Kevin Yu, Ph.D.

Experience

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  The University of Göttingen

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  Summer Intern
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  LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  Research Assistant

  At Narvis Lab under Dr. Ulrich Eck and Prof. Nassir Navab- Implemented Augmented Reality rendering of anatomical models- Rigging and real-time animation of anatomical models to match human physiology, now used in software for medical education.

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  Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

  Mar 2017 - Oct 2017

  Visiting Research Scholar

  At the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics under Prof. Mathias Unberath- Spearheaded research in Augmented Reality for medical education and rehabilitation, resulting in 6 publications.- Conducted large scale user studies (ca.400 participants), resulting in high-impact papers with >100 citations in total.- Investigated the limits of head-mounted displays for healthcare application next and inside an operation room

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  Pointu 3D GmbH

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  Lead Software Engineer for Augmented Reality

  Entrepreneur for Machine Learning in Augmented Reality alongside Prof. Federico Tombari- Spearheaded development of visualization for real-time 3D point-cloud on a Hololens 2 with object tracking- Enabled Real-time Depth Perception for Augmented Reality, Robotics and Autonomous Driving(EXIST Funded Start-Up)

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  Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

  Dec 2018 - Mar 2022

  Ph.D. Candidate (Research Assistant)

  At Researchgroup MITI under the lead of Prof. Hubertus Feußner, Prof. Dirk Wilhelm and with collaboration with Prof. Nassir Navab.- Led front-end development for the ArtekMed project, a VR/AR teleconsultation system for medicine- Project-Website: http://www.artekmed.de/- Managed and developed projects in 3D user interfaces and UX studies, resulting in several high-impact publications.- Conceptualized, pitched, developed, and presented novel XR methods for professional and scientific audiences- Published 14 related papers in 4 years Ph.D. (ISMAR, IEEE VR, CARS, and more).- Published 3 patents (US20200275988A1, DE202020004674U1, WO2024033517A1)Dissertation: Advanced 3D UI for Immersive AR/VR TeleconsultationPassed with the highest distinction (summa cum laude) Show less

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  Medphoton, a Brainlab Company

  Apr 2022 - now

  - Lead of the Loop-X Vision group, investigating the feasibility and integration of Computer Vision and Spatial Understanding into the Loop-X software framework.- Took responsibility as Component Owner of Motion Planning, resulting in 500% more stable software and >6 new features.- Took responsibility as correspondent and steering member for UX related topics- Pitched, developed, and presented (AR/VR) interactions for the Loop-X, now integrated into the product roadmap. - Component Owner and Maintainer of the Motion App of Loop-X- Finishing up the formalities of the Ph.D. and continuing with R&D topics in UX, 3D Vision

  • Lead AR/UX & Software Engineer

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Software Engineer

    Apr 2022 - Aug 2023