Imaging Seminar: From Digital Humans to Digital Patients: 3D Face Modeling and Simulation for Healthcare
Event details
| Date | 27.11.2025 |
| Hour | 17:00 › 18:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Barbara Solenthaler, ETH Zurich |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
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Abstract: In computer graphics, the creation of digital humans has been a long-standing pursuit, and today, they are rapidly becoming part of everyday life. While significant progress has been made in achieving photorealistic representations of human faces, applying these advancements to healthcare presents substantial challenges. Clinical applications require highly personalized, anatomically detailed 3D models, often derived from incomplete, uncontrolled, and multimodal input data. Additionally, these solutions must be accessible to non-expert users and function efficiently with limited computational resources. This raises a crucial question: How can we bridge the gap between advancements in digital human representation and the requirements of healthcare? In this presentation, I will focus on three areas where we are exploring this intersection: (1) face and head modeling for infants, (2) automated plate computation for patients with cleft conditions, and (3) simulation of treatment outcomes, such as orthodontics and orthognathics. I will discuss the unique challenges in these domains and provide an overview of our work on 3D digital patient twins, highlighting the potential of these technologies in translational healthcare settings.
Bio: Barbara Solenthaler is a Titular Professor at the Computer Graphics Lab, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Zurich and was a Hans Fischer Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich. Her research focuses on animation and simulation, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of computer graphics and healthcare, where her team develops technologies for 3D digital patient twins. She is also committed to translating scientific advances for societal benefit and contributes actively to the international computer graphics community through editorial and organizational service.
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Abstract: In computer graphics, the creation of digital humans has been a long-standing pursuit, and today, they are rapidly becoming part of everyday life. While significant progress has been made in achieving photorealistic representations of human faces, applying these advancements to healthcare presents substantial challenges. Clinical applications require highly personalized, anatomically detailed 3D models, often derived from incomplete, uncontrolled, and multimodal input data. Additionally, these solutions must be accessible to non-expert users and function efficiently with limited computational resources. This raises a crucial question: How can we bridge the gap between advancements in digital human representation and the requirements of healthcare? In this presentation, I will focus on three areas where we are exploring this intersection: (1) face and head modeling for infants, (2) automated plate computation for patients with cleft conditions, and (3) simulation of treatment outcomes, such as orthodontics and orthognathics. I will discuss the unique challenges in these domains and provide an overview of our work on 3D digital patient twins, highlighting the potential of these technologies in translational healthcare settings.
Bio: Barbara Solenthaler is a Titular Professor at the Computer Graphics Lab, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Zurich and was a Hans Fischer Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich. Her research focuses on animation and simulation, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of computer graphics and healthcare, where her team develops technologies for 3D digital patient twins. She is also committed to translating scientific advances for societal benefit and contributes actively to the international computer graphics community through editorial and organizational service.
The seminar is followed by an aperitif.
Registration appreciated
Look at our other events here
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- EPFL Center for Imaging