R. Of, S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, Real-time elastic deformations of soft tissue for surgery simulation, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol.5, issue.1, pp.62-73, 1999.

. Ayache, Virtual reality applied to hepatic surgery simulation: The next revolution, Annals of Surgery, vol.228, issue.5, pp.627-634, 1998.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615079

N. Ayache, S. Cotin, H. Delingette, J. Clement, J. Marescaux et al., Simulation of endoscopic surgery, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, vol.11, issue.1, pp.71-77, 1998.
DOI : 10.3109/13645709809153093
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615086

H. Delingette, S. Cotin, and N. Ayache, A hybrid elastic model allowing real-time cutting, deformations and force-feedback for surgery training and simulation, Proceedings Computer Animation 1999, 1999.
DOI : 10.1109/CA.1999.781200
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615820

N. Ayache, S. Cotin, and H. Delingette, Surgery simulation with visual and haptic feedback, Robotics Research, the Eighth International Symposium, pp.311-316, 1998.
DOI : 10.1007/978-1-4471-1580-9_29
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615093

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, J. Clément, M. Bro-nielsen, N. Ayache et al., Geometrical and Physical Representations for a Simulator of Hepatic Surgery, Proc. Medicine Meets Virtual Reality IV (MMVR' 96), pp.139-150, 1996.

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, Real time volumetric deformable models for surgery simulation, Visualization in Biomedical Computing, Proceedings, 1996.
DOI : 10.1007/BFb0046995
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615771

M. Bro-nielsen and S. Cotin, Real-time Volumetric Deformable Models for Surgery Simulation using Finite Elements and Condensation, Eurographics'96, pp.57-66, 1996.
DOI : 10.1111/1467-8659.1530057

S. Cotin, N. Stylopoulos, M. Ottensmeyer, P. Neumann, D. Rattner et al., Metrics for Laparoscopic Skills Trainers: The Weakest Link!, Proceedings of MICCAI 2002, pp.35-43, 2002.
DOI : 10.1007/3-540-45786-0_5
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386231

S. Rattner and . Dawson, Computer-enhanced laparoscopic training system (CELTS): bridging the gap, Surg Endosc, vol.18, issue.5, pp.782-791, 2004.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386227

D. Jackson and . Rattner, CELTS: A clinically-based computer enhanced laparoscopic training system, Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, pp.336-342, 2003.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386229

A. Kerdok, S. Cotin, M. Ottensmeyer, A. Galea, R. Howe et al., Truth cube: Establishing physical standards for soft tissue simulation, Medical Image Analysis, vol.7, issue.3, pp.283-291, 2003.
DOI : 10.1016/S1361-8415(03)00008-2
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386230

D. Valtorta, M. Hollenstein, A. Nava, V. Luboz, M. Lu et al., Mechanical characterization of soft tissue: comparison of di"erent experimental techniques on synthetic materials, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, p.94, 2005.

V. Luboz, X. Wu, K. Krissian, C. Westin, R. Kikinis et al., A Segmentation and Reconstruction Technique for 3D Vascular Structures, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, pp.43-50, 2005.
DOI : 10.1007/11566465_6
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386224

M. Marchal, E. Promayon, and J. Troccaz, Simulating Prostate Surgical Procedures with a Discrete Soft Tissue Model Summary of contributions Research articles About SOFA, Third Eurographics Workshop in Virtual Reality, Interactions, and Physical Simulations H. Delingette, and L, pp.109-118, 2006.

. Grisoni, SOFA ? an Open Source Framework for Medical Simulation, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), 2007.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00319416

. Grisoni, SOFA -a Modular Yet E#cient Simulation Framework, Proc. Surgetica, 2007.

S. J. Made-possible-using, M. Dequidt, C. Marchal, S. Duriez, and . Cotin, Interactive Simulation of Embolization Coils: Modeling and Experimental Validation, Submitted to the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), 2008.

G. Saupin, C. Duriez, and S. Cotin, Contact Model for Haptic Medical Simulations, Proc. International Symposium on Computational Models for Biomedical Simulation -ISBMS, 2008.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-70521-5_17
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00841570

M. Marchal, J. Allard, C. Duriez, and S. Cotin, Towards a Framework for Assessing Deformable Models in Medical Simulation, Proc. International Symposium on Computational Models for Biomedical Simulation -ISBMS, 2008.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-70521-5_19
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00841569

O. Comas, Z. Taylor, J. Allard, S. Ourselin, S. Cotin et al., E#cient nonlinear FEM for soft tissue modeling and its GPU implementation within the open source framework SOFA, Proc. International Symposium on Computational Models for Biomedical Simulation -ISBMS, 2008.

