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  • Comment: Fails WP:NPROF based on the sources cited. All sources are either by Scherrer or are affiliated with him in some way (e.g. his institutions). Ref. 11 doesn't mention Scherrer at all. Please find sources that are significantly about the subject and are independent (i.e. not by him or his employers and not interviews). WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 11:59, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Alexander Scherrer (born 11 February 1976 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße) is a German Mathematician and Professor at Heidelberg University.

Life

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Alexander Scherrer studied mathematics at Technical University of Kaiserslautern, graduated with a diploma in 2001 and obtained his doctorate in 2006[1][2]. Since 2001, he works at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM in various positions and conducts research in applied mathematics, mainly for the life sciences, and also in process engineering[3]. In 2006, he was a visiting postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, and from 2006 until 2007 he was an associate lecturer at the Faculty of Mathematics at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. In 2011, he was a lecturer at the Felix Klein Center for Mathematics[4][5]. In 2025, he was appointed to a full professorship at the Heidelberg University Faculty of Medicine in Mannheim and took up this position in 2026[6].

Work

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At Fraunhofer ITWM, Alexander Scherrer initially conducted research mostly into the optimization of radiation therapy plans[7][8][9][10][11][12]. The methods developed at ITWM were put into clinical use by Varian Medical Systems in the form of an innovative medical software for radiotherapy planning[13][14]. He was honoured as a member of the respective project groups for research projects on radiotherapy by the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany and the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)[15][16][17][18]. He also conducted research into process optimisation in chemical engineering[19][20][21][22][23]. On behalf of the entire ITWM project group for chemical process engineering, its leaders were awarded the Fraunhofer Prize[24][25]. Scherrer's recent research at ITWM mostly deals with AI for data analysis und decision support systems in the life sciences[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. Here, he was a member of a research group whose project in digital medicine was recognised in a national innovation competition[36][37][38][39][40]. Another of his projects on AI in nursing reached the final round of an innovation competition organised by the Robert Bosch Foundation[41][42][43][44][45]. At Heidelberg University, Alexander Scherrer teaches, researches and develops applied AI in radio-oncology at the Mannheim Institute for Intelligent Systems in Medicine and in the environment of the University Hospital Mannheim[46].

Selected works

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  • Scherrer, Alexander (November 2006). Adaptive approximation of nonlinear minimization problems - The adaptive clustering method in inverse radiation therapy planning. Aachen (Germany): Shaker Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8322-5610-4. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  • Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Monz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Süss, Philipp; Alonso, Fernando; Azizi Sultan, Ahmad Saher; Bortfeld, Thomas; Thieke, Christian (2009). "Multicriteria Optimization in Intensity Modulated Rediotherapy Planning". In Romeijn, H. Edwin; Pardalos, Panos M. (eds.). Handbook of Optimization in Medicine. New York (USA): Springer. pp. 123–167. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09770-1_5. ISBN 978-0-387-09769-5.
  • Scherrer, Alexander; Schwidde, Ilka; Dinges, Andreas; Rüdiger, Patrick; Kümmel, Sherko; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (September 2015). "Breast cancer therapy planning – a novel support concept for a sequential decision making problem". Health Care Management Science. 18. Baltzer Science Publishers: 389–405. doi:10.1007/s10729-014-9302-2. ISSN 1386-9620. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  • Seidel, Tobias; Hoffmann, Anna; Bortz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Burger, Jakob; Asprion, Norbert; Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Hasse, Hans (May 2020). "A novel approach for infeasible path optimization of distillation-based flowsheets". Chemical Engineering Science: X. 7. Elsevier B.V.: 100063. ISSN 2590-1400. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  • Scherrer, Alexander; Zimmermann, Tobias; Riedel, Sinan; Venios, Stefanos; Koussouris, Sotiris; Plakia, Maria; Diamantopoulos, Sotiris; Athanassopoulos, Sotiris; Laras, Paris; Mousa, Fihmi; Zifrid, Robert; Tillil, Hartmut; Musisi, Isa Wasswa; Kosmidis, Thanos; Reis, Joaquim C.; Moehler, Markus H.; Oestreicher, Gabrielle; Kalamaras, Ilias; Pantelidou, Konstantina; Votis, Konstantinos V.; Vassiliou, Charalampos (October 2023). "A hybrid artificial intelligence solution approach to aftercare for cancer patients". Neural Computing and Applications. 35. Springer: 21381–21397. doi:10.1007/s00521-023-08765-w. ISSN 0941-0643. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

