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The Hamlyn Centre Summer School
High Performance Computing for Medical Imaging, Sensing and Robotics
London, 17-19 July 2014
What is it?
A 3-day course in London that teaches you the basics of
High Performance Computing (HPC) applied to medical
imaging, sensing and robotics.
Who’s it for?
The course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to
use high performance computing to solve research problems.
Programming experience is preferable but not essential.
Why attend?
You may not realise it - but your research is probably
being held back by using conventional single-core
programming. This course will transform your ability to
process data by introducing you to high performance
computing and multi-core programming.
Day 1 Imaging
Day 2 Sensing
Day 3 Robotics
Course Outline
Each of the 3 days of the course has a theme. Day 1 introduces you to the basics of high performance computing and discusses its
application within medical imaging. Day 2 gives you hands-on experience of multi-core programming applied to medical sensing. Day 3
discusses realtime data processing techniques that can be utilised in medical robotics.
Medical imaging provides an invaluable tool for disease diagnosis. Tens of thousands of MRI
and CT scans are performed around the world every day. Each dataset can be gigabytes in
size. Processing this data efficiently is a limiting factor that can be addressed with high
performance computing.
Medical sensing is a growing field that is becoming popular with the availability of wearable
health sensors and health tracking apps. The large volumes of data that are acquired can be
efficiently processed using high performance computing techniques.
Surgical robotics is a exciting research area that aims to deliver better surgical tools for
improved patient outcomes. Robotic surgery can be combined with pre-operative and intra-
operative imaging to enhance navigation and control. Processing these large datasets in
realtime can be a challenge that can be addressed with high performance computing.
Course Venue
The 3-day summer school will be hosted by the Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London. The Hamlyn Centre is a leading research
centre that specialises in medical imaging, sensing and robotics. The centre is based in South Kensington in London - an area famous for
its museums, the Royal Albert Hall and Hyde Park.
Apply Now
Space is limited on the course, so please apply now to avoid disappointment.
If you have any questions about the course, do not hesitate to contact us.
Course Price £395
Course Organisers
The summer school is being run as a collaboration between Imperial College and Intel. During the 3-day course, leading researchers in
imaging, sensing, robotics and high performance computing will be giving lectures, running workshops and providing hands-on assistance.
Accommodation
The course includes lunches and a banquet. Accommodation is not provided however. We have reserved places at a hotel near to the
summer school venue, so please let us know when you apply if you would like to make use of this.
High Performance Computing
Medical imaging, sensing and robotics are complementary technologies that are transforming
healthcare. Their rapid adoption is creating an explosion in the amount of medical data that must
be acquired, processed and stored. High performance computing provides a potential solution to
analysing the quantities of data involved. This has lead to an increasing demand throughout
medical academia and industry for improved awareness, understanding and adoption of high
performance computing techniques. This summer school will provide a solid introduction to high
performance computing and its applications in medical imaging, sensing and robotics. The school
will be tailored to Master’s/PhD level students and industrial researchers who have knowledge of
computer programming and who want to learn high performance computing techniques and their
application to healthcare provision. The school will include lectures by leading researchers in
imaging, sensing, robotics and high performance computing and will include hands-on workshops
where participants will be able to practise the HPC techniques to solve real-world healthcare
problems.
Dr Robert Merrifield
Dr Benny Lo
Dr Christos Bergeles
Deputy Director
Lecturer
Research Fellow
Dr Chiara Garattini
Gaurav Kaul
Jonny Hancox
Health Research
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Imperial College London
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