Project-ALCOVE:Highlights of the year

Section: Overall Objectives

This year, three full papers have been accepted in the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI). One paper was on coil embolization, in collaboration with the MAGRIT team, one was on flexible needle insertions, and one on blood flow simulation in aneurysm. Furthermore, this last paper received the MICCAI 2009 Young Scientist Award on “Computer-assisted Intervention II: Simulation and Robotics”.
The SOFA ADT has been renewed, continuing the support of our development efforts. Two new engineer will join our team at the end of the year. During the PASSPORT project annual review, the results we achieved using SOFA for connective tissues modeling and liver automatic texturing (Fig. 7 ) where very well received.
This year has seen the publication of two papers (one full, one technical note) in the major conference in the field of HCI: ACM CHI. The full paper (published in collaboration with DGP, toronto) presents a study of hand-occlusion with small portable devices. The technote presents a model of performance for selection techniques using Brain-machine interface systems.
We started this year the very first INRIA I-lab, with IdŽes-3Com small company. This I-lab will last for 3 years, and settle software tools for advanced 3D interactions, along with research on 3D interaction for selling.