Katarzyna Olszyńska, M.Sc.

Position: Researcher

Phone: ++49 391 67-58050

E-Mail: katarzyna.olszynska@ovgu.de

Office: G82-180

Short Bio

I am a researcher and developer working at the intersection of extended reality (XR), robotics, and AI for medical applications. My work centers on spatial computing and agentic AI systems for physical robots - XR interfaces for robotic arms (Franka Emika Panda, ROS2/MoveIt2, Meta Quest 3), multimodal human-robot interaction, and visualizations that keep clinicians in meaningful control of (semi-)autonomous systems in complex procedural environments. With an MSc in Cognitive Science (AI and neuroscience), I combine hands-on technical development - from real-time robot control to LLM/VLM-driven agentic pipelines - with human-centered research methods grounded in how people perceive, decide, and act.

 

Selected Awards & Hackathon Projects:

  • 2nd Place, AI × XR for Healthcare track, XR Creator Con Hackathon Finals, 2026, Berlin — SurgAgentXR: a spatially-grounded surgical agent framework built on the Project MONAI VLM Surgical Agent Framework, extended into the operator's egocentric spatial frame with MedGemma for conversational reasoning, Qwen for visual queries, and a deterministic geometry layer ensuring every spoken measurement is computed, not hallucinated
  • Hackathon Winner - XR Medical Augmented Reality Summer School (MARSS), Apr 2026. Embodied AI-Driven Ultrasound Robotic System: an LLM/VLM core that understands ultrasound workflows, recognizes scanning stages in real time, and interprets live probe imagery to guide robotic manipulation
  • 1st Place, "Meta AI & Camera Access" track - XRCC Online Hackathon (Immersive Insiders), Dec 2025. Safe Walk: an AI-powered smart-glasses companion supporting people during vulnerable moments when walking alone
  • Runner-Up, Horizon Worlds category - XRAI Hackathon (SensAI Hackademy), Aug 2025. CellCrush: a serious-game prototype turning chemotherapy into an interactive, empowering experience for children

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    Find me also here: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | LinkedIn

    Research Interests

    • Robotics development and integration for medical and human-robot collaborative environments
    • Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) and intuitive multimodal interaction concepts
    • Human oversight, trust calibration, and automation bias in (semi-)autonomous systems
    • XR for medical visualization, image-guided interventions, and clinical spatial computing
    • AI for interactive systems (LLMs, VLMs, agentic AI and multi-agent) - grounded in cognitive science and human-centered design

    Publications

    2025

    Effects of a Co-Regulation Model for MR Teacher Training: HRV and Self-Compassion as Indicators of Emotion Regulation

    Chehayeb, L; Olszynska, K; Bhuvaneshwara, C; Tsovaltzi, D

    Effects of a Co-Regulation Model for MR Teacher Training: HRV and Self-Compassion as Indicators of Emotion Regulation Proceedings Article

    In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025, pp. 2081–2084, International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2025, ISSN: 1819-0138.

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    Entwicklung eines Augmented-Reality-Prototyps zur Optimierung der Instandhaltung von Wechselbrücken

    Dreesbach, T; Olszynska, K; Farke, T; Kochon, E; Heinbach, C

    Entwicklung eines Augmented-Reality-Prototyps zur Optimierung der Instandhaltung von Wechselbrücken Journal Article

    In: HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 1477–1490, 2025, ISSN: 2198-2775.

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