Mouloud Ourak

51 papers A* 5A 3Journal 29Unranked 14
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
A Position Statement on Endovascular Models and Effectiveness Metrics for Mechanical Thrombectomy Navigation, on behalf of the Stakeholder Taskforce for AI-assisted Robotic Thrombectomy (START).
CoRR
Harry Robertshaw, Anna Barnes, Phil Blakelock, Raphael Blanc, Robert Crossley, Rebecca Fahrig, Ameer E. Hassan, Benjamin Jackson, Lennart Karstensen, Neelam Kaur, Markus Kowarschik, Jeremy Lynch, Franziska Mathis-Ullrich, Dwight Meglan, Vitor Mendes Pereira, Mouloud Ourak, Matteo Pantano, S. M. Hadi Sadati, Alice Taylor-Gee, Tom Vercauteren, Phil White, Alejandro Granados, Thomas C. Booth
2026 J jnl
Real-Time 3D Needle Guidance Using Dynamic Spiral OCT Scanning and Shape-Driven Pose Extraction in Retinal Interventions.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Pengwei Xu, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Ivo De Clerck, Daniel Corona Oliveira Costa, Joy Haegemans, Peter Stalmans, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2025 J jnl
Comparative Analysis of Interactive Modalities for Intuitive Endovascular Interventions.
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph.
Di Wu, Zhen Li, Mohammad Hasan Dad Ansari, Xuan Thao Ha, Mouloud Ourak, Jenny Dankelman, Arianna Menciassi, Elena De Momi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2025 A conf
FBG-based Actuation and Data Driven Contact Detection for Smart Steerable Instruments.
IROS
Syed Zain Mehdi, Witse Janssens, Marijn Gielen, Emma Vanderschueren, Mouloud Ourak, Chris Verslype, Wim Laleman, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2025 J jnl
Force-Displacement Profiling for Robot-Assisted Deployment of a Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Using FBG-EM Distal Sensing.
CoRR
Giovanni Battista Regazzo, Wim-Alexander Beckers, Xuan Thao Ha, Mouloud Ourak, Johan Vlekken, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2024 J jnl
A review on machine learning in flexible surgical and interventional robots: Where we are and where we are going.
Biomed. Signal Process. Control.
Di Wu, Renchi Zhang, Ameya Pore, Diego Dall'Alba, Xuan Thao Ha, Zhen Li, Yao Zhang, Fernando Herrera, Mouloud Ourak, Wojtek Kowalczyk, Elena De Momi, Alícia Casals, Jenny Dankelman, Jens Kober, Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Fiorini, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2024 J jnl
Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound Approach for Fetoscope Tracking by Fusing Optical and 2D Ultrasound Data.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Yuyu Cai, Ruixuan Li, Ayoob Davoodi, Mouloud Ourak, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2024 J jnl
OCT-based intra-cochlear imaging and 3D reconstruction: ex vivo validation of a robotic platform.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Maarten Schoovaerts, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Tristan Putzeys, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Nicolas Verhaert
2024 J jnl
Path tracking control of a steerable catheter in transcatheter cardiology interventions.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Xiu Zhang, Aditya Sridhar, Xuan Thao Ha, Syed Zain Mehdi, Andrea Fortuna, Mattia Magro, Angela Peloso, Anna Bicchi, Mouloud Ourak, Andrea Aliverti, Emiliano Votta, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Elena De Momi
2023 J jnl
Comparison of 2D and autostereoscopic 3D visualization during mixed reality simulation.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Viktor Vörös, Jef De Smet, Mouloud Ourak, Vladimir Poliakov, Jan Deprest, Tom Kimpe, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 J jnl
Development and validation of a flexible fetoscope for fetoscopic laser coagulation.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Mirza Awais Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Dirk Wenmakers, Ignacio Valenzuela, David Basurto, Sébastien Ourselin, Tom Vercauteren, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 — conf
Development of Robot-assisted Ultrasound System for Fetoscopic Tracking in Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Surgery.
ISMR
Yuyu Cai, Ayoob Davoodi, Ruixuan Li, Mouloud Ourak, Kenan Niu, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 — conf
Physiological Motion Compensation in Patch Clamping using Electrical Bio-impedance Sensing.
ISMR
Kaat Van Assche, Yao Zhang, Mouloud Ourak, Eric Verschooten, Philip X. Joris, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 J jnl
Sensor Fusion for Shape Reconstruction Using Electromagnetic Tracking Sensors and Multi-Core Optical Fiber.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Xuan Thao Ha, Di Wu, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Arianna Menciassi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 J jnl
Shape Sensing of Flexible Robots Based on Deep Learning.
