Talk title: Endocisternal Brain Computer Interfaces Abstract: Brain Computer Interfaces are currently implanted in clinical trials using a range of surgical corridors (intracortical, subdural, extradural, endovascular). We will discuss the neurosurgical background and rationale for development of brain computer interfaces delivered using the cerebrospinal fluid spaces as as access corridors. Bio: Dr. William Muirhead is a Consultant Neurosurgeon...
Title: The Future of Colonoscopy Brief abstract: Colonoscopy is utilized around the globe for evaluating the colon. Could colonoscopy be improved? Is it possible to make examining the colon better? Will colonoscopy even exist in five, ten, or twenty years? If you have ever wondered about health care technologies, your own health, or consider yourself...
Title: Complex Robotic Systems: Modeling, Control, and Planning using Dual Quaternion Algebra Summary/Abstract: As a result of more than sixty years of research, there are increasingly more robots working in human environments or alongside humans. With an increasing expectation that robots will actively interact with people and other robots in complex tasks in the homes and factories of...
Speaker 1: Andrea Yanez Trujillo (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds) Andrea studied her undergraduate degree in her home country: Ecuador. She is a Mechanical Engineer who finished an MSc in Mechatronics and Robotics at the University of Leeds last year. Now, she has started her PhD in magnetic and sensorised soft vine robotics with the aim...
Speaker 1: Dr Ben Chong (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds) Title: Any opportunity is an opportunity Many of us have life stories to tell. I have my own too. From my University days up until now, I can say there have been successes and failures, joy and sadness, satisfaction and disappointment. All these are opportunities – some I worked hard...
Speaker 1: Alex Brown (STORM Lab, University of Leeds) Bio: Alex is a 1st year PhD student in the STORM lab within the University of Leeds, after graduating in the summer of 2024 with an MEng in Mechatronics and Robotics. His current research centres around medical device development for the small bowel, and the growing field of vine robotics. Outside of his research, Alex has been competing in the sport of combat robotics for...
Speaker 1: Joshua Davy (STORM Lab, University of Leeds) Bio: Josh is a PhD student at the University of Leeds in the STORM lab under the supervision of Pietro Valdastri. His research focuses on magnetic continuum robots for surgical applications. He holds a MSc degree in Robotics from the University ofLincoln, a BEng in Robotics from the University of Leeds and a 25 meter duckling award from his local leisure centre....
Speaker 1: Ahmet Arif Colakoglu (Healthcare Mechatronics Lab, University ofLeeds) Bio: PhD candidate. His research focuses on the design and development of a soft robotic wearable helmet aimed at mitigating syndromic forms ofcraniosynostosis. With a background in industrial engineering and a master’s degree in quantitative methods, his work integrates advanced soft robotics and healthcare technology to offer non-invasive and cost-effective treatment alternatives. Ahmet’s previous experience...
Speaker 1: Anna-Grace Linton (Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Medical Diagnosis and Care at the University of Leeds) Bio: PhD student in the Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Medical Diagnosis and Care at the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on using Natural Language Processing methods to explore responses to open-ended questions in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). This...
Speaker 1: Gerardo Loza Galindo (STORM Lab, IRASS, School of Computing, University of Leeds) Bio: Gerardo obtained his Bachelor's degree in Bionics Engineering in 2018 from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. During his time there, he had the opportunity to collaborate on research projects with Mexican institutions such as the National Council of Science and Technology and...