Awards

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  • Forschung im Verbund – Wissenschaftspreis des Stifterverbands: Interaktive mehrkriterielle Strahlentherapieplanung. Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft 2016
  • European Association of Research & Technology Organisations: Radiotherapy – Targeting better cancer care. Innovation Award, Category Impact delivered 2019
  • Land der Ideen Management GmbH: Deutschland - Land der Ideen - DECIDE - telemedizinische Bewegungstherapie - Preisträger in der Kategorie Gesundheit 2023
  • Bosch Health Campus der Robert Bosch Stiftung: Gesundheitspreis Ideas for Impact, Otto Mühlschlegel Preis - Finalist project ViKI pro 2026

References

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  1. ↑ "RPTU - PhD in Mathematics". RPTU - Department of Mathematics. Kaiserslautern (Germany): Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander (November 2006). Adaptive approximation of nonlinear minimization problems - The adaptive clustering method in inverse radiation therapy planning. Aachen (Germany): Shaker Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8322-5610-4. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Division Optimization". Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the Felix Klein Center for Mathematics!". Felix-Klein-Zentrum für Mathematik. Kaiserslautern (Germany): Felix-Klein-Zentrum für Mathematik. September 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Felix-Klein-Sommerschule 19.-23. September 2011" [Felix Klein Summer School 19 till 23 September 2011] (PDF) (in German). 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "UNISPIEGEL" [University mirror] (in German) (58 ed.). Heidelberg (Germany): Heidelberg University. March 2026. p. 12. ISSN 0171-4880. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Scherrer, Alexander; Monz, Michael; Alonso, Fernando; Trinkaus, Hans; Bortfeld, Thomas; Thieke, Christian (May 2003). "Intensity-modulated radiotherapy – a large scale multi-criteria programming problem planning". OR Spectrum. 25. Springer Kluwer: 223–249. doi:10.1007/s00291-003-0125-7. ISSN 0925-5001. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Bortfeld, Thomas; Monz, Michael; Alonso, Fernando (April 2005). "IMRT planning on adaptive volume structures — a decisive reduction in computational complexity". Physics in Medicine & Biology. 50 (9). Institute of Physics: 2033–2053. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/50/9/008. ISSN 0031-9155. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Thieke, Christian; Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Monz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Alonso, Fernando; Oelfke, Uwe; Huber, Peter E.; Debus, Jürgen; Bortfeld, Thomas (November 2007). "A new concept for interactive radiotherapy planning with multicriteria optimization: First clinical evaluation". Radiotherapy&Oncology. 85 (2). Elsevier: P292-298. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/50/9/008. ISSN 0167-8140. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (March 2008). "Accelerated IMRT plan optimization using the adaptive clustering method". Linear Algebra and its Applications. 428 (5–6). Springer: 1250–1271. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2007.03.025. ISSN 0024-3795.
  11. ↑ Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Monz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Süss, Philipp; Alonso, Fernando; Azizi Sultan, Ahmad Saher; Bortfeld, Thomas; Thieke, Christian (2009). "Multicriteria Optimization in Intensity Modulated Rediotherapy Planning". In Romeijn, H. Edwin; Pardalos, Panos M. (eds.). Handbook of Optimization in Medicine. New York (USA): Springer. pp. 123–167. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09770-1_5. ISBN 978-0-387-09769-5.
  12. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Yaneva, Filka; Grebe, Tabea; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (2015). "A new mathematical approach for handling DVH criteria in IMRT planning". Journal of Global Optimization. 61. Springer: 407–428. doi:10.1007/s10898-014-0202-2. ISSN 0925-5001.
  13. ↑ "Eclipse. Relentless innovation. Seamless integration". Cancer Care. Erlangen (Germany): Siemens Healthineers. 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Fraunhofer's Discovery of Real-Time Radiotherapy Planning Tool Is Cutting A New Edge In Tumour Detection". AHHM Blog. Asian Hospital Healthcare Management. 2022. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  15. ↑ "Forschung im Verbund: Preisträger 2016" [Collaborative Research: 2016 Award Winners]. Stifterverband (in German). Essen (Germany): Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Wissenschaftspreis "Forschung im Verbund" für eine Strahlentherapie nach Maß" ["Collaborative Research" Science Prize for bespoke radiotherapy]. DKFZ Pressemitteilungen (in German). Heidelberg (Germany): Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum in der Helmholtz-Gesellschaft (DKFZ). 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Fraunhofer – Targeting better cancer care - EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 – Impact Delivered Category - First Prize" [Collaborative Research: 2016 Award Winners]. EARTO - About RTOs. Brussels (Belgium): European Association of Research & Technology Organisations. 