BA / MA Thesis Architecture for AR and VR in Medical Visualization

The Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS is a world-leading and internationally connencted research center for computer assistance in medicine. With about 140 employees, our mission it to conduct patient-centric reaserch and development to improve clinical processes for the benefit of our clinical partners and, in the end, patients.

What you will do

Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality (AR/VR/XR) as a technology and its usage to communicate complex information in fields such as engineering, science and medicine has gained a lot of momentum over the last years.

At MEVIS, XR has been used in several projects, mainly using a custom interface from our prototyping platform MeVisLab to the Microsoft Hololens utilizing the Unity game engine. But we see XR as an important technology to transport the results of all the work done at MEVIS into the clinic, and, ultimately, into the OR. To achieve this, and to stay independent of certain hardware, we started to integrate the OpenXR standard natively into MeVis Lab.

The goal of the thesis is to further develop the architecture and improve it:

• Increase performance, e.g., by utilizing upsampling technology
• Increase hologram stablity by exploring reprojection techniques
• Implement interaction and HUD facilities
• Work on example applications

What you bring to the table

• Enrolled student of computer science or similar field of study
• Experience in programming (C++)
• Experience with and interest in AR/VR, computer graphics and visualization

What you can expect

• A dynamic work environment at the forefront of healthcare innovation
• Ideal conditions for practical experience alongside your studies
• Professional supervision and collaboration in a dedicated team
• Flexible working to combine study and job in the best possible way

We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. 

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future. 

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you! Applications are possible in German or English. Please include a cover letter, your CV and your last transcript of records.

For specific questions regarding this position, please contact:

Simon McGlone: simon.mcglone@mevis.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS

Requisition Number: 76538                Application Deadline: