Thomas Schmid is a Lecturer in Computing at Lancaster University in Leipzig and a founding member of the LZSCC department. His research focuses on developing novel algorithms and applications for machine learning, deep learning and hybrid artificial intelligence. Thomas is chair and co-founder of the LEISYS conference, co-author of the book “Künstliche Intelligenz managen und verstehen” and engages frequently with international conferences and journals in the area of AI and medical applications of AI.