IEEE Trans. Robotics
Xuan Thao Ha, Di Wu, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Jenny Dankelman, Arianna Menciassi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 J jnl
Three-dimensional catheter tip force sensing using multi-core fiber Bragg gratings.
Frontiers Robotics AI
Omar Al-Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Johan Vlekken, Eric Lindner, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2023 — conf
Towards in-utero Navigational Assistance: A Multi Task Neural Network for Segmentation and Pose Estimation in Fetoscopy.
ISMR
Mirza Awais Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Tom Vercauteren, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 — conf
Comparative Study on Electromagnetic Tracking and Fiber Bragg Grating-based Catheter Shape Sensing.
IEEE SENSORS
Xuan Thao Ha, Izadyar Tamadon, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Arianna Menciassi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 J jnl
Concentric Dual-Chamber Pneumatic Artificial Muscles: Miniature Actuators Designed for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments.
J. Medical Robotics Res.
Robert Lathrop, Mouloud Ourak, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 J jnl
Contact Localization of Continuum and Flexible Robot Using Data-Driven Approach.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Xuan Thao Ha, Di Wu, Chun-Feng Lai, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Arianna Menciassi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 J jnl
Deep-Learning-Based Compliant Motion Control of a Pneumatically-Driven Robotic Catheter.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Di Wu, Xuan Thao Ha, Yao Zhang, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Kenan Niu, Fabian Trauzettel, Jenny Dankelman, Arianna Menciassi, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 — conf
Deep-learning-based Position Control of a Robotic Catheter under Environmental Contact.
ISMR
Di Wu, Yao Zhang, Mouloud Ourak, Xuan Thao Ha, Kenan Niu, Jenny Dankelman, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2022 J jnl
Local One-Dimensional Motion Estimation Using FBG-Based Shape Sensing for Cardiac Applications.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Omar Al-Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Johan Vlekken, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2021 — conf
Design and Characterization of a Miniature Dual-chamber Pneumatic Actuator for Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices.
ISMR
Robert Lathrop, Mouloud Ourak, Francesca Russo, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2021 — conf
Design and Preliminary Characterisation of a New Soft Steerable Sheath for Cardiovascular Interventions.
ICAR
Aditya Sridhar, Mouloud Ourak, Irati Valdivielso, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2021 J jnl
FBG-Based Estimation of External Forces Along Flexible Instrument Bodies.
Frontiers Robotics AI
Omar Al-Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Johan Vlekken, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2021 J jnl
Fusion of Biplane Fluoroscopy With Fiber Bragg Grating for 3D Catheter Shape Reconstruction.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Mouloud Ourak, Stijn De Buck, Xuan Thao Ha, Omar Al-Ahmad, Kobe Bamps, Joris Ector, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2021 J jnl
Hysteresis Modeling of Robotic Catheters Based on Long Short-Term Memory Network for Improved Environment Reconstruction.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Di Wu, Yao Zhang, Mouloud Ourak, Kenan Niu, Jenny Dankelman, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2020 — conf
Active Handheld Flexible Fetoscope-Design and Control Based on a Modified Generalized Prandtl-Ishlinski Model.
AIM
Julie Legrand, Dries Dirckx, Maarten Durt, Mouloud Ourak, Jan Deprest, Sébastien Ourselin, Jun Qian, Tom Vercauteren, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2020 J jnl
Deep learning-based monocular placental pose estimation: towards collaborative robotics in fetoscopy.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Mirza Awais Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Caspar Gruijthuijsen, Jan Deprest, Tom Vercauteren, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2020 J jnl
Improved FBG-Based Shape Sensing Methods for Vascular Catheterization Treatment.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Omar Al-Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Jan Van Roosbroeck, Johan Vlekken, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 J jnl
Combined OCT distance and FBG force sensing cannulation needle for retinal vein cannulation: in vivo animal validation.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg.
Mouloud Ourak, Jonas Smits, Laure Esteveny, Gianni Borghesan, A. Gijbels, Laurent Schoevaerdts, Yanick Douven, Jesse Scholtes, Eva Lankenau, Tim Eixmann, Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt, Gereon Hüttmann, Miklós Kozlovszky, Gernot Kronreif, Koen Willekens, Peter Stalmans, Koorosh Faridpooya, Matteo Cereda, A. Giani, G. Staurenghi, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 — conf
Design and Shared Control of a Flexible Endoscope with Autonomous Distal Tip Alignment.
