Ulrich Eck

Dr. Ulrich Eck Vice-Director Senior research scientist and lecturer Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality Fakultät für Informatik Technische Universität München Boltzmannstr. 3 85748 Garching bei München room: MI 03.13.040 phone: +49 89 289 19412 mail: ulrich.eck|[at]|tum.de Klinikum der Universität München NARVIS Forschungslabor Nussbaumstraße 20 80336 München Room: C2.06 Phone: +49 (89) 44005-3615

Research Interests

My research is driven by the vision of interacting with information systems in a more natural and intuitive way. I strongly believe that 3D user interfaces can improve the user experience in a large number of applications, including but not limited to education, planning, training, support, and entertainment.

Research on mixed and augmented reality user interfaces already enables a wide range of applications, but several key elements need to be improved in order to develop natural user interfaces. My research interests range from multi-modal interaction, better user interface hardware, novel interaction techniques, autonomous scene understanding, to improved visualization techniques.

In my recent work I'm focussing on improving user interfaces for medical procedures through visuo-haptic augmented reality. In addition stimulating visual and auditory senses, haptic feedback plays a vital role in providing realistic user experiences.

Short Curriculum Vitae

• 04/2016 - now: post doc in computer science at TUM
• 05/2012 - 03/2016: PhD in computer science at University of South Australia
• 01/2010 - 12/2011: Bachelor (Honours) in computer science at University of South Australia

Awards

• Nominated for Best Short-Paper, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2014
• Best Poster Honourable Mention, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2013
• Best Poster Runner-Up, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2012
• International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, University of South Australia, 2012 - 2015
• Chancellor's Letters of Commendation, University of South Australia, 2011
• Best Demo Award, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2011
• School of Computer and Information Science Undergraduate Honours Scholarship, University of South Australia, 2011
• Advanced Computing Research Centre Summer Scholarship, University of South Australia, 2010
• School of Computer and Information Science Undergraduate 3rd Year Scholarship, University of South Australia, 2010

Commissions of Trust

• Member of the Steering Committee of the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)

Professional Services

• Program Committee Member for the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2019, Bejing, China
• Web Chair for the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2016, Merida, Mexico
• Web Chair for the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2014, Munich, Germany
• Web Chair for the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2013, Adelaide, Australia
• Program Committee Member for the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, 2013, Tokyo, Japan
• Program Committee Member for the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, 2015, Kyoto, Japan
• Program Committee Member for the International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, 2016, Little Rock, USA
• Reviewer for the Virtual Reality Journal
• Reviewer for the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2014
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality, 2016
• Reviewer for the IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2015
• Reviewer for the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
• Reviewer for the IEEE Virtual Reality, 2016, 2014, 2013
• Reviewer for the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software Technology, 2014
• Reviewer for the Augmented Human International Conference in Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI, 2014
• Reviewer for the Eurohaptics Conference, 2014
• Reviewer for the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, 2014
• Reviewer for the Joint Virtual Reality Conference, 2013
• Reviewer for the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, 2013

Student Projects

Please send enquiries via email if you are interested in Master/Bachelor/IDP projects at the NARVIS Lab.

