Opp-01 TUM CCBE Drawing Thesis

stage: spotted
opportunity_kind: thesis
linked_work_package: WP-01
linked_people:
  - Stavros Nousias
  - Andre Borrmann
linked_labs:
  - TUM CCBE AI4CADCAM
owner: unassigned
next_step: "Define first drawing benchmark slice and draft a thesis-shaped outreach note"
next_step_due: 2026-05-22
blocker: "Need a tighter first benchmark scope and a short problem brief"

What This Opportunity Is

A local TUM lane to scope a thesis or HiWi project around engineering drawing understanding, using the AI4CADCAM and CCBE drawing-digitisation signals as the technical anchor.

Why This Is High-Value

• strongest local technical overlap on drawing understanding
• plausible fit for SOMIC-style drawings and packaging machinery context
• can produce both a benchmark and a visible product-relevant prototype

Current Ask

• first technical fit conversation
• feasibility around co-supervised thesis or HiWi project
• reaction to a narrow benchmark and pipeline proposal

Success Criteria

• agreement that the problem is academically non-trivial and practically scoped
• one named supervision or group path
• confirmation that a thesis-shaped collaboration is realistic

Linked Records

• WP-01 Drawing Tolerance Extraction
• Dr. Stavros Nousias
• TUM CCBE AI4CADCAM

Open Questions

• Is Stavros Nousias the best first contact, or should the first mail be framed through André Borrmann?
• Should the first ask emphasize drawing extraction only, or CAD-to-CAM/CAE continuity too?

Sources

• TextCAD/04_Marketing and Outreach/13_Universities/RapidDraft Academic & Applied Research Partner Mapping (Monster Brief, v1).md
• TextCAD/04_Marketing and Outreach/13_Universities/deep-research-report Monster.md