Keynotes

DR. EHSAN SAMEI
Computational Modeling: A New Era in Medical Confidence

DR. EHSAN SAMEI
Computational Modeling: A New Era in Medical Confidence
Ehsan Samei is the Rice Distinguished Professor at Duke University where he holds five departmental affiliations. He directs the NIH-sponsored Center for Virtual Imaging Trials (CVIT) and co-directs the FDA-sponsored Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (Triangle-CERSI). His expertise includes clinical physics, quantitative imaging, and relevant use of AI. His passion is to position medical physics and in silico methods to generate and accelerate patient-centric care, and do so through innovative design and compassionate practice. He has authored over 400 referred papers and four books, is a fellow of five professional societies, and was the recipient of the 2022 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award by the International Organization of Medical Physics.

DR. MARCO PALOMBO
From Large Scale Signals to Tissue Microstructure with Diffusion MRI and Advanced Computational Modeling

DR. MARCO PALOMBO
From Large Scale Signals to Tissue Microstructure with Diffusion MRI and Advanced Computational Modeling
Dr. Marco Palombo is Associate Professor and Head of Microstructure Imaging at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) in the School of Psychology and Lead of the Medical Image Computing group at the School of Computer Science and Informatics, at Cardiff University in Cardiff (UK). He holds a Physics degree and a PhD in Biophysics. Since 2021, he is the recipient of a Future Leaders Fellowship from the UK Research and Innovation Council aiming at combining Physics, Computer Science and Neuroscience to develop non-invasive quantitative imaging technologies (based on MRI) for early diagnosis and prognosis of neurological and psychiatric conditions.

DR. MICHAEL WILDE
Philosophy and in Slico Trials

DR. MICHAEL WILDE
Philosophy and in Slico Trials
I am a Lecturer in Medical Education at the Kent and Medway Medical School. I was previously a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Kent. My research is mostly in the philosophy of science, looking in particular at what counts as good evidence for causal claims in medicine.

DR. SIMON WALKER-SAMUEL
Combining deep learning, imaging and computational modelling to discover new disease mechanisms

DR. SIMON WALKER-SAMUEL
Combining deep learning, imaging and computational modelling to discover new disease mechanisms