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Kaiserslautern: Forschung für Strahlentherapie-Planung ausgezeichnet" [Kaiserslautern: Research into radiotherapy planning honoured] (in German). Ludwigshafen (Germany): DIE RHEINPFALZ. October 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Optimization of Overall Processes in the Chemical Industry". Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  20. ↑ von Kurnatowsky, Martin; Bortz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Hoffmann, Anna; Lorenz, Hilke-Marie; Caraucan, Miguel; Grützner, Thomas; Künzle, Niklas; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (October 2017). "Multi-criteria Optimization of an Industrial World-Scale Process". Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 89. Wiley: 1471–1478. doi:10.1002/cite.201700016. ISSN 1522-2640. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Seidel, Tobias; Hoffmann, Anna; Bortz, Michael; Scherrer, Alexander; Burger, Jakob; Asprion, Norbert; Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Hasse, Hans (May 2020). "A novel approach for infeasible path optimization of distillation-based flowsheets". Chemical Engineering Science: X. 7. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Elsevier B.V.: 100063. ISSN 2590-1400. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Nowak, Dimitri; Scherrer, Alexander; Bortz, Michael; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (2021). "Non-convex Pareto Set navigation". In Bock, Hans Georg; Küfer, Karl-Heinz; Maass, Peter; Milde, Anja; Schulz, Volker (eds.). German Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics. Vol. 35. Cham (Germany): Springer. pp. 161–167. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81455-7_26. ISBN 978-3-030-81454-0. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Bortz, Michael; Heese, Raoul; Scherrer, Alexander; Gerlach, Thomas; Runowski, Thomas (2019). "Estimating mixture properties from batch distillation using semi-rigorous and rigorous models". Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 46. Elsevier: 643–648. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818634-3.50108-9. ISSN 1570-7946. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2019 - Saving energy in the production of chemicals". Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Sebald, Andreas (May 2019). "Kaiserslautern: Fraunhofer-ITWM hilft der BASF" [Kaiserslautern: Fraunhofer ITWM is helping BASF] (in German). Ludwigshafen (Germany): DIE RHEINPFALZ. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Optimization in Life Sciences". Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Schwidde, Ilka; Dinges, Andreas; Rüdiger, Patrick; Kümmel, Sherko; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (September 2015). "Breast cancer therapy planning – a novel support concept for a sequential decision making problem". Health Care Management Science. 18. Springer: 389–405. doi:10.1007/s10729-014-9302-2. ISSN 1386-9620. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Helmling, Michael; Singer, Christian; Riedel, Sinan; Küfer, Karl-Heinz (August 2022). "Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support in Laboratory Diagnostics". Operations Research Proceedings 2021. OR 2021. Lecture Notes in Operations Research. Springer. pp. 229–235. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08623-6_35. ISBN 978-3-031-08623-6. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Peer Tiedjen (January 2024). "Ambulante Pflege: Mathematische Optimierungen verkürzen Touren um bis zu 20 Prozent" [Home care: Mathematical optimisation reduces journey times by up to 20 per cent]. RZH (in German). Haan (Germany): ARZ Haan AG. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Welcome to the ONCORELIEF website". ONCORELIEF. Athens (Greece): The ONCORELIEF Consortium. 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  31. ↑ Reis, Joaquim; Travado, Luzia; Scherrer, Alexander; Kosmidis, Thanos; Venios, Stefanos; Laras, Paris Emmanouil; Oestreicher, Gabrielle; Moehler, Markus; Parolini, Margherita; Passardi, Alessandro; Meggiolaro, Elena; Martinelli, Giovanni; Petracci, Elisabetta; Zingaretti, Chiara; Diamantopoulos, Sotiris; Plakia, Maria; Vassiliou, Charalampos; Mousa, Suheib; Zifrid, Robert; Sullo, Francesco Giulio; Gallio, Chiara (2023). "Digital Guardian Angel Supported by an Artificial Intelligence System to Improve Quality of Life, Well-being, and Health Outcomes of Patients With Cancer (ONCORELIEF): Protocol for a Single Arm Prospective Multicenter Pilot Study". JMIR Research Protocols. 12. JMIR Publications: e45475. ISSN 1929-0748. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  32. ↑ Scherrer, Alexander; Zimmermann, Tobias; Riedel, Sinan; Venios, Stefanos; Koussouris, Sotiris; Plakia, Maria; Diamantopoulos, Sotiris; Athanassopoulos, Sotiris; Laras, Paris; Mousa, Fihmi; Zifrid, Robert; Tillil, Hartmut; Musisi, Isa Wasswa; Kosmidis, Thanos; Reis, Joaquim C.; Moehler, Markus H.; Oestreicher, Gabrielle; Kalamaras, Ilias; Pantelidou, Konstantina; Votis, Konstantinos V.; Vassiliou, Charalampos (October 2023). "A hybrid artificial intelligence solution approach to aftercare for cancer patients". Neural Computing and Applications. 35. Springer: 21381–21397. doi:10.1007/s00521-023-08765-w. ISSN 0941-0643. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "RELEVIUM - Using digital tools to empower and improve the lives of patients with pancreatic cancer". RELEVIUM. Madrid (Spain): Futuro Perfecto Innovación. 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Hillen, Barlo; Oestreicher, Gabrielle; Schwab, Lisa; Enders, Kira; Simon, Perikles; Elme, Anneli; Ben-Aharon, Irit; Goshenlago, Tal; Neuzillet, Cindy; Sclafani, Francesco; Molina Beltran, Eva Ester; Schuster, Michael; Doncheva, Hristina; Ruckes, Christian; Karlecik, Michael; Petrowski, Katja; Rosenbaum, David; Diou, Christos; Ballas, Aristotelis; Vlachostergiou, Aggeliki; Mastricci, Davide; Scherrer, Alexander; Pilz, Maximilian; Flechsig, Jonas; Apostolidis, Lazaros; Krooupa, Anna-Maria; Chintha, Sai; Musisi, Isa Wasswa; Tzavara, Nefeli Panagiota; Kakasis, Athanasios; Hadjikypri, Xenia; Karra, Styliani; Chatzipanagiotou, Kyriaki; Drivas, Ioannis; Dacasa, Hugo; Moehler, Markus (2024). "Digital and AI-assisted multimodal supportive care, combining physical activity, nutrition, and pain management during chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer patients: study protocol of the European multicenter randomized controlled trial of the RELEVIUM project". BMC Cancer. 25. Springer: 1610. ISSN 1471-2407. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Transforming lung care with AI-driven diagnostic - AI-Based Personalised Care for Respiratory Disease using Multi-Modal Data in Patient Stratification". AI4Lungs. Limassol (Cyprus): Future Needs. 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  36. ↑ "Integrated Digital Solutions for Oncology - Project DECIDE: Digital Consulting, Data Integration, Decision Making and Empowerment". Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  37. ↑ "DECIDE: Versorgungsqualität in ländlichen Regionen verbessern" [DECIDE: Improving the quality of healthcare in rural areas]. Digitale FortschrittsHubs Gesundheit. Berlin (Germany): German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space BMFTR. 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  38. ↑ "Digitale FortschrittsHubs Gesundheit DECIDE" [DECIDE: Improving the quality of healthcare in rural areas]. DECIDE Digital Health Innovation Hubs. Mainz (Germany): Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Informatik (IMBEI). 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  39. ↑ Riedinger, Dirk; Huetter, Sophia; Husemann, Ronja; Momtahen, Nicoletta; Uhl, Francesca; Panholzer, Torsten; Sandkämper, Lucas; Scherrer, Alexander; Pilz, Maximilian; Flechsig, Jonas; Simon, Perikles; Tüscher, Oliver; Hölzel, Lars P.; Lieb, Klaus; Wiegand, Hauke Felix (2024). "Aspekte der Versorgungsgerechtigkeit im UseCase Depressionsbehandlung des Digitalen FortschrittsHubs DECIDE" [Aspects of health equity in the use case major depression treatment of the DECIDE digital hub]. Nervenheilkunde (in German). 43 (12). Thieme: 672–680. doi:10.1055/a-2417-3608. ISSN 2567-5788. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  40. ↑ "Deutschland - Land der Ideen: DECIDE - telemedizinische Bewegungstherapie - Preisträger in der Kategorie Gesundheit" [Germany – Land of Ideas: DECIDE – telemedical exercise therapy – winner in the Health category]. Digitale Orte (in German). Berlin (Germany): Land der Ideen Management GmbH. November 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  41. ↑ "Artificial Intelligence in the Care Process - Project ViKI pro: AI-based Organization, Design and Evaluation in Long-term Care". Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM. Munich (Germany): Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  42. ↑ "ViKIpro - Digitale Entscheidungshilfe für die Pflege" [ViKIpro - Digital decision-making tool for care]. BMFTR Projekte. Berlin (Germany): German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space BMFTR. 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  43. ↑ "KI soll bei Planung und Dokumentation in der Pflege helfen" [AI is set to assist with planning and documentation in the care sector] (in German). Eschborn (Germany): Pharmazeutische Zeitung online - DIE ZEITSCHRIFT DER APOTHEKERINNEN UND APOTHEKER. July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  44. ↑ Anne Gebert (March 2026). "Preisverleihung Ideas for Impact - DIP-Projekt ViKI pro gehört zu den Nominierungen" [Ideas for Impact Awards Ceremony – the DIP project ViKI pro is among the nominees]. BMFTR Projekte. Bayreuth (Germany): idw Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e.V. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  45. ↑ "Preisverleihung - Gesundheitspreis Ideas for Impact 2026" [Awarding Ceremony - Health Award Ideas for Impact 2026]. Bosch Health Campus der Robert Bosch Stiftung. (Germany): Robert Bosch Stiftung. 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  46. ↑ "Applied Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology". Mannheim Institute for intelligent Systems in Medicine. Heidelberg (Germany): Heidelberg University. January 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.

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