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Matthieu Chabanas

Research Scientist

Computer Science

Education:

PhD Biomedical Engineering
University of Grenoble, France – 2002

MSc Computer Science & Applied Mathematics
University of Grenoble, France – 1998

Research area:

Image Guided Surgery, Computer Vision, Image registration, Biomechanical Modeling, Surgical simulation

Lab:

Machine Automation, Perception, and Learning (MAPLE) lab

VISE affiliate:

Jie Ying Wu
Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Short Bio:

Matthieu Chabanas is currently on long-term leave from his position as Associate Professor of Computer Science at Université Grenoble Alpes (Ensimag/TIMC) in France. He has worked on soft tissue simulation and image registration in Neurosurgery, Orthopedic trauma surgery, and Thoracic surgery.

After a visiting position in 2017-18, he returned to Vanderbilt in March 2025. He is working in the MAPLE lab on 3D endoscopic scene reconstruction and augmented reality, with applications in Urology, Head & Neck surgery, Pediatry, and Sports Medicine.