Biomedical Data Analytics News

This year’s International Conference on Computer Vision, one of the world’s leading biennial events in the field, drew over 7,000 researchers from 65 countries to the Hawaii Convention Centre, with only 2.6% from the UK. As one of this 2.6%, I was thrilled to attend and present my latest work amid the palm-lined boulevards and ocean breezes of Honolulu. No offence to Leeds, but the backdrop was a far cry from my last conference, where I presented the ASTERLink opens in a new window segmentation model at MIUA. With the excitement of the venue, sunny skies, and opportunity to explore Hawaii for the first time, it was hard to imagine a more appealing setting for scientific exchange. Read more.

By George Wright

Hafsa Akebli, a second-year PhD student at the University of Udine, Italy, recently completed a two-month research visit at the Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre. Her doctoral research focuses on applying deep learning to histopathological images for disease pattern detection, mainly addressing classification and survival prediction tasks across different cancer types, including Gleason grading in prostate cancer. Before starting her PhD, Hafsa obtained her degree in Industrial Management Engineering from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco and gained two years of professional experience at UM6P and L’Oréal Morocco. Read more.

By Hafsa Akebli

MICCAI 2025 in Daejeon, South Korea, brought together thousands of researchers working at the intersection of medicine and AI. With over 3,300 participants, it was the largest MICCAI to date, full of energy and meaningful conversations across disciplines. Read more.

By Noorul Wahab