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Harald Hoppe is a pioneer in the field of computer-assisted surgery and augmented reality (AR) in medicine. His research centers on intraoperative visualization, surgical robotics, and projector-based AR systems, which aim to bridge the gap between preoperative planning and real-time surgical execution. Hoppe’s major contributions include developing a novel, accurate, and easy-to-implement camera and video projector model (2002, 14 citations) and creating a clinical prototype for projector-based AR that enables surgeons to visualize planning data directly onto the patient during an intervention (2001, 15 citations). His work on the MITK-OpenIGTLink framework (2016, 15 citations) advanced the integration of open-source toolkits for real-time computer-assisted interventions. With a cumulative impact of over 60 citations across his most-cited papers, Hoppe’s innovations have laid foundational groundwork for modern surgical navigation and robotics. Notably, his early work at the Institute for Process Control and Robotics (IPR) at Universität Karlsruhe contributed to the Collaborative Research Center 414, shaping the trajectory of surgical robotics research. His forward-looking perspective is also evident in his editorial “Neuroprosthetics 2.0” (2019), where he envisions the future of human-robotic interfaces.