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More InformationDirk Weyhe &
Gabriel Zachmann
Prof. Dr. Dirk Weyhe, a visceral surgeon, and Prof. Dr. Gabriel Zachmann, a computer scientist, share a passion for cutting-edge technology, and are collaborating to reduce the workload of surgical teams and improve patient safety. The tools they have developed at the University of Bremen include a projector-based gesture control system that allows surgeons to use medical devices from the operating table in a touchless manner. This technology is now being tested at the University of Oldenburg’s medical clinic. But the evaluation extends beyond functionality. The Oldenburg team is also assessing whether working with the new system adds any additional strains for the surgical staff.
Transcript
Question: What do you achieve together that you wouldn’t be able to achieve alone?
00:00 – 00:09
Dirk Weyhe: What we are achieving together is the ability to test the innovative medical technologies developed by Professor Zachmann’s medical informatics in Bremen here in our machine room.
00:20 – 00:31
Gabriel Zachmann: For us as computer scientists, the completely different perspective from the viewpoint of medical professionals and the medical field is very exciting. This leads to a very productive collaboration.
Question: What does your collaboration look like specifically?
00:31 – 00:42
Dirk Weyhe: The answer “we can’t implement this” or “that won’t work” is unheard of. Our ideas from the clinic are always met with ways to find solutions.
00:42 – 00:59
Gabriel Zachmann: On our end as computer scientists, we begin by exploring algorithmic approaches to solve specific practical challenges from the university clinic. We may not always have a full prototype, but a preliminary version …
01:00 – 01:11
Dirk Weyhe: These tools are then brought to our Living Lab in Oldenburg – or Dry Lab, as we also call it. There, we test these tools in the most realistic circumstances as possible, similar to an operating room.
Question: What are the benefits of your partnership?
01:12 – 01:28
Gabriel Zachmann: For us computer scientists, we gain a valuable evaluation environment, where we are not just using a lab to evaluate our algorithms and methods, but can test these directly in the real-world setting.
Question: What defines your colleague? As a person, as a colleague?
01:28 – 01:37
Dirk Weye: I have come to know him as someone who is incredibly innovative, highly thoughtful, and very creative.
Question: What makes your partnership stand out?
01:38 – 01:47
Gabriel Zachmann: Our collaboration is characterized by a very strong sense of mutual respect – on a personal level.
01:47 – 02:02
Dirk Weyhe: And there’s a personal connection as well, where you know your partner will deliver. That’s what makes this an extremely trusting, and I would say genuinely friendly, collaboration.
Question: What might be your next work/research goal?
02:02 – 02:24
Gabriel Zachmann: This is an extremely exciting research goal. Almost everyone is familiar with classic VR headsets. Imagine replacing standard cameras with ones that capture hyperspectral data. I then have a pair of glasses that gives me a kind of superpower.
02:02 – 02:40
Dirk Weyhe: We definitely do need superpower. We need it not just in the operating room, but also in simulation, so that we can conduct highly realistic surgical simulations. This will help train future specialists, and one day be used in preparation for surgery.