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Dr Ester Bonmati Coll

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Lecturer

Computer Science and Engineering

(United Kingdom) +44 20 7911 5000 ext 67516
115 New Cavendish Street
London
GB
W1W 6UW
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About me

I joined the University of Westminster as a Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering in April 2022. I have a long-standing interest in medical imaging and artificial intelligence.

I have a degree in Computer Science and a master degree in Computer Vision. In 2016, I completed my PhD with a thesis titled “Study of brain complexity using information theory tools”. 

Before my current position at university of Westminster, I was a Senior Research Fellow at University College London (UCL). During my time at UCL, I was fortunate to be part of several research centers: the Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), the UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), and the Computer Assisted Navigation, Diagnosis and Intervention (CANDI) research group. Currently, I mantain an Honorary Senior Research Fellow position at UCL, allowing me to continue collaborating with former colleagues and contributing to ongoing research projects. 

I have been fortunate to receive the following awards:

Outstanding Area Chair, Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted

Intervention (MICCAI), 2022.

Early Career Researcher of the Year. Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) winter Workshop, 2021.

Public engagement: Emerging Practice Award. Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) winter Workshop, 2021.

Best research teaser award. Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) winter Workshop, 2019.

Kuka best paper award at the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted

Intervention (MICCAI) workshop on Computed Assisted and Robotic Endoscopy

(CARE).

Teaching

In my teaching capacity at University of Westminster, I serve as the module leader for Software Development II (4COSC005W).

I am also a tutor in several modules such as: Software Development I (4COSC001W), and Applied AI (6COSC020W). And a final year project supervisor for the modules 6COSC023W (Computer Science and Software Engineering) and 6DATA007 (Data Science).

I am also a personal tutor, providing guidance and support to students throughout their academic journey.

Research

My research focus lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medical image computing and computer assisted interventions. I have extensive experience in ultrasound-guided procedures for the detection and diagnosis of cancer, particularly in prostate and pancreas.

My current research interests include the early detection of cancer and image syntesis, areas where I belive machine learning can make significant contributions to healthcare.

Furthermore, I am actively involved in supervising PhD students, and guiding the next generation of researchers in computer sicence and medical imaging.

I am also the Early Career Representative in the Research Committee at the University of Westminster.

Publications

For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.