Publications

google scholar profile

2021
	Z. Jiang, H. Wang, Z. Li, M. Grimm, M. Zhou, U. Eck, S. V. Brecht, T. C. Lueth, T. Wendler, N. Navab Motion-Aware Robotic 3D Ultrasound 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (The video is available on youtube) The first two authors contribute equally to this paper. (bib)
	K. Yu, A. Winkler, F. Pankratz, M. Lazarovici, D. Wilhelm, U. Eck, D. Roth, N. Navab Magnoramas: Magnifying Dioramas for Precise Annotations in Asymmetric 3D Teleconsultation IEEE VR 2021: the 28th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2021 (bib)
	D. Roth, K. Yu, F. Pankratz, G. Gorbachev, A. Keller, M. Lazarovici, D. Wilhelm, S. Weidert, N. Navab, U. Eck Real-time Mixed Reality Teleconsultation for Intensive Care Unitsin Pandemic Situations IEEE VR 2021: the 28th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, 3DUI Contest, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2021 (bib)
2020
	A. Martin-Gomez, J. Fotouhi, U. Eck, N. Navab Gain A New Perspective: Towards Exploring Multi-View Alignment in Mixed Reality 19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020) (bib)
	A. Martin-Gomez, A. Winkler, K. Yu, T. Roth, U. Eck, N. Navab Augmented Mirrors 19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020) (bib)
	A. Winkler, U. Eck, N. Navab Spatially-Aware Displays for Computer Assisted Interventions Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Lima, October 2020 (bib)
	J. Weiss, M. Sommersperger, M. A. Nasseri, A. Eslami, U. Eck, N. Navab Processing-Aware Real-Time Rendering for Optimized Tissue Visualization in Intraoperative 4D OCT Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI) Lima, Peru, October 2020 (bib)
	C. Brendle, L. Schuetz, J. Esteban, S. Krieg, U. Eck, N. Navab Can a hand-held navigation device reduce cognitive load? A user-centered approach evaluated by 18 surgeons Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Lima, October 2020 (bib)
	A. Martin-Gomez, U. Eck, J. Fotouhi, N. Navab Looking Also From Another Perspective: Exploring the Benefits of Alternative Views for Alignment Tasks 27th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Mar 2020 (bib)
2019
	F. Bork, A. Lehner, D. Kugelmann, U. Eck, J. Waschke, N. Navab VesARlius: An Augmented Reality System for Large-Group Co-Located Anatomy Learning International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2019 (bib)
	F. Bork, U. Eck, N. Navab Birds vs. Fish: Visualizing Out-Of-View Objects in Augmented Reality using 3D Minimaps International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2019 (bib)
	J. Weiss, U. Eck, M. A. Nasseri, M. Maier, A. Eslami, N. Navab Layer-Aware iOCT Volume Rendering for Retinal Surgery Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic, September 2019 (bib)
	A. Martin-Gomez, U. Eck, N. Navab Visualization Techniques for Precise Alignment in VR. A Comparative Study 26th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Osaka, Japan, Mar 2019 (bib)
	F. Bork, L. Stratmann, S. Enssle, U. Eck, N. Navab, J. Waschke, D. Kugelmann The Benefits of an Augmented Reality Magic Mirror System for Integrated Radiology Teaching in Gross Anatomy Anatomical Sciences Education, 2019 (bib)
2018
	F. Bork, A. Schnelzer, U. Eck, N. Navab Towards Efficient Visual Guidance in Limited Field-of-View Head-Mounted Displays IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (bib)
	P. Stefan, S. Habert, A. Winkler, M. Lazarovici, J. Fuermetz, U. Eck, N. Navab A radiation-free mixed-reality training environment and assessment concept for C-arm-based surgery International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. The first two authors contribute equally to this paper. (bib)
	S. Matinfar, A. Nasseri, U. Eck, , A. Roodaki, Navid Navab, C. Lohmann, M. Maier, N. Navab Surgical soundtracks: automatic acoustic augmentation of surgical procedures International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. The final publication is available here (bib)
	U. Eck, T. Sielhorst Display Technologies Mixed and Augmented Reality in Medicine, CRC Press, 1st edition. 14pp, July 2018 (bib)
	P. Stefan, , P. Wucherer, S. Habert, J. Fuermetz, S. Weidert, E. Euler, U. Eck, M. Lazarovici, M. Weigl, N. Navab Team training and assessment in mixed reality-based simulated operating room Current state of research in the field of simulation in spine surgery exemplified by the ATMEOS project. The ATMEOS-Project is supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) grant NA 620/301. (bib)
	U. Eck, A. Winkler Display-Technologien fuer Augmented Reality in der Medizin Der Unfallchirurg, Springer International, Volume 121, Number 4 pp. 278--285, Feb 2018 (bib)
2017
	F. Bork, R. Barmaki, U. Eck, K. Yu, C. Sandor, N. Navab Empirical Study of Non-Reversing Magic Mirrors for Augmented Reality Anatomy Learning International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2017 (bib)
	P. Stefan, S. Habert, A. Winkler, M. Lazarovici, J. Fuermetz, U. Eck, N. Navab A Mixed-Reality Approach to Radiation-free Training of C-arm based Surgery Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Quebec, Canada, September 2017. This work was nominated for the young scientist award at MICCAI 2017. The first two authors contribute equally to this paper. (bib)
	S. Habert, U. Eck, P. Fallavollita, S. Parent, N. Navab, F. Cheriet A Novel Application of an RGBD augmented C-arm for Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery Assistance Accepted as Oral Presentation to Augmented Environments for Computer-Assisted Interventions (AECAI), workshop of MICCAI, Quebec, Canada, September 2017 (bib)
	S. Matinfar, A. Nasseri, U. Eck, A. Roodaki, Navid Navab, C. Lohmann, M. Maier, N. Navab Surgical Soundtracks: Towards Automatic Musical Augmentation of Surgical Procedures Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions (MICCAI), Quebec, Canada, September 2017. This work won the young scientist award at MICCAI 2017. The final publication is available here (bib)
	S. Andress, U. Eck, C. Becker, A. Greiner, B. Rubenbauer, C. Linhart, S. Weidert Automatic Surface Model Reconstruction to Enhance Treatment of Acetabular Fracture Surgery with 3D Printing 17TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, Aachen, Germany, pp. TBA, Jun 2017 (bib)
	F. Bork, R. Barmaki, U. Eck, P. Fallavollita, B. Fuerst, N. Navab Exploring Non-reversing Magic Mirrors for Screen-Based Augmented Reality Systems 24th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, pp. 373-374, Mar 2017 (bib)
2016
	U. Eck, P. Stefan, H. Laga, C. Sandor, P. Fallavollita, N. Navab Exploring Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality User Interfaces for Stereo-Tactic Neurosurgery Planning 7th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality, Bern, Switzerland, pp. 208-220, Aug 2016 (bib)
2015
	U. Eck, F. Pankratz, C. Sandor, G. Klinker, H. Laga Precise Haptic Device Co-Location for Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality IEEE Transactions on Computer Graphics and Visualization, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 1427-1441, Dec 2015 (bib)
2014
	U. Eck, F. Pankratz, C. Sandor, G. Klinker, H. Laga Comprehensive Workspace Calibration for Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality The 13th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2014), Munich, Germany, Sep. 10 - 12, 2014, pp. 123-128. (bib)
2013
	Ma Meng, P. Fallavollita, T. Blum, U. Eck, C. Sandor, S. Weidert, J. Waschke, N. Navab Kinect for Interactive AR Anatomy Learning The 12th IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Adelaide, Australia, Oct. 1 - 4, 2013. (bib)

Teaching

In the following lectures or seminars I participate(d) as coordinator or lecturer:

• SS 2018: Computer Aided Medical Procedures II
• WS 2017/18: Medical Augmented Reality
• WS 2017/18: Computer Aided Medical Procedures I
• SS 2017: Computer Aided Medical Procedures II
• SS 2017: Computer Graphics for Augmented Reality
• SS 2017: Project Management and Software Development
• WS 2016/17: Computer Aided Medical Procedures I
• WS 2016/17: Project Management and Software Development
• WS 2016/17: Introduction to Surgical Robotics
• SS 2016: Computer Aided Medical Procedures II