2026

  • Congratulations to David Wilson on successfully defending his PhD research during his viva on 2nd October 2026. His thesis is titled Computational Modelling and Physiology-Informed Deep Learning for Non-Invasive Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease.

  • The group participated in the ARTERY26 conference in September 2026. Natali van Zijl gave an oral presentation on sex-specific modelling of arterial pulse waves in normotensive and hypertensive ageing. Ye Li, Eason Rangarajan and Sara Vardanega presented posters showcasing their current research.
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  • Jordi Alastruey was an invited speaker at the Differential Equations and Computational Algorithms in Science and Technology Conference, in Cambridge, UK, in September 2026. His talk, From Differential Equations to Pulse Wave-Based Cardiovascular Assessment via Virtual Populations, highlighted our recent progress in the field.
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  • Natali van Zijl and Sara Vardanega presented their research at the 53rd International Computing in Cardiology Conference in Madrid, Spain, in September 2026. Their presentations focused on sex-specific modelling of arterial pulse waves and pressure-volume loops, and biological sex classification from photoplethysmogram (PPG), respectively.
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  • Jordi Alastruey was an invited speaker at the Royal Statistical Society International Conference, in Bournemouth, UK, in September 2026. His talk, From Biophysical Modelling to Machine Learning: Virtual Populations for Pulse Wave-Based Cardiovascular Assessment, highlighted our recent progress in the field.
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  • The group participated in the 9th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Biomedical Engineering in Kobe, Japan, in June 2026. Mia Wan and Adam Geale gave presentations on peripheral vascular disease. Jordi Alastruey co-organised a mini-symposium on reduced-order and machine learning assisted modelling of arterial stenosis.
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  • In March 2026, Jordi Alastruey became Executive Editor for the journal Biomedical Signal Processing and Control.
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  • Congratulations to Hayat Mahmoudi on successfully defending her PhD research during her viva on 3rd March 2026. Her thesis is titled Machine Learning-Based Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction Using Ultrasound-Derived Aortic Diameter and Vascular Assessment.