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Practical Course: Medical Augmented Reality (SS 2026)

Overview

The course focusses on designing and implementing novel augmented reality user interfaces for medical use cases. 

During the first part of the practical course, students will develop as part of a group of 3-4 members concrete concepts for real-world use-cases of medical procedures (training, diagnostic, intervention, prevention, rehabilitation, …) in cooperation with their tutors and present these concepts to the course participants. In the following, the groups work on the defined work packages to implement a prototype of a novel AR user interface, which consists of methods to visualize medical image data, 3D interaction, perceptual visualization, and collaboration. The final prototypes will then be presented on a Demo-Day, where also the final presentations will be held.

For any questions, please contact: medar-ss26(at)camp.cit.tum.de

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Registration

Registration will be required - details will be published here soon.

Please also register in the TUM matching system for the course. Keep in mind that your chances to be assigned to the course increase if you give it a higher rank in your choices. For further details about how the matching system works and its schedule please check this website.
We select appropriate candidates based on their background, interests, and motivation.

Slides from the Preliminary Meeting

Material

Master-Praktikum - Advanced Medical Augmented Reality (IN2106, IN4372)

Type practical training
Duration 6 SWS
Term Sommersemester 2026
Language of instruction English
Position within curricula See TUMonline

Dates

Prerequisites

Lecture: Medical Augmented Reality (IN2292)
Lecture: Computer Aided Medical Procedures (IN2021/2022)
Skills:
- Basic Understanding of Computer Graphics, Augmented Reality, Medical Imaging
- Programming Skills: C#/Unity
- Linear Algebra

Teaching and learning methods

The participants will work in groups of 3-4 students. We offer close tutoring for the individual projects and supply the needed hardware e.g. AR/VR devices to the projects as needed.

Examination

The practical project work is used to evaluate the extent to which students can independently design and implement novel human-computer interfaces using augmented reality devices for medical use cases. In a presentation, students will then demonstrate whether they can convey their analysis of the medical needs and explain their solutions convincingly and professionally with rhetorical confidence. To provide individual grades, each student will provide a written report that highlights the outcome of their group project as well as their contributions.

Recommended literature

Navab, N., Martin-Gomez, A., Seibold, M., Sommersperger, M., Song, T., Winkler, A., ... & Eck, U. (2022). Medical augmented reality: definition, principle components, domain modeling, and design-development-validation process. Journal of Imaging, 9(1), 4.

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