Team

Principal Investigators

Prof. Dr. Merle Fairhurst

Prof. Dr. Merle Fairhurst

Professor of Human Multisensory Perception and Neurocognitive Psychology

Prof. Dr. Merle Fairhurst is Professor of Social Affective Touch and a leading researcher in human multisensory perception, cognition, and human-centered technology. Her research focuses on how humans perceive

Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab

Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab

Professor of AI, Medical Imaging, Medical XR, and Robotics

Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab is Professor of Computer-Aided Medical Procedures at the Technical University of Munich and a leading pioneer in computer-assisted interventions, medical augmented reality, surgical navigation

Prof. Dr. M. Ali Nasseri

Prof. Dr. M. Ali Nasseri

Professor of Medical Robotics

Prof. Dr. M. Ali Nasseri is Professor of Surgical Robotics at the Technical University of Munich and Founding Director of the Medical Autonomy and Precision Surgery (MAPS) research group within the School of Medicine

Scientific Coordination

Dr. Sasan Matinfar

Dr. Sasan Matinfar

Research Scientist

CAMP, Technical University of Munich / CeTI, TU Dresden

Scientific Coordinator

Dr. Sasan Matinfar is a researcher in surgical sonification, multisensory human-AI interaction, and computer-assisted interventions. His work connects medical imaging, vibroacoustic sensing, computational modeling

Research Team

Dr. Veronica Ruozzi

Dr. Veronica Ruozzi

Senior Researcher

Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP)

Technical University of Munich

Dr. Veronica Ruozzi is a researcher focusing on advanced extended reality and multisensory applications for computer-assisted procedures. Her academic background is in biomedical engineering, with deep expertise in

Dr. Wenhan Sun

Dr. Wenhan Sun

Senior Researcher

Chair of Social Affective Touch

TU Dresden

Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP)

Technical University of Munich

Wenhan Sun is a multidisciplinary researcher with backgrounds in neuroscience, social sciences, and philosophy. His research is guided by the methods and standards of these disciplines, combining experimental

Hannes Firzlaff

Hannes Firzlaff

Researcher

Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP)

Technical University of Munich

Hannes Firzlaff studied Electrical Engineering and Information Technology with a focus on biomedical technology at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His master’s thesis, completed with ZEISS Corporate Research

Scientific Collaborator

Dr. Ulrich Eck

Dr. Ulrich Eck

Senior Researcher

Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP)

Technical University of Munich

Scientific Collaborator

Research interests include medical extended reality, computer-assisted interventions, immersive visualization, surgical navigation, and human-centered medical technologies. He contributed significantly to the

Clinical & Medical Collaborators

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Peter Charbel Issa

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Peter Charbel Issa

Director, Department of Ophthalmology

Department of Ophthalmology, TUM University Hospital

Clinical Collaborator

PD Dr. med. Carmen Baumann

PD Dr. med. Carmen Baumann

Senior Physician (Oberärztin)

Department of Ophthalmology, TUM University Hospital

Clinical Collaborator

Prof. Dr. med. Mathias Maier

Prof. Dr. med. Mathias Maier

Senior Consultant and Deputy Director

Department of Ophthalmology, TUM University Hospital

Clinical Collaborator

Dr. med. Daniel Zapp

Dr. med. Daniel Zapp

Senior Physician, Glaucoma, Cornea, and Refractive Surgery

Department of Ophthalmology, TUM University Hospital

Clinical Collaborator

Dr. med. Andrea Ross

Dr. med. Andrea Ross

Physician and Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Ophthalmology and MAPS, TUM University Hospital

Clinical Collaborator

Former Team Members

Luis David Reyes Vargas

Luis David Reyes Vargas

Laura Schütz

Laura Schütz

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