February 2023

Doctoral Thesis: Deep learning methods for extraction of neuroimage markers in the prognosis of brain pathologies

By Albert Clèrigues Garcia Supervised by Dr. Xavier Lladó / Dr. Arnau Oliver / Dr. Sergi Valverde   Abstract This PhD thesis focuses on improving the extraction of neuroimage markers for the prognosis and outcome prediction of neurological pathologies such as ischemic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis (MS)….

Doctoral Thesis: Underwater 3D Sensing using Structured Light: Development of an Underwater Laser Scanner and a Non-Rigid Point Cloud Registration Method

By Miguel Castillón Sánchez Supervised by Dr.Pere Ridao Rodríguez / Dr. Josep Forest Collado   Abstract Accurate underwater 3D perception is essential to advance towards the automation of expensive, dangerous and/or time-consuming tasks, such as the inspection, maintenance and repair of off-shore industrial sites. Accurate underwater 3D sensors can potentially have…

PhD in Brain Imaging: Uma Lal’s Career Path

Uma Lal was born on September 13th, 1997 in Tremp. Coming from a family of medical doctors and driven by a passion for Physics and Maths, Uma studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Barcelona. During the last years of her degree, Uma developed an interest in the medical imaging…

New project in breast cancer imaging

Vicorob has secured a project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. The project, titled “Virtual Clinical Trials and Pre-clinical Experiments for Optimizing New Imaging and AI Algorithms in Breast Cancer,” aims to advance breast cancer screening techniques.   Breast screening has had a significant impact in reducing…

Exploring the Depths: Eduardo Ochoa’s Journey

Eduardo Ochoa, a doctoral student at ViCOROB/UdG, is participating in a four-week research cruise organized by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI, PI Dan Fornari), from January 6th to February 2nd.. The cruise is part of a multi-year project to study and map a submarine volcano that scientists believe will…