Curriculum Vitae – Dr. Werner Korb - ISTT

Curriculum Vitae – Dr. Werner Korb
Eilenburger Straße 13
04317 Leipzig
Germany
Tel.: 0341 3976 3101
korb@istt.htwk-leipzig.de
Education
10.2000 – 6.2005 Ph.D. Medical Physics/Medical Informatics,
University of Heidelberg
06.2001 – 06.2004 Member of the international Postgraduate-School „Complex
Processes: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization“,
Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Heidelberg
10.1995 – 06.2000 M.S. Applied Mathematics/Computer Science
Vienna University of Technology /Austria
Employment
Since 03/2010 Scientific Director
Innovative Surgical Training Technologies (ISTT),
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
(FEIT), University of Applied Sciences (HTWK), Leipzig
03/2005 – 02/2010 Research Group Leader
Dpt. Assessment of Surgical Automation Systems (ASSESS),
Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS),
Medical Faculty, Universität Leipzig
06.2002 – 02.2005 Scientist
Dept. of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery,
University Hospital Heidelberg
07.2000 – 05.2002 Scientist
Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology
German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg,

Scientific Memberships and Boards
Since 2002 CURAC
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboterassistierte
Chirurgie, e.V., German Association for Computer- and Robot-
Assisted Surgery
Since 2002 DGBMT im VDE e.V.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik,
German Association for Biomedical Engineering,
section of the VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic &
Information Technologies)
Since 2005 Member of the „AutoMED“ (Automation Technology in
Medicine), section within the DGBMT of VDE
Since 2009 Member and deputy coordinator of the „Ergonomics“-section
within the DGBMT of VDE
Since 2009 Member of standardisation committee VDE/DKE UK 811.4
"Ergonomie, Gebrauchstauglichkeit, Gebrauchsanweisung"
Ergonomics, Usability and Manuals
03.2009 Guest Editor i-com, Zeitschrift für interaktive und kooperative
Medien. Vol 8 (No. 1), 2009
Since 2005 Reviewer of several scientific journals
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery,
Automationstechnik, IEEE Medical Imaging
2009 Reviewer of German Research Association
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Since 2005 Programme committee member at several scientific meetings:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboterassistierte
Chirurgie (CURAC), International Symposium and Exhibition on
Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), MICCAI 2007,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Physik (DGMP 2008)
Since 2010
German Coalition for Patient Safety (Aktionsbündnis
Patientensicherheit e.V.),
Working group „Medical device based risks“