Advanced Computer-Integrated Surgery

Professor Russell H. Taylor

Course # 600.446/646/452

Announcements Course Information Schedule Projects Web Links TA Information Grading
Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Announcements

  • Tuesday 5/4
    • Reminder: Poster session is next Tuesday, May 12, 9-1pm (CSEB B08)
    • Please contact the TA if you want help with printing
  • Tuesday 4/14
    • Round 2 of checkpoints have been scheduled!
    • Each team will get to deliver a 15-minute checkpoint presentation.
  • Friday 3/20
    • A tentative date for the final was recently announced by email, but some students had conflicts with the stated time.
    • We are now using an online poll to help determine the best date and time for the final. Details are forthcoming by email.
  • Tuesday 3/10
    • Please be prepared to give brief progress updates at the next class (Thu 3/12)
    • Create a slide (and print out) describing
      • Your team's next milestone
      • How you plan to meet the next milestone
      • Whether you are ahead or behind schedule
      • If behind, what caused you to slip
      • Recovery plan and schedule changes for meeting the next milestone
  • Thursday 2/19
    • Paper reviews will start next week -- please start thinking about this
  • Thursday 2/12
    • Project pages are up! Maintain your project notebook on WebCT
    • Volunteer to schedule your paper presentation early!
  • Tuesday 2/3
    • Additional project ideas presented in class
    • Please meet with mentors ASAP to define a project, or contact Dr. Taylor if you have any problems
    • Project proposals (both presentations and writeups) will begin Tuesday 2/10
    • There will normally be two presentations scheduled for each class
  • Thursday 1/29
    • Additional project ideas (to be) presented in class
    • Dr. Taylor is out of town, so please inform the TA about your availability for makeup dates
    • Please also inform the TA if you have not received an email from him
  • The lectures slides for the first classes, and list of project ideas can now be found here:
  • Please feel free to attend Dr. Taylor's research meetings
    • Lab meeting: Fridays at 11am, CSEB B08
    • BRP meeting: Fridays at 3pm, CSEB B08
  • Please contact Dr. Taylor if you need help identifying project topics.

Course Information

Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 - 2:45 PM, CSEB B17
Professor: Russell H. Taylor
Office hours: By appointment
Office: CSEB 127
Lab: CSEB B08 ("Robotorium")

Posters: Template :: Sample1 :: Sample2 :: Sample3

Past Years' Web Pages: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Course Description

This weekly lecture/seminar course addresses similar material to 600.445, but covers selected topics in greater depth. In addition to material covered in lectures/seminars by the instructor and other faculty, students are expected to read and provide critical analysis/presentations of selected papers in recitation sessions. Students taking this course are required to undertake and report on a significant term project under the supervision of the instructor and clinical end users. Typically, this project is an extension of the term project from 600.445, although it does not have to be. Grades are based both on the project and on classroom recitations. Students wishing to attend the weekly lectures as a 1-credit seminar should sign up for 600.452. Students may also take this course as 600.646. The only difference between 600.446 and 600.646 is the level of project undertaken. Typically, 600.646 projects require a greater degree of mathematical, image processing, or modeling background. Prospective students should consult with the instructor as to which course number is appropriate. Prerequisite: 600.445 or permission of instructor.

(3 Credits, Spring Term course, TR 1:30-2:45)

Projects

Please log in to WebCT to view project pages.

Mentor contacts and project ideas

Schedule

Tuesday Thursday
Feb 10
- Plan presentation by Charlotte
- Plan presentation by Pramod 		Feb 12
- Plan presentation by Ali, Gorkem
- Plan presentation by Seth, Ehsan
Feb 17
- Plan presentation by Min
- Plan presentation by Alex
- Plan presentations by Joyce and Joseph 		Feb 19
- Plan presentation by Hyun, Tze-Yuan
- Plan presentation by Youn Su
- Plan presentation by Kevin Olds, Xiaoxu
Feb 24
- Updated plan presentation by Pramod
- Paper review by Charlotte 		Feb 26
- Paper review by Kevin Olds
- Paper review by Xiaoxu
Mar 3
- Paper review by Seth
- Paper review by Ehsan 		Mar 5
- Paper review by Gorkem
- Paper review by Alex
Mar 10
- Paper review by Tze-Yuan
- Brief plan update by Kevin Ma (with Charlotte) 		Mar 12
- Paper review by Ali
- Paper review by Joyce
- Brief progress updates
Mar 17
Spring Break 		Mar 19
Spring Break
Mar 24
- Guest speaker: Pezhman Foroughi 		Mar 26
- Guest speaker: Ofri Sadowsky
Mar 31
- Checkpoint presentation by Pramod
- Checkpoint presentation by Hyun, Tze-Yuan 		Apr 2
- Checkpoint presentation by Joyce, Joseph
- Checkpoint presentation by Min
- Checkpoint presentation by Youn Su
Apr 7
- Checkpoint presentation by Charlotte
- Checkpoint presentation by Kevin Olds, Xiaoxu 		Apr 9
- Checkpoint presentation by Ali, Gorkem
- Checkpoint presentation by Seth, Ehsan
- Checkpoint presentation by Alex
Apr 14
- Paper review by Joseph
- Paper review by Hyun 		Apr 16
- Paper review by Youn Su
- Paper review by Pramod
Apr 21
- Paper review by Min
- Checkpoint 2 by Pramod
- Checkpoint 2 by Hyun, Tze-Yuan 		Apr 23
- Checkpoint 2 by Joyce, Joseph
- Checkpoint 2 by Charlotte
- Checkpoint 2 by Alex
- Checkpoint 2 by Kevin, Xiaoxu
Apr 28
Dr. Taylor out of town 		Apr 30
- Checkpoint 2 by Youn Su
- Checkpoint 2 by Min
- Checkpoint 2 by Ali, Gorkem
- Checkpoint 2 by Seth, Ehsan
Week of May 4
- Reading period (May 4-6)
- Final exam period starts Thu May 7
Final Exam (Poster Session)
Tuesday, May 12, 9am-12pm in CSEB Robotorium

TA Information

  • Paul Thienphrapa, pault (at) cs....
    Office Hours: Tuesday 3-4, Wednesday 2-3
    Location:CSEB B08

Grading

  • Attendance
  • For plan presentations: background (10), specific aims (15), approach (25), management/plan (30), presentation (20)
  • For plan written summaries: background and aims (25), technical approach (25), deliverables (15), management plan (35)
  • For paper presentations: paper selection (10), summary (40), analysis (30), presentation (20)
  • For paper written summaries: paper selection (5), summary of key result (10), significance of key result (10), background (5), description of what authors actually did (35), assessment/analysis (30), conclusions (5)
  • For plan checkpoint presentations: summary of project goals and plan update (20), technical progress and methods (30), management (30), presentation (20)
  • Poster presentation: summary of project goals and significance (30), results (40), management and lessons learned (15), presentation (15)
  • For notebook and final report: technical summary (60), management (20), appendices and general quality (20)
  • Final grades: plan presentations/writeups (15%), seminar presentations/writeups (25%), checkpoints (10%), poster (10%), project implementation and final report (40%)
  • Additional guidelines and recommendations

Note: Some extra credit points may be given to students who make early presentations, since they don't have the advantage of listening to feedback.

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