ICAR
Mirza Awais Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Caspar Gruijthuijsen, Julie Legrand, Tom Vercauteren, Jan Deprest, Sébastien Ourselin, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 J jnl
Electrical Bio-Impedance Proximity Sensing for Vitreo-Retinal Micro-Surgery.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Laurent Schoevaerdts, Gianni Borghesan, Mouloud Ourak, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 — conf
Estimating and Localizing External Forces Applied on Flexible Instruments by Shape Sensing.
ICAR
Qiao Qiao, Dries Willems, Gianni Borghesan, Mouloud Ourak, Joris De Schutter, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 — conf
Evaluating the Potential Benefit of Autostereoscopy in Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy through VR Simulation.
ICAR
Jef De Smet, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Vladimir Poliakov, Kenan Niu, Frédérique Chesterman, Johan Fornier, Mirza Awais Ahmad, Mouloud Ourak, Viktor Vörös, Jan Deprest
2019 J jnl
Handheld Active Add-On Control Unit for a Cable-Driven Flexible Endoscope.
Frontiers Robotics AI
Julie Legrand, Allan Javaux, Mouloud Ourak, Dirk Wenmakers, Tom Vercauteren, Jan Deprest, Sébastien Ourselin, Kathleen Denis, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 A conf
Macro-Micro Multi-Arm Robot for Single-Port Access Surgery.
IROS
T. Vandebroek, Mouloud Ourak, Caspar Gruijthuijsen, Allan Javaux, Julie Legrand, Tom Vercauteren, Sébastien Ourselin, Jan Deprest, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2019 — conf
Towards Real-time Estimation of a Spherical Eye Model based on a Single Fiber OCT.
ICAR
Philip Cornelissen, Mouloud Ourak, Gianni Borghesan, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2018 J jnl
Automatic Tool Landmark Detection for Stereo Vision in Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Thomas Probst, Kevis-Kokitsi Maninis, Ajad Chhatkuli, Mouloud Ourak, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Luc Van Gool
2018 A* conf
Development and Experimental Validation of a Combined FBG Force and OCT Distance Sensing Needle for Robot-Assisted Retinal Vein Cannulation.
ICRA
Jonas Smits, Mouloud Ourak, Andy Gijbels, Laure Esteveny, Gianni Borghesan, Laurent Schoevaerdts, Koen Willekens, Peter Stalmans, Eva Lankenau, Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt, Gereon Hüttmann, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2018 J jnl
From a Disposable Ureteroscope to an Active Lightweight Fetoscope - Characterization and Usability Evaluation.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Julie Legrand, Mouloud Ourak, Allan Javaux, Caspar Gruijthuijsen, Mirza Awais Ahmad, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Tom Vercauteren, Jan Deprest, Sébastien Ourselin, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2018 A* conf
Geometric Calibration of an OCT Imaging System.
ICRA
Mouloud Ourak, Brahim Tamadazte, Guillaume J. Laurent, Nicolas Andreff
2018 A* conf
Innovative Bio-Impedance Sensor Towards Puncture Detection in Eye Surgery for Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment.
ICRA
Laurent Schoevaerdts, Laure Esteveny, Gianni Borghesan, Mouloud Ourak, Andy Gijbels, Jonas Smits, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2018 J jnl
Single Scan OCT-Based Retina Detection for Robot-Assisted Retinal Vein Cannulation.
J. Medical Robotics Res.
Gianni Borghesan, Mouloud Ourak, Eva Lankenau, Gereon Hüttmann, Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt, Koen Willekens, Peter Stalmans, Dominiek Reynaerts, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten
2017 J jnl
Automatic Tool Landmark Detection for Stereo Vision in Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery.
CoRR
Thomas Probst, Kevis-Kokitsi Maninis, Ajad Chhatkuli, Mouloud Ourak, Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Luc Van Gool
2016 A* conf
Automated in-plane OCT-probe positioning towards repetitive optical biopsies.
ICRA
Mouloud Ourak, Alessandra De Simone, Brahim Tamadazte, Guillaume J. Laurent, Arianna Menciassi, Nicolas Andreff
2016 A conf
Partitioned camera-OCT based 6 DOF visual servoing for automatic repetitive optical biopsies.
IROS
Mouloud Ourak, Brahim Tamadazte, Nicolas Andreff
2016 A* conf
Wavelets-based 6 DOF visual servoing.
ICRA
Mouloud Ourak, Brahim Tamadazte, Olivier Lehmann, Nicolas Andreff
2015 — conf
Multimodal Image Registration and Visual Servoing.
ICINCO (Selected Papers)
Mouloud Ourak, Brahim Tamadazte, Nicolas Andreff, Éric Marchand
2015 — conf
Visual Servoing-based Registration of Multimodal Images.
ICINCO (2)
Mouloud Ourak, Brahim Tamadazte, Nicolas Andreff, Éric Marchand