G. Saupin, C. Duriez, L. Grisoni, and S. Cotin, E#cient Contact Modeling using Compliance Warping, Proc. Computer Graphics International, 2008.

!. Meeting and C. , International Symposium of Surgery Simulation and Soft Tissue Modeling SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS I am a regular reviewer for the following international conferences or journals, International Symposium on Medical Simulation, MICCAI, VRIPHYS, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, and Media (Medical Image Analysis)

H. Delingette, S. Cotin, N. Ayache, and . Hybrid, Elastic Model Allowing Real-Time Cutting, Deformations and Force-Feedback for Surgery Training and Simulation, Computer Animation, pp.70-81, 1999.

V. Luboz, X. Wu, K. Krissian, C. F. Westin, R. Kikinis et al., A Segmentation and Reconstruction Technique for 3D Vascular Structures, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, MICCAI, pp.43-50, 2005.
DOI : 10.1007/11566465_6
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386224

S. Cotin, C. Duriez, J. Lenoir, P. Neumann, and S. Dawson, New Approaches to Catheter Navigation for Interventional Radiology Simulation, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, MICCAI 2005, pp.534-542, 2005.
DOI : 10.1007/11566489_66
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386225

J. Dequidt, J. Lenoir, and S. Cotin, Interactive Contacts Resolution Using Smooth Surface Representation, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, pp.850-857, 2007.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-75759-7_103

X. Wu, J. Allard, and S. Cotin, Real-Time Modeling of Vascular Flow for Angiography Simulation, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, pp.850-857, 2007.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-75757-3_68

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, Real-time elastic deformations of soft tissues for surgery simulation, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol.5, issue.1, pp.62-73, 1999.
DOI : 10.1109/2945.764872
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615032

S. Dawson, S. Cotin, D. Meglan, . D. Sha-"-er, and M. Ferrell, Designing a computer-based simulator for interventional cardiology training, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, vol.86, issue.4, pp.522-527, 2000.
DOI : 10.1002/1522-726X(200012)51:4<522::AID-CCD30>3.0.CO;2-7
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386235

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, A Hybrid Elastic Model allowing Real-Time Cutting, Deformations and Force-Feedback for Surgery Training and Simulation. The Visual Computer, pp.437-452, 2000.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615820

C. Duriez, . Cotin, and J. Lenoir, New Approaches to Catheter Navigation for Interventional Radiology Simulation, Computer Aided Surgery, issue.11, pp.300-308, 2006.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386225

P. And, P. Applications-cotin, S. Delingette, and H. , Ayache N inventors Electronic Device for processing image-data for simulating the behavior of a deformable object, 1998.

S. Dawson, S. Cotin, M. Ottensmeyer, and P. Neumann, Medical Training System United States Patent Application, 10/488,415 -United States, Canadian, and European patent application PCT/ US02, 2004.

S. Cotin, N. Stylopoulos, S. Dawson, and M. Ottensmeyer, Surgical Training System for Laparoscopic Procedures " , United States Patent Application, 2004.

S. Cotin, R. Bardsley, S. Dawson, X. Wu, P. Neumann et al., Design of a new haptic/tracking interface for interventional radiology training Methods and Apparatus for Simulation of Endovascular and Endoluminal Procedures " , United States Patent Application, Massachusetts General Hospital Invention Disclosure Cotin S application number PCT/US2005/028594, p.188, 2005.

G. Magnat, Manivannan Muniyandi, Ph.D. -5 months -fast volume rendering using the twodimensional multi-texturing -100% supervision Xunlei Wu, Ph.D. -12 months -soft tissue modeling ; simulation of advection and di"usion e"ects in fluids ; surface reconstruction of vascular structures -80% supervision Vincent Luboz, Ph.D. -26 months -soft tissue properties measurement ; development of phantom models ; segmentation and reconstrution techniques for vascular structures -60% supervision Christian Duriez, Ph.D. -11 months -contact modeling for highly constrained flexible models ; real-time deformation of wire-like structures -80% supervision Julien Lenoir, Ph.D. -20 months -real-time model of coils based on dynamic 1D splines ; advanced visualization techniques for interventional radiology simulation -80% supervision -12 months ? development of the SOFA framework and integration of GPU-based parallel computation techniques; advanced rendering and physiological modeling for interventional radiology simulation Research Fellows $200,000 TATRC AwardSimulation Open Framework ArchitectureHybrid Simulation System for Stroke Therapy Team TrainingEnabling Technologies for Medical SimulationEnabling Technologies for Medical SimulationEnabling Technologies for Medical Simulation, Principal Investigator Principal Investigator, 2005 $75,000 CIMIT Career AwardPrincipal Investigator $100,000 CIMIT Award, pp.0-000000, 2000.

