GRK 244:  3D Image Analysis and Synthesis

• Subject Area: Computer Science
• Term: from 1996 to 2004
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271163

The research training group "3D Image Analysis and Synthesis" consists of aninterdisciplinary research and tutoring program with emphasis in 3Dimage data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, as well as their application to medicine and engineering. Students from seven different fields of study work cooperatively on topics of mutual interest.Technological development has made possible the use of accurate,high-resolution image data in communications technology, computer science, manufacturing engineering and medicine, bringing forth novel, economically interesting products. The key to useful applications and further progress lies in the scientific evaluation of the underlying principles, e.g., sensors' physical properties, and the reliability, precision and complexity of processing algorithms.The University of Erlangen-Nueremberg offers an excellent research environment for the research training group due to its numerous institutes,industrial cooperation and research projects at hand. Public seminars held by the Center's Ph.D. students and special courses guarantee information exchange among the Center's fellows and general academia. Also, presentations at international conferences and frequent visits by renowned scientists to Erlangen ensure the world-class quality of the research conducted at the research training group for 3D Image Analysis and Synthesis.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Günther Greiner
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Rudolf Fahlbusch; Professor Dr. Heinz Gerhäuser; Professor Dr. Horst Hirschfelder; Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerd Häusler; Professor Dr. Willi A. Kalender; Professor Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Niemann; Professor Dr. Ulrich Rüde; Professor Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seitzer; Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Steffen