Bachelor Thesis/Master Thesis, or IDP/Guided Research/KAP

Admin
Jul 1, 2026

We usually post available theses or projects on the TUM bulletin board (Schwarzes Brett), but not all current topics make it to the board. If you can’t find anything there and you see a strong overlap with our research interests within the following areas:

Simulation

  • Sensor based motion tracking (from calibration to deep learning based biomechanical predictions), IMU, EMG, and Sensor insole based motion analysis, personalized biomechanical simulations (e.g. Multi-body Simulations and Finite-Elemente Analysis) (contact: daniel.homm[at]tum.de)

AI, Computer Vision, or Extended Reality

  • Machine learning for infection prediction and detection, foundation models for whole-slide image analysis, development of VR-based ICU simulation environments, integration and visualization of AI predictions in clinical scenarios, or user studies evaluating clinical decision support systems (contact: luisa.theelke[at]tum.de)
  • 3D/4D scene reconstruction with learnable representations (topics include efficient/streaming variants, semantic or ROI-aware editing, dynamic-scene extensions) and world models (e.g., learned scene/dynamics representations for prediction and simulation) (contact: hannah.schieber[at]tum.de)
  • 3D scene understanding (semantics, scene graphs etc.), dynamic reconstruction and novel-view-synthesis (contact: a.elskhawy[at]tum.de)
  • Real-time, high-quality visualization, 3d/4d reconstruction and immersive rendering of clinical environments, anatomical scans, live operation and other medical scenarios (contact: constantin.kleinbeck[at]tum.de)

Robotics / Computer Vision for Robotics

  • Human-in-the-loop teleoperation and haptics (topics include embodiment in robot control, multimodal and sensory-substituted force feedback, wearable tactile displays and bimanual control studies) with applications in surgical robotics (e.g., teleoperated orthopedic tasks, mock-OR user studies, ROS-based testbed and haptic device development) — spanning experimental user studies, psychophysics, and hands-on system building. (contact: dimash.mukashev[at]tum.de)
  • Generalizable 6D pose estimation for surgical robot manipulation, vision-language models / vision language action models for robotic manipulation, robotic grasping with challenging objects (contact: shiyu.li[at]tum.de)
  • Multi-modal patient tracking for quadruped robots in clinical settings, develop a tracking system combining vision and ultra-wideband (UWB) radio to reliably follow a patient in cluttered, dynamic environments like hospitals, with UWB providing robustness through occlusions. Includes ROS integration with the quadruped’s control policy and a study design to evaluate tracking performance. (contact: vic.schaack[at]tum.de)
  • Human-robot interaction design for quadrupeds in healthcare, investigate how to make patients feel more comfortable interacting with quadruped robots in clinical settings. Combines a literature review of psychological approaches for reducing fear/anxiety around robots with hardware development of HRI features (e.g., expressive add-ons) and, if needed, motion policies to support their movement. (contact: vic.schaack[at]tum.de)
  • Soft-robotic exoskeleton design and control, design and build a soft-robotic exoskeleton, embedded system engineering, physical fabrication (e.g., 3D printing), sensor integration (e.g. OptiTrack, IMUs, pressure sensors, load cells), actuator design, and soft-robot control while worn by a user. Includes ROS integration and a study design to evaluate the system. (contact: vic.schaack[at]tum.de)

feel free to send an email to the contact person and CC hex-thesis.ortho[at]mh.tum.de. The email should include:

  • A short motivation letter explaining why you want to work with us and in which subject area.
  • One-page academic CV
  • Academic transcript of records
  • Please provide the documents in a single PDF in the order above
  • Please send all application-related mail to hex-thesis.ortho[at]mh.tum.de

Please note that incomplete applications will not be processed/responded to. You may ask for confirmation of completeness.