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Education

Ph.D in Computer Science, Technical University of Munich, Germany, 2022
M.S. in Electronic Engineering, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 2016
B.S. in Electronic Engineering, Technological Institute of Aguascalientes, 2010

Work experience

08/2024 - Present: Assistant Professor
- University of Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research
09/2022 - 08/2024: Assistant Research Professor
- Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
- Department of Computer Science
- Affiliated with:
  - Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
  - Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare
03/2022 - 09/2022: Postdoctoral Fellow
- Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
09/2021 - 03/2022: Research Assistant
- Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
01/2018 - 03/2022: Ph.D. Candidate
- Technical University of Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality

Publications

STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking using off-the-shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays

Martin-Gomez, Alejandro, Haowei Li, Tianyu Song, Sheng Yang, Guangzhi Wang, Hui Ding, Nassir Navab, Zhe Zhao, and Mehran Armand. (2024). "STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking using off-the-shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays." In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 30(7) pp. 3578-3593.

Uncertainty-Aware Shape Estimation of a Surgical Continuum Manipulator in Constrained Environments using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Schwarz, Alexander, Arian Mehrfard, Golchehr Amirkhani, Henry Phalen, Justin H. Ma, Robert B. Grupp, Alejandro Martin Gomez, and Mehran Armand. (2024). "Uncertainty-Aware Shape Estimation of a Surgical Continuum Manipulator in Constrained Environments using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors." In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). pp. 5913-5919.

On the Fly Robotic-Assisted Medical Instrument Planning and Execution Using Mixed Reality

Ai, Letian, Yihao Liu, Mehran Armand, Amir Kheradmand, and Alejandro Martin-Gomez. (2024). "On the Fly Robotic-Assisted Medical Instrument Planning and Execution Using Mixed Reality." arXiv preprint. arXiv:2404.05887.

Autokinesis Reveals a Threshold for Perception of Visual Motion

Liu, Yihao, Jing Tian, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Qadeer Arshad, Mehran Armand, and Amir Kheradmand. (2024). "Autokinesis Reveals a Threshold for Perception of Visual Motion." In Neuroscience . 543 (2024): 101-107.

Segment Any Medical Model Extended

Liu, Yihao, Jiaming Zhang, Andrés Diaz-Pinto, Haowei Li, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Amir Kheradmand, and Mehran Armand. (2024). "Segment Any Medical Model Extended." Medical Imaging 2024: Image Processing. vol. 12926, pp. 411-422.

Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Augmented Reality for Tooth Preparation

Kihara, Takuya, Andreas Keller, Takumi Ogawa, Mehran Armand, and Alejandro Martin-Gomez. (2024). "Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Augmented Reality for Tooth Preparation." In 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). pp. 689-690.

ClimbAR: Collaborative Augmented Reality for Climbing Applications

Cast, John Dallas, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, and Mathias Unberath. (2024). "ClimbAR: Collaborative Augmented Reality for Climbing Applications." In 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). pp. 795-796.

Feasibility Study of Using Augmented Mirrors for Alignment Task during Orthopaedic Procedures in Mixed Reality

Zhang, Xiaorui, Andreas Keller, Mehran Armand, and Alejandro Martin Gomez. (2023). "Feasibility Study of Using Augmented Mirrors for Alignment Task during Orthopaedic Procedures in Mixed Reality." In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct). pp. 650-651.

A Closer Look at Dynamic Medical Visualization Techniques

Martin-Gomez, Alejandro, Felix Merkl, Alexander Winkler, Christian Heiliger, Ulrich Eck, Konrad Karcz, and Nassir Navab. (2023). "A Closer Look at Dynamic Medical Visualization Techniques." 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). pp. 99-108.

3D Slicer-AR-Bridge: 3D Slicer AR Connection for Medical Image Visualization and Interaction with AR-HMD

Li, Haowei, Yuxing Yang, Yuqi Ji, Wuke Peng, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Wenqing Yan, Long Qian, Hui Ding, Zhe Zhao, and Guangzhi Wang. (2023). "3D Slicer-AR-Bridge: 3D Slicer AR Connection for Medical Image Visualization and Interaction with AR-HMD." In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct). pp. 399-404.

Injured Avatars: The Impact of Embodied Anatomies and Virtual Injuries on Well-being and Performance

Kleinbeck, Constantin, Hannah Schieber, Julian Kreimeier, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Mathias Unberath, and Daniel Roth. (2023). "Injured Avatars: The Impact of Embodied Anatomies and Virtual Injuries on Well-being and Performance." In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 29(11) pp. 4503-4513.

