Video of MICCAI orals online

On the website of the 2013 MICCAI conference (Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Interventions, Nagoya, Japan πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅), videos of the oral sessions are online now. Check out the video of my presentation about our paper “Fast Data-Driven Calibration of a Cardiac Electrophysiology Model from Images and ECG” here: http://www.miccai2013.org/conference-program/O1-01

Started PhD at TUM

I am happy to announce that I started my PhD at Technische UniversitΓ€t MΓΌnchen, Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality in February. My advisor is Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab. Looking forward to new challenges! πŸ™‚

USA Road Trip Photos and GPS Tracks

My time in the US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ is over, and it was amazing! I’ve finally found time to upload some photos – have a look at my Gallery (login required). The GPS tracks of your trip are published at Chris’ blog, which uses the everytrail.com Flash plugin.

Beijing – Part 3

The last two days in Beijing were overcast and much colder than the days before. At least, the weather appeared stable enough to do a bicycle tour to all the important sights in the center we had not been so far. Since our hotel only offered city bikes without gearshift and hardly adjustable saddle, we …

Beijing – Part 2

Mr. Liang punctually knocked on our hotel room’s door. He was our driver to the Great Wall, couldn’t speak English, but at least seemed to be a funny guy. Due to his audacious driving style that somehow resembled a Hollywood car chase it took him only an hour to steer his vehicle through the congested …

Beijing – Part 1

Very similar to our arrival in Shanghai, we were picked up at the railway station. Su Shi, a friend of Xuanli, brought us to the hotel that was strongly recommended by the American opera singer we had met on the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau. It was decent, cheap enough for a week’s stay …

Hangzhou

Although the distance between Shanghai and Hangzhou is roughly 200 km, travelling between both cities often takes less time than the transfers from and to the railway stations. Hourly non-stop high-speed trains connect the two hubs (a ride takes only 50 minutes), thus making a convenient daytrip possible. Bob, another friend of Aaron, first showed …

Shanghai

The train, it seems, offers the best opportunity to write. Sitting in the high-speed train to Beijing (currently 305 km/h), I summarize my impressions of Shanghai. Alex, one of Aaron’s former schoolmates, was already waiting at the railway station, holding a handwritten A4 sheet with my name on it. Together we took a taxi to …