Open student projects
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Development of a pulsatile flow test bench for in-vitro studies on endothelial cells
In this project, a test bench is to be developed which allows the generation of accurately controllable pulsatile flows for in-vitro studies on endothelial cells. The project presents the opportunity of experiencing and driving the complete development process, including the design of a suitable concept for the test bench, selection and assembly of the hardware and the implementation of needed control systems. more -
Analysis of pathophysiologic signals in hydrocephalus
The core task of this interdisciplinary master thesis project at the interface of physiology and biomedical engineering is the processing and analysis of invasively accquired pressure signals in various compartments of the body. It is part of a joint research endeavor with with the ETH Zurich Product Development Group. more -
Turn a physiological mathematical model into a gaming engine
This project aims at translating a physiological mathematical model into a game engine that will be used by medical students. more -
Fluid mechanical interrelationship of the perilymph and the cerebro-spinal fluid
The focus of this research is to better understand the biofluid-mechanical interrelationship of the perilymph of the inner ear and the cerebro-spinal fluid. more -
Extraction of intracranial aneurysms in 3d medical imaging data
This work is about the extraction of intracranial aneurysms from 3d medical imaging data for the computer aided assessment of the disease. The topic is key to transfer novel methods into clinical routine. more -
Real-time integration of clinical measurements and computational models in personalised medicine: enhancing the power of non-invasive diagnostic techniques
In this project, the student will extend the methodology developed by McGregor et al to enhance 3D PC-MRI in the clinical routine. more -
Anatomic reconstruction in personalised medicine: the more information the better?
The student undertaking the project will help us investigate the geometric level of detail required in the anatomic reconstruction to correctly diagnose patients with coronary artery disease. more -
Computational hemodynamics for personalised medicine: does time matter?
This student project is aimed at understanding the limitations of the steady-flow assumption in coronary branches with moderate and severe stenosis. more -
Study of flow and oxygen transport in the kidney using computational models
The proposed project entails to determine oxygen distribution in the kidney with the help of computational methods, and using the latest supercomputers. more -
Using virtual reality headsets for visualization of voxel-based datasets
The overall goal of this project is to employ the capabilities of the new virtual reality headsets to improve visualization of voxel-based datasets derived from 3D-scanning techniques. more -
Water and ion dynamics in the brain: Cellular level computational model
Intensive electrical activity of the brain demands a tight and dynamic regulation of water and solute concentrations at the cellular level. This interdisciplinary master project aims at developing a computational model to understand the ion and water dynamics in the brain. more -
Amyloid Beta dynamics in the brain: Computational model of physiology and Alzheimer pathology
One of the most significant hallmarks of the Alzheimer pathogenesis is the aggregation of Amyloid Beta plaques in the brain extracellular space. This interdisciplinary master project aims at implementing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to understand the dynamics of amyloid beta protein in the brain. more