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Digital Health and Biomedical Engineering

Researcher using some biomedical engineering equipment

Our group brings together engineers and computer scientists to discover new approaches to prevent, diagnose and manage health and medical conditions. Our research is end-to-end across digital health from sensors and meditech through to data science, AI and decision systems.

Part of Electronics and computer science

About

Our interdisciplinary research addresses a wide range of topics from fundamental research through to translational patient-centred research and innovation. Examples include:

  • sensors and biosensors
  • control system design and rehabilitation technologies
  • lab-on-a-chip and microfluidics
  • biomedical signal processing and machine learning
  • wearable technology for healthcare
  • digital behavioural interventions
  • autonomous disease management
  • AI and health
  • data trusts for healthcare
  • consent and privacy management

 

Facilities

Researchers can make use of our dedicated multi-function biocontainment lab, the Centre for Hybrid Biodevices.

Our dedicated engineers and technicians respond to both research and industrial needs within our Nanofabrication cleanrooms. 

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Ernesto Elias Vidal Rosas

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Neuroimaging
  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCI)
  • Medical optics imaging

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ernesto Elias

Email: E.E.Vidal-Rosas@soton.ac.uk

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Miss Eryn Rigley

Connect with Eryn

Email: er1u21@soton.ac.uk

Professor Gabriela Czanner

Professor in Digital Health

Research interests

  • Spatial statistical models for clinical images to help understand diseases
  • Longitudinal and spatio-temporal models for early detection, screening and monitoring of diseases
  • Uncertainty quantification for predictions from statistical and machine learning models

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Gabriela

Email: G.Czanner@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 8327

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Professor Hywel Morgan MBE

Professor of Bioelectronics

Research interests

  • Microfluidics
  • Bio-sensors
  • Lab-on-a-chip technologies

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Hywel

Email: hm@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3330

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Mr Inamullah Inamullah

Research interests

  • AI in medical imaging and genomics
  • Retinal vascular analysis
  • Biomarker discovery for CVD
Connect with Inamullah

Email: i1n23@soton.ac.uk

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Professor John Mcbeth MA, PhD

Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with John

Email: John.McBeth@southampton.ac.uk

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Miss Katia Gorbunova

Connect with Katia

Email: E.Gorbunova@soton.ac.uk

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Mr Ken Meacham

Senior Enterprise Fellow
Connect with Ken

Email: K.E.Meacham@soton.ac.uk

Professor Koushik Maharatna PhD

Prof Signal Processing System Design
Connect with Koushik

Email: km3@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9322

Dr Laura Carmichael LLB (Hons), MSc (Dist.), PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Data Governance
  • Data Sharing Models
  • Data Protection Law
Connect with Laura

Email: L.E.Carmichael@soton.ac.uk

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