D. Award, Enabling Technologies for Medical SimulationAdvanced Soft Tissue Modeling Synthesis of Activities Patents and Patent Applications Cotin S, Delingette H, Ayache NElectronic Device for processing image-data for simulating the behavior of a deformable object, 1998.

S. Dawson, S. Cotin, M. Ottensmeyer, and P. Neumann, Medical Training System", United States Patent Application, 10/488,415 -United States and European patent application PCT, 2004.

S. Cotin, N. Stylopoulos, S. Dawson, and M. Ottensmeyer, Surgical Training System for Laparoscopic Procedures, United States Patent Application, p.797874, 2004.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386228

S. Cotin, R. Bardsley, S. Dawson, X. Wu, P. Neumann et al., Design of a new haptic/tracking interface for interventional radiology trainingMethods and Apparatus for Simulation of Endovascular and Endoluminal Procedures, United States Patent Application application number PCT/US2005, p.188, 2005.

V. Luboz, X. Wu, K. Krissian, and S. Cotin, ADAM: a segmentation and reconstruction method for endovascular and endoluminal anatomical structures Army's Greatest Inventions Award US Department of Defense Simulators developed by the Sim Group at CIMIT chosen to be part of a permanent collection at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, DC. 2003: Satava Award for our work in medical education and technology, MMVR Conference Kennedy Award" for Health Care Innovation Partners Health Care, Provisional patent application Prizes and Awards 2005: Best Paper Award VRIPHYS'05 conference, 1997.

J. Dequidt, J. Lenoir, and S. Cotin, Interactive Contacts Resolution Using Smooth Surface Representation, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, pp.850-857, 2007.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-75759-7_103

J. Allard, S. Cotin, F. Faure, P. Bensoussan, F. Poyer et al., SOFA ? an Open Source Framework for Medical Simulation, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR), 2007.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00319416

V. Luboz, X. Wu, K. Krissian, C. F. Westin, R. Kikinis et al., A Segmentation and Reconstruction Technique for 3D Vascular Structures, Proceedings of MICCAI 2005, pp.43-50, 2005.
DOI : 10.1007/11566465_6
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386224

M. Bro-nielsen and S. Cotin, Real-time Volumetric Deformable Models for Surgery Simulation using Finite Elements and Condensation, Computer Graphics Forum, vol.15, issue.3, pp.57-66, 1996.
DOI : 10.1111/1467-8659.1530057

C. Duriez, . Cotin, and J. Lenoir, New Approaches to Catheter Navigation for Interventional Radiology Simulation, Journal Computer Aided Surgery, issue.111, pp.300-308, 2006.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386225

S. Dawson, S. Cotin, D. Meglan, D. Shaer, and M. Ferrell, Designing a computer-based simulator for interventional cardiology training, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, vol.86, issue.4, pp.522-527, 2000.
DOI : 10.1002/1522-726X(200012)51:4<522::AID-CCD30>3.0.CO;2-7
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386235

J. Marescaux, J. Clement, V. Tassetti, C. Koehl, S. Cotin et al., Virtual Reality Applied to Hepatic Surgery Simulation: The Next Revolution, Annals of Surgery, vol.228, issue.5, pp.627-634, 1998.
DOI : 10.1097/00000658-199811000-00001
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615079

G. Quatrehomme, S. Cotin, G. Subsol, H. Delingette, Y. Garidel et al., A Fully Three-Dimensional Method for Facial Reconstruction Based on Deformable Models, Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol.42, issue.4, p.649652, 1997.
DOI : 10.1520/JFS14175J
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615074

J. Dequidt, J. Lenoir, and S. Cotin, Interactive Contacts Resolution Using Smooth Surface Deformation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), pp.850-857, 2007.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-75759-7_103

W. , X. , J. Cotin, and S. , Real-time Modeling of Vascular Flow for Angiography Simulation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), pp.850-857, 2007.

F. Faure, J. Allard, S. Cotin, P. Neumann, P. Bensoussan et al., SOFA: a modular yet e#cient simulation framework, Surgetica, 2007.

