Publications

AI-driven advances in Species Identification and Biomass Analysis
Shirali, H.; Wuhrl, L.; Klug, N.
2025, March 18. Entomology Congress (DGaaE 2025), Geisenheim, Germany, March 17–20, 2025

Methodenentwicklung zur automatisierten Hochdurchsatz-Biodiversitätsforschung unter Invertebraten. PhD dissertation
Wührl, L.
2025, February 10. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000178764

EntoSieve: Automated Size‐Sorting of Insect Bulk Samples to Aid Accurate Megabarcoding and Metabarcoding
Ascenzi, A.; Wührl, L.; Feng, V.; Klug, N.; Pylatiuk, C.; Cerretti, P.; Meier, R.
2025. Molecular Ecology Resources. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.14097

Design, simulation, and evaluation of a low-cost photometer for dissolved ozone measurement
Petani, L.; Tils, D.; Wührl, L.; Sieber, I.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering & Electronic Systems (COMCAS 2024) Tel Aviv, Israel, 09.07.2024–11.07.2024. Ed.: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/COMCAS58210.2024.10666220

Automated Photogrammetric Close-Range Imaging System for Small Invertebrates Using Acoustic Levitation
Klug, N.; Kramer, M.; Mazrek, F.; Wührl, L.; Shirali, H.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024. doi:10.36227/techrxiv.172651022.21831566/v1

AI as a Catalyst in Entomological Research by Simplifying Species Identification
Shirali, H.; Wührl, L.; Klug, N.
2024, August 26. 27th International Congress of Entomology (2024), Kyoto, Japan, August 25–30, 2024

Automated handling of biological objects with a flexible gripper for biodiversity research; [Automatisierte Handhabung biologischer Objekten mit einem flexiblen Greifer für die Biodiversitätsforschung]
Wührl, L.; Keller, L.; Klug, N.; Shirali, H.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024. at - Automatisierungstechnik, 72 (7), 672–678. doi:10.1515/auto-2023-0238

Towards global insect biomonitoring with frugal methods
Brydegaard, M.; Pedales, R. D.; Feng, V.; Yamoa, A. saint- doria; Kouakou, B.; Månefjord, H.; Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.; Amorim, D. de S.; Meier, R.
2024. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379 (1904). doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0103

Advancing Biodiversity Research with AI-Driven Automation
Shirali, H.; Wührl, L.; Klug, N.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024, June 12. Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Conference (Helmholtz AI 2024), Düsseldorf, Germany, June 12–14, 2024

3D Reconstruction of Small Objects
Klug, N.; Wührl, L.; Shirali, H.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024, May 14. 4th Helmholtz Imaging Conference (2024), Heidelberg, Germany, May 14–15, 2024

Advancing Biodiversity Research with AI-Driven Automation
Shirali, H.; Wührl, L.; Klug, N.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024. Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Conference (Helmholtz AI 2024), Düsseldorf, 12th – 14th June 2024, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Entomoscope: An Open-Source Photomicroscope for Biodiversity Discovery
Wührl, L.; Rettenberger, L.; Meier, R.; Hartop, E.; Graf, J.; Pylatiuk, C.
2024. IEEE Access, 12, 11785–11794. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3355272

DiversityScanner-360°: An Automated System for Digitizing Invertebrate Bulk Samples
Wührl, L.; Rotmann, K.; Meier, R.; Hartop, E.; Klug, N.; Pylatiuk, C.
2023. 2023 3rd International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Artificial Intelligence (RAAI), Singapore, Singapore, 14-16 December 2023, 226–230, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/RAAI59955.2023.10601274

Automated 3D-modeling of small invertebrates
Klug, N.; Wührl, L.; Rotmann, K.; van de Kamp, T.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2023, October 16. 12. European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2023), Heraklion, Greece, October 16–20, 2023

Reducing the taxon bias in biodiversity data using robots, Nanopore sequencing, and AI identification tools for arthropods
Pylatiuk, C.; Wührl, L.
2023, September. Tropentag (2023), Berlin, Germany, September 20–22, 2023

Automated Biodiversity Research
Shirali, H.; Wührl, L.; Klug, N.; Meier, R.; Pylatiuk, C.
2023. Helmholtz Imaging Conference (2023), Hamburg, Germany, June 14–16, 2023

Investigation of a simplified photometer design for the measurement of ozone gas concentration
Petani, L.; Barth, R.; Wührl, L.; Sieber, I.; Koker, L.; Reischl, M.; Gengenbach, U.; Pylatiuk, C.
2023. 2022 IEEE-EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 94–99, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IECBES54088.2022.10079356

Entomoscope - Plug-In
Wührl, L.
2022, November 28

Entomoscope - Standalone
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.
2022, October 28

DiversityScanner 4K: A High Resolution Extended Focus Camera Setup as Extension for the DiversityScanner
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.; Giersch, M.; Meier, R.
2022, July 27. HEN­NIGXXXIX (2022), Helsinki, Finland, July 24–28, 2022

How automation, machine learning, and DNA barcoding can accelerate species discovery in “dark taxa”: Robotics and AI
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.; Rettenberger, L.; Meier, R.
2022, July 19. 26th International Congress of Entomology (2022), Helsinki, Finland, July 17–22, 2022

DiversityScanner: Robotic handling of small invertebrates with machine learning methods
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.; Giersch, M.; Lapp, F.; Rintelen, T.; Balke, M.; Schmidt, S.; Cerretti, P.; Meier, R.
2022. Molecular ecology resources, 22 (4), 1626–1638. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13567

Development of an Experimental Setup for Real-Time In-Line Dissolved Ozone Measurement for Medical Therapy
Petani, L.; Wührl, L.; Koker, L.; Reischl, M.; Renz, J.; Gengenbach, U.; Pylatiuk, C.
2022. Ozone science & engineering, 44 (5), 499–509. doi:10.1080/01919512.2021.1932412

DiversityScanner
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.
2021, May 20

DiversityScanner: Robotic discovery of small invertebrates with machine learning methods
Wührl, L.; Pylatiuk, C.; Giersch, M.; Lapp, F.; Rintelen, T. von; Balke, M.; Schmidt, S.; Cerretti, P.; Meier, R.
2021. doi:10.1101/2021.05.17.444523