correction.

I am interested in translating advanced computational methods into imaging tools with real clinical value, including applications in liver and cardiac imaging. Previously, I earned my MS and PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at UCLA, where I worked on abdominal adipose-tissue segmentation and free-breathing liver MR elastography in children.

MRI reconstructionMRI super-resolutionImage segmentationMedical AI

MR reconstruction

Deep-learning-based image reconstruction with motion correction for robust, high-quality MRI.

MR super-resolution

Computational methods that enhance image resolution while preserving clinically relevant detail.

Image analysis

Segmentation and quantitative analysis for liver and cardiac imaging applications.

02 / EDUCATION

Education and training.

2024

PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

University of California, Los Angeles

2020

MS in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

University of California, Los Angeles

2018

MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Bilkent University

2015

BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Bilkent University

03 / NEWS

Recent academic updates.

2026

New publication accepted at an international medical imaging conference

Details to be announced.

Research update

2025

Awarded an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship

Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics in Medicine, Technical University of Munich.

Fellowship

2024

Completed PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at UCLA

Research focused on medical image reconstruction, analysis, and paediatric imaging.

Academic milestone

04 / SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Selected publications in magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning.

2026

Cross-Cohort Federated Learning for Pediatric Abdominal Adipose Tissue Segmentation and Quantification Using Free-Breathing 3D MRI

W. Zhang, S. G. Kafali, T. Adamos, K. Kuwahara, et al.

Radiology Advances

2024

Self-Gated Radial Free-Breathing Liver MR Elastography: Assessment of Technical Performance in Children at 3 T

S. G. Kafali, B. D. Bolster Jr, S.-F. Shih, T. I. Delgado, et al.

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2022

Free-Breathing Radial Magnetic Resonance Elastography of the Liver in Children at 3 T: A Pilot Study

S. G. Kafali, T. Armstrong, S.-F. Shih, et al.

Pediatric Radiology

2018

Phase-Correcting Non-Local Means Filtering for Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the Spinal Cord

S. G. Kafali, T. Çukur, E. Ü. Sarıtaş

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine