Summary
Mathias Unberath is a technology leader and academic whose 11-year career bridges pioneering research and product-grade AI for healthcare automation. As Co-founder and CTO of Semaphor and John C. Malone Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins, he builds foundational AI infrastructure for surgical systems while leading ARCADE lab work on imaging, computer vision, and interaction design. He combines deep technical roots in physics and optical technologies (PhD, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) with hands-on systems experience from Siemens and Stanford to ship robust, clinically-minded solutions. Known for translating complex academic advances into practical surgical tools, he focuses on synergy between perception, learning, and human–machine collaboration to improve outcomes. Based in Baltimore, he brings an uncommon blend of startup grit, institutional research rigor, and longitudinal experience in medical imaging and robotic assistance.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Physics with focus on optics, Physics with focus on optics at Joensuun yliopisto
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatik, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatik at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Stanford University
German, English, French, Spanish