Our Cohorts

The cohort-based model of the CDT enables an inclusive and supportive student experience and provides strong opportunities for networking and peer learning. Student feedback informs our strategic development and the offering of bespoke research training activities and social events.

Students

Cohort

Marya Graoui
Weiyuan Deng
Project:
Autonomous mechanical thrombectomy navigation to support real-time operator-assisted control
Shang Shi
Project:
Neurological digital twins: precision surgical planning of epilepsy treatment
Naomi Clarke
Project:
Surgical intervention planning in fetal congenital heart disease
Adam Axelrod
Project:
Robotics and AI to Improve In Vitro Fertilisation Outcomes
Christopher Butt
Project:
Understanding the limits of continuum robots: data-driven insights from medical practitioners
Swayam Das
Project:
Miniature photoacoustic and ultrasound endoscopy probe for colorectal polyp diagnosis
Federica Montrone
Pushpendra Singh
Project:
Developing automated contrast agnostic brain parcellation for neurosurgical planning and guidance
Sanya Sinha
Project:
AI-based next-generation imaging for fast interventional MRI-guided cardiac catheterisation procedures
Renesa Dasgupta
Project:
Engineering gold based nanomaterials for image guided surgery in glioblastoma
Shabana Falak
Thomas Plant
Project:
Tactile-aided Visual Navigation and Localisation for Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Fatima Al Shemary
Project:
Development of novel widefield imaging modalities for enhancing intervention in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Aneekka Rajkumar
Project:
A soft robotic, fluid-driven haptic interface for interventional radiology
Quitterie Lacome D’Estalenx
Project:
Computational assessment of the effect of endovascular aortic repair on cardiac function
John Mander
Project:
Complex Open Surgery Simulator in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery