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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 ��ý 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.

By Adam Shephard

��ý to host 2027 Medical Image Understanding and Analysis Conference

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:25:00 GMT

The Tissue Image Analytics Centre, based in the Department of Computer Science at ��ý University, is delighted to announce that the ��ý have been awarded the honour of hosting the 2027 Medical Image Understanding and Analysis Conference. Read more.

TIA Centre Spotlight: Adam Shephard

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:43:00 GMT

For this week's Spotlight, we would like to highlight the career journey and current work of Adam Shephard, an Assistant Professor in the centre whose research focuses on developing methods that combine different data modalities, such as histopathology, clinical records, and increasingly radiology, to improve prediction of disease progression and patient outcomes. Read more.

TIA Centre's Adam Shephard features in new Pathology News podcast

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:53:00 GMT

We are delighted to showcase a Pathology News Thought Leadership podcast featuring Adam Shephard, Assistant Professor from the TIA Centre in collaboration with Dr Hanya Mahmood from The University of Sheffield to explore how OYDN, an AI-powered computational pathology model, is improving risk stratification for oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and uncovering novel digital biomarkers that could support earlier cancer detection. Read more.

TIA Centre Spotlight: Bashayer Abdallah

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:52:00 GMT

For this week's Spotlight, we would like to highlight the career journey and current work of Bashayer Abdallah, a Postgraduate Researcher in the centre whose work focuses on monocular depth estimation for both medical and real-world imaging environments. Read more.

ASCO 2026: American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:31:00 GMT

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held in Chicago from 29 May to 2 June 2026, hosted an estimated 40,000 oncology professionals, making it the largest international conference dedicated to oncology research in the world. This provided us with a unique opportunity to interact with industry experts and clinicians as well as learn about cutting-edge research in the field. Read more.

The Big Ol' Nerdy Charity Symposium (BONCS)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:02:00 GMT

The TIA Centre researchers were out in force last week and participated in a ��ý Student Union charity symposium held on Campus.

The Big Ol' Nerdy Charity Symposium (BONCS) event is ��ý Student Union’s NEW flagship charity event where lecturers, PhD students and external speakers come together to give talks on computational cancer research. The symposium was sponsored by Histofy, a spinout from the TIA Centre aimed at accelerated precision diagnostics in both clinical and pharmaceutical workflows and raised funds for Cancer Research UK. Read more.

Digital Pathology, AI, and a Lap of Murrayfield: The Path Forward in Edinburgh

Fri, 29 May 2026 09:24:00 GMT

It was a pleasure (and a privilege) to be invited to speak at the “Transforming Digital Pathology & AI: The Path Forward” conference in Edinburgh this year, particularly given the calibre of speakers. Sharing the stage with leaders in computational pathology such as Prof. Jeroen van der Laak, Dr Raphaëlle Luisier (University of Bern), and the TIA Centre’s very own Dr Fayyaz Minhas made it clear from the outset that this would be a meeting worth attending. Read more.