Dr. Mario A. Cypko is a postdoctoral researcher in medical informatics with a background in

• machine intelligence-based clinical decision support systems,
• shared decision making in multidisciplinary teams, and
• expert modeling of and interaction with computer-based knowledge models and decision supports systems.

His Ph.D. thesis on multidisciplinary therapy decisions in an oncological context has been published by Springer at https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783658325930.

Mario is particularly interested in creating a "symbiosis" between humans and machines in a digital operating room. He aims to explore possible capabilities (e.g., assistance, transparency, and feedback) of this "symbiosis" in robotic-assisted surgery's joint activity. For this, he integrates insights from human-computer interaction, robotic-assisted surgery, and clinical decision-making but also considers the ethical and cultural dimensions of his research.

Mario's research is funded by the Matters of Activity - Image Space Material at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, which rediscovers the analog in the activity of images, spaces, and materials in the digital age.

Active engagements and memberships:

• Organizing and Program committee member at the International Conference for Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS),
• Young Research Force Member of the International Society for Computer-Aided Surgery (ISCAS),
• Steering committee member for DLR's Space2Health: Space travel and Health,
• Organizer of the Young Investigator Networking Session, which gives academically young researchers more visibility at conferences,
• Scientific consultant for the European Space Agency for Human Research.

Academic training and degrees:

• 2020-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher at German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB),
• 2017-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher at the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands,
• 2017 Ph.D. in Computer-assisted Medicine, Computer Science Department of the University of Leipzig,
• 2013-2017 Research Associate at the Innovation Center for Computer-Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig,
• Diploma in Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin.