OUR NETWORK OF COLLABORATIONS

COLLABORATION

Our research group is distinguished by a strong international and interdisciplinary vocation, supported by a consolidated network of collaborations with universities, research centers, and hospitals in Italy and worldwide.

The core of our activities lies in artificial intelligence for medical diagnostics, computer vision, and disease progression modelling.

A particularly strategic role in our network is played by our collaborations with University College London (UCL) and its centers of excellence in health technology, including:

  • Hawkes Institute (formerly CMIC – Centre for Medical Image Computing)

  • WEISS Institute (Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences)

  • Queen Square Analytics (a spin-off focused on advanced analysis of neurological images)

 

Italian Network

We maintain strong collaborations with leading groups in Catania, Messina, and Rome, including:

  • Sebastiano Battiato, Francesco Guarnera, Riccardo Raciti, Matteo Litrico, Giovanni Maria Farinella (IPLab – University of Catania)

  • Massimo Villari, Giovanni Lonia, Antonio Celesti, Lorenzo Carnevale, Pierluigi Dell’Aqua (University of Messina)

  • Alessia Rondinella (Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome)

 

International Network

Key actors in our international collaborations include world-renowned scientists and co-authors, such as:

  • Prof. Frederik Barkhof (VU Amsterdam) – a global leader in brain imaging and neurological diagnostics.

  • Prof. Daniel C. Alexander (UCL) – a pioneer in diffusion MRI modeling and machine learning for neurology.

  • Prof. James Cole (UCL) – expert in brain age prediction and large-scale neurological data analysis.

  • Prof. Geoff J.M. Parker (UCL) – leader in parametric imaging and biomarker development.

  • Prof. Arman Eshaghi (Queen Square Analytics) – specialist in neurodegenerative diseases, clinical modeling, and AI.

  • Prof. Neil Oxtoby (UCL) – innovator in disease progression modeling and clinical AI applications.

  • Prof. Tom Vercauteren (King’s College London) – among the world’s foremost experts in deep learning for medical imaging.

  • Prof. Gustavo Marrero Callico and Dr. Himar Fabelo (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) – pioneers in hyperspectral imaging systems for clinical and surgical applications.

  • Prof. Saber Sami (University of East Anglia) –   collaborations on AI in imaging and neuroscience.

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