Meet the Jury Sophia Bano on The Future of AI and Robotics in Surgical Interventions

Arenberg Doctoral School is proud to invite you to Meet The Jury!

When internationally renowned experts visit KU Leuven as a member of a PhD Examination Committee, we like to seize this opportunity to give this expert a forum to a large audience. All members of Science, Engineering & Technology are most welcome to the Meet The Jury Lectures.

Dr. Sophia Bano (University College London, UK) will give a lecture on “The Future of AI and Robotics in Surgical Interventions”.

Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and surgical data science are driving a new era of AI-assisted robotic surgery, offering promising innovations in imaging, surgical navigation, and robotic intervention. These cutting-edge technologies have the potential to enhance surgical precision, stability, and decision support, ultimately reducing cognitive load on surgeons and optimizing procedural efficiency. This talk will explore AI applications across various surgical procedures, focusing on field-of-view expansion in endoscopic surgery, 3D reconstruction in endoluminal procedures, and surgical context interpretation. Emphasizing both technical advancements and clinical translation, this talk will highlight the progress toward next-generation surgical interventions.

Following the lecture, there will be opportunity for young researchers to interact with her.

 

  • Venue: R.MECH.Vergaderzaal da Vinci.391-11.04.56, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Celestijnenlaan 300, 3001 Leuven
  • Date: 20 February 2026 – 14:30-15:30
  • Dr. Sophia Bano is visiting KU Leuven on the occasion of the PhD defence of Yuyu Cai

 

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PRACTICAL INFO

  • DATE
    20 February, 2026
  • LOCATION
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    3001 Leuven
  • TARGET GROUP
    PhD postdoc ZAP
  • LANGUAGE EVENT
    ENGLISH

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