Robotic Navigation Autonomy for Subretinal Injection via Intelligent Real-time Virtual iOCT Volume Slicing

Dehghani, Shervin, Michael Sommersperger, Peiyao Zhang, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Benjamin Busam, Peter Gehlbach, Nassir Navab, M. Ali Nasseri, and Iulian Iordachita. (2023). "Robotic Navigation Autonomy for Subretinal Injection via Intelligent Real-time Virtual iOCT Volume Slicing." In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). pp. 4724-4731.

Magnifying Augmented Mirrors for Accurate Alignment Tasks

Kern, Vanessa, Constantin Kleinbeck, Kevin Yu, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Alexander Winkler, Nassir Navab, and Daniel Roth. (2023). "Magnifying Augmented Mirrors for Accurate Alignment Tasks." In 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). pp. 685-686.

Medical Visualizations with Dynamic Shape and Depth Cues

Martin-Gomez, Alejandro, Felix Merkl, Alexander Winkler, Christian Heiliger, Sebastian Andress, Tianyu Song, Ulrich Eck, Konrad Karcz, and Nassir Navab. (2023). "Medical Visualizations with Dynamic Shape and Depth Cues." In 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW). pp. 813-814.

Medical Augmented Reality: Definition, Principle Components, Domain Modeling, and Design-Development-Validation Process

Navab, Nassir, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Matthias Seibold, Michael Sommersperger, Tianyu Song, Alexander Winkler, Kevin Yu, and Ulrich Eck. (2022). "Medical Augmented Reality: Definition, Principle Components, Domain Modeling, and Design-Development-Validation Process." In Journal of Imaging. 9(1),4.

Towards Visualising Early-stage Osteonecrosis using Intraoperative Imaging Modalities

Liu, Mingxu, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Julius K. Oni, Simon C. Mears, and Mehran Armand. (2022). "Towards Visualising Early-stage Osteonecrosis using Intraoperative Imaging Modalities." In Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization. 11(4) pp. 1234-1242.

Towards 2D/3D Registration of the Preoperative MRI to Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Images for Visualisation of Bone Defects

Ku, Ping-Cheng, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Cong Gao, Robert Grupp, Simon C. Mears, and Mehran Armand. (2022). "Towards 2D/3D Registration of the Preoperative MRI to Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Images for Visualisation of Bone Defects." In Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization. 11(4) pp. 1096-1105.

Towards Reducing Visual Workload in Surgical Navigation: Proof-of-concept of an Augmented Reality Haptic Guidance System

Zhang, Gesiren, Jan Bartels, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, and Mehran Armand. (2022). "Towards Reducing Visual Workload in Surgical Navigation: Proof-of-concept of an Augmented Reality Haptic Guidance System." In Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization. 11(4) pp. 1073-1080.

Mixed Reality Interfaces for Achieving Desired Views with Robotic X-ray Systems

Killeen, Benjamin D., Jonas Winter, Wenhao Gu, Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Russell H. Taylor, Greg Osgood, and Mathias Unberath. (2022). "Mixed Reality Interfaces for Achieving Desired Views with Robotic X-ray Systems." In Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization. 11(4) pp. 1130-1135.

Talks

Visual System & Perception

September 05, 2023

Talk at 2023 Medical Augmented Reality Summer School, Zurich, Switzerland

Visual Perception, Extended Reality, and their Transferability into Medical Applications

February 01, 2014

Talk at Vaegan Seminar, University of New South Wales, Australia [Remote]

Academic Honors and Awards

2023 Malone Center Faculty Fellow. Johns Hopkins University, United States
2018–2020 Scholarship Holder. Bayerische Forschungsstiftung, Germany
2019 Kuka Innovation Award (Finalist). Team RobUST, Technical University of Munich, Germany
2014–2016 Scholarship Holder. National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico
2010 Academic Excellence Award. National Association of Schools and Faculties of Engineering, Mexico

Scientific Activities

2024 Workshops Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
2023 Student Volunteers Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
2021 Student Volunteers Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
2018 Student Volunteers Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
2016 Workshop & Tutorials Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality

Scientific Service and Reviews

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) Asia
ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST)
Frontiers in Virtual Reality - Review Editor, Augmented Reality

Research Exchanges

2020–2021 Visiting Student, Laboratory for Computer Aided Medical Procedures, Johns Hopkins University.
2019 Visiting Student, Bavaria California Technology Center, Stanford University.

Alejandro Martin Gomez

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