selected publications
Medical Interfaces
vr education
A new haptic operative dentistry virtual reality simulator
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2022
VR Shape Modeling Interfaces
design in virtual reality
Exploring and Selecting Supershapes in Virtual Reality with Line, Quad, and Cube Shaped Widgets
IEEE VR 2022
Empathic Computing
augmented emotional sharing
Exploring the Effects of an Augmented Reality Cue for Emotional Sharing Across Three Face-to-Face Tasks
IEEE VR 2022
Medical Interfaces
immersive radiology
Controlling camera movement in VR colonography
Virtual Reality, 2022
Motion Processing
motion envelopes
Motion Envelopes: Unfolding Longitudinal Rotation Data from Walking Stick-Figures
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Medical Interfaces
augmented training
Augmenting the Training Space of an Epidural Needle Insertion Simulator with HoloLens
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 2021
Mobile AR
character posing
From A-Pose to AR-Pose: Animating Characters in Mobile AR
SIGGRAPH 2021 - Appy Hour
Computer Graphics
non-photorealistic rendering
To Splat Straight with Crooked Points
Eurographics 2021 - Posters
Cross-Reality
pinpointing
Exploring Bi-Directional Pinpointing Techniques for Cross-Reality Collaboration
IEEE VR 2021 - WEVR Workshop
Medical Interfaces
augmented surgery
Breast cancer surgery with augmented reality
The Breast, 2021
Medical Interfaces
vr education
An immersive educational tool for dental implant placement: A study on user acceptance
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2021
Medical Interfaces
interactive rehab
Winning compensations: Adaptable gaming approach for upper limb rehabilitation sessions
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2020
Medical Interfaces
augmented training
PIÑATA: Pinpoint insertion of intravenous needles via augmented reality training assistance
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 2020
Medical Interfaces
augmented surgery
Laparoscopy with augmented reality adaptations
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2020
Computational Design
shape analysis
The Hip Joint as an Egg Shape: A Comprehensive Study of Femoral and Acetabular Morphologies
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 2020
Information Visualization
motion visualization
Visual Biofeedback for Upper Limb Compensatory Movements
EuroVis 2019 - Posters
Medical Interfaces
digital anatomy
Anatomy Studio: a Tool for Virtual Dissection Through Augmented 3D Reconstruction
Computers & Graphics, 2019
Medical Interfaces
touchless interface
Touchless interaction with medical images based on 3D hand cursors supported by single-foot input
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2019
Gestural Input
touchless interface
FEETICHE: FEET Input for ContactlessHand gEsture Interaction
VRCAI 2019
Computational Design
design in virtual reality
Usability studies on building early stage architectural models in virtual reality
Automation in Construction, 2019
Computational Design
shape analysis
On a "Columbus' Egg": Modeling the Shape of Asymptomatic, Dysplastic and Impinged Hip Joints
Medical Engineering & Physics, 2018
Computer Graphics
motion processing
Contactless monitoring of breathing patterns and respiratory rate at the pit of the neck
Journal of Sensors, 2018
Medical Interfaces
immersive radiology
Interaction Techniques for Immersive CT Colonography: A Professional Assessment
MICCAI 2018
Human-Computer Interaction
graphical user interfaces
Assessing the usability of tile-based interfaces to visually navigate 3-D parameter domains
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2018
Medical Interfaces
volume graphics
Explicit design of transfer functions for volume-rendered images
The Visual Computer, 2018
Medical Interfaces
touchless interface
On the utility of 3D hand cursors to explore medical volume datasets with a touchless interface
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2017
Computer Graphics
non-photorealistic rendering
Stroke-based splatting: an efficient multi-resolution pointcloud visualization technique
The Visual Computer, 2017
Computer Graphics
collision detection
A benchmark study on accuracy-controlled distance calculation between superellipsoids and superovoids
Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2017
Computer Graphics
molecular graphics
Geometric detection algorithms for cavities on protein surfaces in molecular graphics: a survey
Computer Graphics Forum, 2017
Medical Interfaces
immersive radiology
VRRRRoom: Virtual Reality for radiologists in the reading room
CHI 2017
Computational Design
interactive geomodeling
Expeditious Illustration of Layer-Cake Models On and Above a Tactile Surface
Computers & Geosciences, 2016
Computer Graphics
collision detection
A superellipsoid-plane model for simulating foot-ground contact during human gait
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2016
Computational Design
shape analysis
Shape Analysis of the Femoral Head
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2015
Computer Graphics
implicit surfaces
A Survey on Implicit Surface Polygonization
ACM Computing Surveys, 2015
Computational Design
geometric design
A geometric tool to find orthogonal vectors based on the Householder transformation
Computer-Aided Design, 2013
Computer Graphics
collision detection
A mathematical framework for contact detection between quadric and superquadric surfaces
Multibody System Dynamics, 2010
Computational Design
fem/anatomical modeling
Finite element simulations of a hip joint with femoroacetabular impingement
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2012
Computational Design
fem/anatomical modeling
Finite element studies of the mechanical behaviour of the diaphragm in normal and pathological cases
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2011
Computational Design
fem/anatomical modeling
Bone remodelling analysis of a bovine femur for a veterinary implant design
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2009
Computational Design
fem/anatomical modeling
A finite element model to simulate femoral fractures in calves
Veterinary Surgery, 2012
theses
PhD Thesis
Computational Engineering
D.S. Lopes, Smooth convex surfaces for modeling and simulating multibody systems with compliant contact elements, Ph.D. Thesis, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2013.
MSc Thesis
Biomedical Engineering
D.S. Lopes, Geometric Modeling of Human Structures Based on CT Data-a Software Pipeline, Final Course Project Thesis, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 2006.
book
Springer
Digital Anatomy
Jean-François Uhl, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Simões Lopes, Pedro F. Campos, Digital Anatomy: Applications of Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality, Human-Computer Interaction Series, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., 391 pages, March 2021, ISBN: 978-3-030-61904-6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-61905-3
magazine articles & social media
Social Media
augmented training
International Magazine
IT-MEDEX Project
D.S. Lopes, Medical interfaces of the future, Impact, Volume 2017, Number 10, November 2017, pp. 76-77(2). DOI: 0.21820/23987073.2017.10.76
International Magazine
immersive radiology
Paden Shorey, Audrey Girouard, Sang Ho Yoon, Yunbo Zhang, Ke Huo, Karthik Ramani, Mauricio Sousa, Daniel Mendes, Soraia Paulo, Nuno Matela, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Simões Lopes, Dirk Wenig, Johannes Schöxning, Alex Olwal, Mathias Oben, and Rainer Malaka, Demo hour, interactions 24, 6 (October 2017), 8-11. DOI: 10.1145/3143318
National Magazine
IT-MEDEX Project
D.S. Lopes, Virtualmente Real: O Futuro do Radiodiagnóstico, Entrevista concedida à Revista Frontal sobre Realidade Virtual aplicada a cenários médicos, Revista Frontal, Associação de Estudantes da NOVA Medical School, edição 47, Ano 31, Dezembro 2017.