Publications

Publications about the KI-Morph project and related topics.

Our publications

Using morphology and genomics in extant and extinct mammals, this study shows that the olfactory bulb endocast is a reliable proxy to study the evolution of mammalian olfaction.
Q. Martinez, C. Molinier, I. Barraza-Soltero, E. Berger, K. Le Verger, A. Fabre, G. Billet, V. Fernandez, G. Ferreira, T. van de Kamp, E. Hamann, M. Zuber, R. Portela Miguez, L. Hautier, E. Amson: The olfactory bulb endocast as a proxy for mammalian olfaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2510575122
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This article discusses perspectives on sensory adaptation in caecilians (Gymnophiona, amphibians).
Q. Martinez, C. Molinier: Digest: Life underground and sensory adaptations in caecilians (Gymnophiona). Evolution, November 2025
DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf234
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This study presents a deep learning framework that uses cranial and dental features to accurately identify mammal species.
C. Zhong, Anhui Normal University, T. Qiule, Z. Weiqi, W. Kunhui, M. Quentin, Z. Zeling, X. Sining, L. Qiuqin, L. Shiyun, Z. Xiaoyun, Y. Wenhua, H. Junjie, C. ZhongZheng, L. Shaoying, L. Song, T. Feiyun, H. Ziwen, B. Ming, H. Kai: HISNET-FF: Hierarchical Identification of Species using a Network with Fused Cranial and Dental Features. Zoological Research, January 2025
DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2025.156
This study investigates nasal turbinals and laminae in pangolins based on developmental evidence.
K. Ito, R. Kodera, M. Kubo, N. Kuroda, Q. Martinez: Nasal turbinals and laminae homologies in pangolins: insights from developments. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, December 2025
DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf150
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This paper discusses the technical infrastructure lessons we learned while developing KI-Morph
A. Zeilmann, E. Schnetter, V. Heuveline: Interactive AI on bwHPC – Lessons Learned from Building a Large-scale Image Analysis Platform. bwHPC Symposium, 2025
Preprint
This study explores how turbinal bone size and complexity, which contribute to heat and moisture retention, vary with altitude among Andean forest rodents.
D. Ruelas, P. Fabre, V. Pacheco, Q. Martinez: Introduction to the Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) turbinal adaptations: insights into elevational and environmental challenges. Journal of Mammalogy, September 2025
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaf061
This study explores the brain endocast and olfactory region of an early semi-aquatic whale.
E. Berger, E. Amson, E. Peri, A. Gohar, H. Sallam, G. Ferreira, R. Chowdhury, Q. Martinez: The endocranial anatomy of protocetids and its implications for early whale evolution. Evolution, July 2025
DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf109
In this publication we introduce KI-Morph from a technical HPC perspective
A. Zeilmann, V. Heuveline: KI-Morph – User-friendly large-scale image analysis & AI on bwHPC systems. bwHPC Symposium, 2024
PreprintPoster
This review explores what’s known about turbinal bones
Q. Martinez, E. Amson, I. Ruf, T. Smith, N. Pirot, M. Broyon, R. Lebrun, G. Captier, C. Gascó Martín, G. Ferreira, P. Fabre: Turbinal bones are still one of the last frontiers of the tetrapod skull: hypotheses, challenges and perspectives. Biological Reviews, August 2024
DOI: 10.1111/brv.13122
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This study examines the diversity of nasal turbinal bones across placental mammals
Q. Martinez, M. Wright, B. Dubourguier, K. Ito, T. van de Kamp, E. Hamann, M. Zuber, G. Ferreira, R. Blanc, P. Fabre, L. Hautier, E. Amson: Disparity of turbinal bones in placental mammals. The Anatomical Record, August 2024
DOI: 10.1002/ar.25552
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Related projects

The most recent publication on the scientific data storage (SDS@hd) we use for KI-Morph
S. Richling, S. Siebler, A. Balz, R. Kühl, M. Baumann: Managing large research data with SDS@hd. E-Science-Tage, 2021
DOI: 10.11588/HEIBOOKS.979.C13759
bwVisu is the remote visualization solution we use for KI-Morph
E. Schnetter, C. Beretta, M. Baumann, S. Richling, F. Heuschkel, T. Kuner: bwVisu: A Scalable Remote Service for Interactive Data Processing and Training for Scientists. E-Science-Tage, 2023
DOI: 10.11588/HEIBOOKS.1288.C18073
The main publication about Biomedisa, the predecessor of KI-Morph
P. Lösel, T. van de Kamp, A. Jayme, A. Ershov, T. Faragó, O. Pichler, N. Tan Jerome, N. Aadepu, S. Bremer, S. Chilingaryan, M. Heethoff, A. Kopmann, J. Odar, S. Schmelzle, M. Zuber, J. Wittbrodt, T. Baumbach, V. Heuveline: Introducing Biomedisa as an open-source online platform for biomedical image segmentation. Nature Communications, November 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19303-w