J. Lenoir, S. Cotin, C. Duriez, and P. Neumann, Physics-based Models for Catheter, Guidewire and Stent Simulation, Proceedings of 14th Annual Meeting, pp.305-310, 2006.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386221

V. Luboz, X. Wu, K. Krissian, C. F. Westin, R. Kikinis et al., A Segmentation and Reconstruction Technique for 3D Vascular Structures, Proceedings of the MICCAI Conference, MICCAI 2005, pp.43-50, 2005.
DOI : 10.1007/11566465_6
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386224

X. Wu, K. Krissian, V. Luboz, S. Cotin, and S. Dawson, Smooth Vasculature Reconstruction from Patient Scan, Proceedings of the Virtual Environment Interactions and Physical Simulation workshop, VRIPHYS 2005, 2005.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386222

J. Lenoir, S. Cotin, C. Duriez, and P. Neumann, Interactive physically-based simulation of catheter and guidewire, proceedings of VRIPHYS'05 (Second Workshop in Virtual Reality Interactions and Physical Simulations), 2005.
DOI : 10.1016/j.cag.2006.02.013
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386217

D. Valtorta, M. Hollenstein, A. Nava, V. Luboz, M. Lu et al., Mechanical characterization of soft tissue: comparison of di

X. Wu, V. Pegoraro, V. Luboz, P. Neumann, R. Bardsley et al., New Approaches to Computer-based Interventional Neuroradiology Training, Proceedings of 13th Annual Meeting, 2005.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386223

N. Stylopoulos, S. Cotin, S. Dawson, M. Ottensmeyer, P. Neumann et al., CELTS: A clinically-based computer enhanced laparoscopic training system, Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting, pp.336-342, 2003.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386229

M. Manivannan, S. Cotin, M. Srinivasan, and S. Dawson, Real-Time PC based X-ray Simulation for Interventional Radiology Training, Proceedings of 11th Annual Meeting, pp.233-239, 2003.

A. Kerdok, S. Cotin, M. Ottensmeyer, A. Galea, R. Howe et al., Truth Cube : Establishing Physical Standards for Soft Tissue Simulation. International Workshop on Deformable Modeling and Soft Tissue Simulation, 2001.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386230

S. Cotin, D. Sha-"-er, D. Meglan, M. Ottensmeyer, P. Berry et al., CAML : a general framework for the development of medical simulation systems, Proceedings of the SPIE conference on Digitization of the Battlespace and Battleeld Biomedical Technologies, pp.294-300, 2000.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01386234

S. Cotin, S. Dawson, D. Meglan, D. Shaer, M. Ferrell et al., ICTS, an Interventional Cardiology Training System, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, pp.59-65, 2000.

H. Delingette, S. Cotin, N. Ayache, and . Hybrid, A hybrid elastic model allowing real-time cutting, deformations and force-feedback for surgery training and simulation, Proceedings Computer Animation 1999, 1999.
DOI : 10.1109/CA.1999.781200
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615820

N. Ayache, S. Cotin, and H. Delingette, Surgery simulation with visual and haptic feedback
DOI : 10.1007/978-1-4471-1580-9_29
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615093

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, J. Clément, V. Tassetti, J. Marescaux et al., Simulation de chirurgie hépatique avec système de retour de forces, Interface to Real and Virtual Worlds, pp.139-148, 1996.

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, New perspectives for realistic simulations of hepatic surgery, Actes du Congres Mondial de Télémédecine, 1995.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00615742

H. Delingette, G. Subsol, S. Cotin, and J. Pignon, Simulation de chirurgie craniofaciale et realite virtuelle Other publications [39] Cotin S. Découpe de Surfaces à l'aide d'un Système de Réalité Virtuelle, Interface des Mondes Reels et Virtuels (IMRV'94), pp.399-408, 1993.

H. Delingette, G. Subsol, S. Cotin, and J. I. Pignon, A Craniofacial Surgery Testbed, 1994.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/inria-00074472

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, E#cient Linear Elastic Models of Soft Tissues for real-time surgery simulation, 1998.

S. Cotin, H. Delingette, and N. Ayache, Real-time elastic deformations of soft tissues for surgery simulation, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol.5, issue.1, 1998.
DOI : 10.1109/2945.764872
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N. Audio, E. Ayache, S. Bardinet, H. Benayoun, G. Delingette et al., Analysis of medical images: Registration, Atlas, Motion, 1996.

H. Delingette, J. Pignon, S. Cotin, G. Subsol, S. Abrahamson et al., Cranio-facial Surgery Modeling " . Video, INRIA Note : Produced by INRIA media group Effectiveness of a simulator in training anesthesiology resident, Synthesis of Activities BIBLIOGRAPHYAbrahamson JournalofMedicalEducation, vol.44, p.515519, 1969.

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