Vaishnavi Ameya Murukutla
I am a member of the ANIMA team at INRIA Rhone-Alpes and LJK at Université Grenoble Alpes. My thesis is under the supervision of Rémi Ronfard and Olivier Palombi. It is part of the Anatomy 2020 project which aims to develop an innovative educational tool for learning functional anatomy.
Research
I work on authoring systems for Anatomy content creation. Anatomy is the one the integral subjects of medical education and its complexity lies in understanding and remembering the complicated 3D positions and relations of different body parts. Besides the traditional methods of dissections and “chalkboard” drawings, several multimedia approaches such as animated videos, serious gaming and augmented reality sessions are being incorporated into the teaching curriculum. The main drawback of these approaches is they are cost, time and labour intensive. At present all of the teaching videos and other systems are created by a designer using the directions of an anatomy teacher.
We are developing an automated system by which educators can create and edit their own content for anatomy lessons. We incorporate principles of movie-making and game authoring in automated content generation.
About me
I have a background in Medicine and Embryology. During my training in these fields, I realized the importance of incorporating interactive mixed-media resources in teaching complex 3D biological models. My motivation for my Ph.D. is to make Anatomical knowledge more accessible and easy to remember.
I am also interested in science illustration, serious gaming and improving the narrative design in scientific material.
Publications
Mutimedia and Authoring systems
The Prose Storyboard Language: A Tool for Annotating and Directing Movies
Biophysics and Embryology
Physics of amniote formation: Physical Review E, August 2016
