Research Partner(s)
Led by prof. Jose Rolim, the TCS-Sensor Lab of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is long established in the field of networks and systems, with pioneer research conducted regarding networking protocols and the Internet of Things. It has participated in more than 15 EU and nationally funded research projects, delivering high level scientific as well as applied results, including a networking standard published by ITU-T.
In particular, during the past years, supported by three large-scale projects (EU Hobnet, IoT-Lab and SNF SwissSenseSynergy), a testbed allowing for experimentation with novel networking technologies has been deployed at UNIGE premises, equipped with state-of-the-art networking infrastructure including programmable routers, single-board computers, dedicated back-end servers and more.
The above infrastructure, along with the proven experience of TCS-Sensor lab researchers in networking technologies, reinforces the project consortium towards successfully implementing the proposed networking solution for the IDS application.
The cross-departmental Virtual Medicine Center is a novel research hub commencing operations at HUG in 2022 with the competencies and technological infrastructures for transferring innovation and for bringing fundamental research to the clinical environment. The Center is at the interface of engineering, medicine, and human behavioral research, focusing on translation of technological advances to clinical research, bedside, and patient homes.
The Center aims at pioneering the use of new technologies from Virtual Reality (VR; immersive virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality) and Internet of Things (IoT; smart healthcare, wearables, remote monitoring) for clinical research and new medical practices for research, diagnostics, anesthesia and therapy, or simply for patients’ wellbeing.
The Virtual Medicine Center is open to develop applications across all medical fields and the current proposal demonstrates an important use-case to demonstrate how surgical expertise at HUG informs cutting edge VR and AI development with industry partners in the frame of the InnoSuisse project.
It has already acquired a solid experience in mixed reality guided surgery and using virtual reality for intervention planning. The neurosurgery team is actively involved in surgical training programs locally and at the European level (EANS) by regularly organizing craniotomy and spine surgery hands-on courses and performing research on medical and surgical training. It collaborates with GlobalVision a VR developer company in Geneva and Brainlab, the global leader in neuronavigation.
Implementation Partner(s)
MIRALab sarl is a spinoff of MIRALab laboratory at the University of Geneva. The SME was created in 2016 to provide a professional know how in Digital Humans modelling, in Metaverse as AR/VR/XR, and in social Robotics.
Our experienced team is specialized in modelling digital Humans or digital twins that can play a role medical applications, cultural heritage, digital fashion show and e-learning applications.
One of our famous humanoid robots is Nadine that can act as receptionist or companion as in elderly homes.
ORamaVR is a deep technology startup innovating the field of Virtual Reality (VR) medical training simulation platforms. Its technologies are based on state-of-the-art research by world-renown scientists team members.
This research is turned into a novel VR training platform by top engineers and business developers. ORamaVR’s proprietary technology, award-winning, hybrid-SaaS MAGES™ platform, as well as its Customization Services, rely on breakthrough VR science.
This innovation, enabling code-free/low-code rapid authoring of medical training modules, accelerates the world’s transition to medical VR training. Its published, randomized controlled clinical trials prove the medical credibility and efficacy of its medical VR training deep technology.