Nicola Rieke

Dr. Nicola Rieke is an affiliated researcher at the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Currently, she works at NVIDIA's Healthcare Team EMEA. Her research focuses on surgical tool tracking, real-time medical imaging, and computer-aided interventions with applications in ophthalmology and retinal microsurgery.

Awarded the MICCAI 2015 Young Scientist Award for her work on surgical tool tracking, she has contributed to advancements in intraoperative OCT positioning and instrument localization. Her publications span conferences like MICCAI, IPCAI, and journals such as Medical Image Analysis. Professional service includes organizing roles in MICCAI workshops on domain adaptation, collaborative learning, and global healthcare AI.

Her research integrates computer vision techniques with medical robotics to improve surgical precision and workflow. Key projects include real-time tracking algorithms for articulated instruments and robust pose estimation under partial occlusions.