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TIA Spotlight: Kesi Xu

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:49:00 GMT

For this week's Spotlight, we would like to highlight the career journey and current work of Kesi Xu, a Postgraduate Researcher in the centre whose work focuses on cell classification for histopathology. Read more.

Reflections on MIUA 2026: Dublin, DCAFA, and Delivering ��’s Big Announcement

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:18:00 GMT

30th UK Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, Dublin (20th – 22nd July 2026)

I was lucky enough to get accepted for an oral presentation at this year’s Conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis which was the 30th Anniversary Conference and the first time it was held outside of the UK. The only problem being for a die-hard football fan that the day of travel was the world cup final, and we had to gamble on whether England would be there. Read more.

TIA Centre Guest Editors Launch Special Issue on AI in Cancer

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:09:15 GMT

We are pleased to share that TIA Centre researchers Adam Shephard and Shan E Ahmed Raza, together with Rose Wang (University of Missouri-Kansas City), are serving as Guest Editors for a new Cancers Special Issue,"Artificial Intelligence in Cancers: Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment".

The Special Issue invites submissions on topics including computational pathology, medical imaging, radiology, genomics, multiomics, cancer detection, prognostic prediction, treatment planning, and clinical decision support, highlighting the growing role of AI in advancing cancer research and care.

Find out more and submit your work here.

Reflection on the 1st ESDIP-MICCAI-ASDP Summer School, Graz 2026

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:21:00 GMT

1st ESDIP-MICCAI-ASDP Summer School, Graz, Austria (15-16th June 2026)

It was a real pleasure to co-lead the 1^st ESDIP-MICCAI-ASDP Summer School, held this year in Graz, Austria, delivered ahead of the ECDP 2026 conference. Read more.

By Adam Shephard

TIA Centre Spotlight: Ethar Alzaid

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:15:00 GMT

For this week's Spotlight, we would like to highlight the career journey and current work of Ethar Alzaid, a Postgraduate Researcher in the centre whose work focuses on survival risk prediction and stratification. Read more.

TIA Researcher Celebrates Viva Success

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:34:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce that TIA Centre PhD student, George Wright, successfully defended their PhD Viva earlier in the week - well done George! Read more.

Reflections on attending MIUA 2026 as a computer science novice

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:14:00 GMT

As a professional services colleague in the Department of Computer Science at the University of �� and Centre Manager for the TIA I don’t usually attend scientific conferences. This was my first attendance at a conference focussed on medical imaging and analysis. In the past I have attended scientific conferences focussed on renal disease and health improvement, so I was familiar with the format of scientific conferences and have even presented a poster on behalf of a team in Sweden, at a health improvement conference, on the team’s work around renal disease. Read more.

By Karen Thomas

TIA Centre's Adam Shephard discusses AI and oral cancer risk in The Pathologist

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:37:03 GMT

We are delighted to share that Adam Shephard was featured in The Pathologist article, The Hidden Signals of Oral Cancer Risk’, discussing how AI could help improve risk assessment and outcomes for patients with oral epithelial dysplasia. Read the article here.

TIA at ECDP 2026

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:15:00 GMT

European Congress on Digital Pathology (ECDP), Graz, Austria

The TIA Centre was out in full force again at the 22^nd European Congress on Digital Pathology (ECDP) 2026, this year held in Graz, just a few kilometres from Arnold Schwarzenegger's birthplace. With temperatures regularly exceeding 30°C, attendees enjoyed not only a packed scientific programme but also the opportunity to experience one of Austria's most picturesque cities, famous for its historic Old Town and the iconic Schlossberg clock tower overlooking the city. Read more.