Abstract: Robotic technologies are becoming pervasive in healthcare, with a lot of advanced platforms clinically employed and providing a great benefit for both patients and the entire healthcare system. Robots for minimally invasive surgery, robots for radiation therapy delivery, robots for steering catheters and miniature devices in the human body, endoluminally or transluminally, are already...
Speaker 1: Anna-Grace Linton (Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Medical Diagnosis and Care at the University of Leeds) Title: Natural Language Processing methods to explore responses to open-ended questions in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) 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...
Abstract: Delivering drugs effectively to diseased sites remains a major challenge in medicine. A significant number of Phase 3 clinical trials for cancer therapy fail due to inadequate efficacy at tolerated dosages. One promising approach is the transmission of external energies, such as magnetic fields, to drug carriers, to enhance transport to desired locations. However,...
Abstract Unmanned vehicles have become prevalent in both military and civilian applications, significantly impacting our daily lives. Among them, the use of a team or swarm of unmanned vehicles stands out due to their adaptability, versatility, and ability to collaborate effectively toward shared objectives, featuring inherent redundancy. A crucial research question arises: how unmanned vehicles...
Abstract Recent advances in robotics technologies have narrowed the gap between humans and robots. Nonetheless, despite this progress, robots are still rarely thought of as being close to or physically engaging with humans. Indeed, integrating robots into human environments and assisting in manipulation tasks that require direct contact or collaboration remains one of the main...
Speaker 1: Gerardo Loza Galindo (STORM Lab, IRASS, School of Computing, University of Leeds) Title: Characterisation of tissue and surgical tools using machine learning to inform autonomy in Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery 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...
Bio Efi Psomopoulou is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology at the University of Bristol and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and a member of the Dexterous Robotics Theme. Her main research interest is to investigate and control the physical interactions of robots with the environment in unstructured scenarios. She...
Bio: Rob has over 35 years of engineering experience gained at 3 iconic companies: BAE Systems, STMicroelectronics and Dyson respectively. At Dyson, Rob is a Roboticist working on full product lifecycle. He was the Product Technical Lead for the 360Heurist and System Architect for the 360VisNav; autonomous vacuum cleaners that have achieved mass market, World-wide...
Speaker 1: Utibe Nkanga (PhD researcher in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, University of Leeds) Title: Using Reactivity tests to predict performance and screen resources for calcined mixed mineral UK clays Bio: His project is on the ‘Understanding the combined effects of chloride and carbonation on reinforcement corrosion in low-carbon concretes’. He is supervised by...
Bio Prof. Michele Diana, MD, Ph.D, EMBA, obtained the Medical Degree in Rome, Italy, and specialized in General Surgery in Switzerland. He obtained a Ph.D in Medical Sciences and received the Venia Legendi at the University of Strasbourg (France). Additionally, he holds an Executive Master in Business Administration from INSEAD Business School. He is faculty...
