MIRMI Aktuelles

The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts is launching a new funding program to strengthen corona research at medical faculties and university hospitals in Bavaria. This was announced by Science Minister Bernd Sibler in Munich in mid-December. According to Sibler, the funding volume totals 6 million euros. [weiterlesen]

A method to shed unprecedented views into skin diseases: That was the goal when the INNODERM project was launched in 2016 under the leadership of TUM. It has yielded a novel imaging modality that can see deeper and with higher discrimination beneath the skin surface than any competing method today. The project has now been chosen as the winner of the European Commission’s 2021 ECS Innovation Award [weiterlesen]

Prof. Johannes Fottner and Professor Magnus Fröhling received the TUM Sustainability Award on behalf of the CirculaTUM research network during the Dies Academicus. The interdisciplinary network was founded to bundle the diverse competencies of TUM for a resource-efficient circular economy and to actively contribute to the corresponding industrial and societal transformation. The prize honors research work, technical innovations, and approaches to solutions that can make decisive contributions to the sustainable transformation of the economy and society and to overcoming the climate… [weiterlesen]

MIRMI’s main building at Heßstraße 134, 80797 in Munich will be renovated. The renovation will take approximately 3 years. During this time, the offices and laboratories have been relocated to Munich and Garching. MIRMI’s new addresses are Georg-Brauchle-Ring 58-62, 80992 Munich, Carl-Zeiss-Straße 8, 85748 Garching, and Parkring 11-13, 1. Stock, 85748 Garching. [weiterlesen]

MIRMI will support the kick-off of innovative research projects via Seed Funds. The MIRMI Seed-Funds aim to stimulate new collaborations within MIRMI by supporting collaborative projects in the field of robotics and machine intelligence. Successful projects will receive funds for up to two (post)doctoral researchers (E13 50%) for up to six months duration. The plan is to hold a seed funding round every 6 months. The first round of MIRMI Seed Funds is open until 31. Jan. 2022. [weiterlesen]

The Indy Autonomous Challenge was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday – a race completely without drivers. Nine teams from universities around the world competed against one another with race cars controlled using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Technical University of Munich (TUM) team made the best time with an average speed of 218 kilometers per hour. That won the young researchers first place and a cash prize of one million US dollars. [weiterlesen]

A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has been working in the Providentia and Providentia++ projects to equip busy roads with advanced sensor technology. With artificial intelligence (AI), the data are digitally twinned to create a model of the real-world traffic situation. In this interview project leader Alois Knoll, a professor of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Systems, explains the underlying vision – and what needs to be done to keep pace with the future of digital mobility. [weiterlesen]

Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab, head of the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures, was honored with the MICCAI Enduring Impact Award (EIA) 2021. The Enduring Impact Award is a prestigious annual prize awarded since 2009 to senior researchers whose work has made an enduring impact on the field of medical image computing and computer-assisted interventions. The award is granted by the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Society (MICCAI) based on a researcher's originality, successful clinical applications, publications, conferences, and education activities. [weiterlesen]

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is undertaking a historical structural reform, converting its Faculties to Schools, and adapting the name of former institutes to the needs of an innovation-driven organization. In this context, “Institute” replaced the word “School” of our Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM). From 01 October 2021, the new name of MSRM is “Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence” (MIRMI). [weiterlesen]

On Wednesday, September 29th, we welcomed the Minister of Economic Affairs of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant, Martijn van Gruijthuijsen, together with various delegates to MSRM's facilities in Heßstraße, Munich. During the meeting, participants identified common interests and potential cooperation topics. Our guests got an overview of how TUM MSRM is facing societal challenges in the health and work sectors via lighthouse initiatives such as Geriatonics and KI.FABRIK and how the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is promoting ventures in robotics and AI in Bavaria via UnternehmerTUM.… [weiterlesen]