Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. YingLiang Ma is the head of the Vision and Graphics Research Group. He has a PhD in Computer Science from University of Manchester and he is the president of the special interest group, Cardiac-SIG, in MICCAI. Dr. Ma’s research areas mainly lie in the development of novel computer vision and computational geometric algorithms as well as applications in medical image analysis, image-guided surgery and procedure risk assessment. As a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI, Dr Ma has been conducting research in relation to Computer Vision/Machine Learning/AI and parallel computing funded by EPSRC and NIHR. He has been invited to give a number of talks in national and international institutions.
Grants
1. MRC impact fund (University of East Anglia, PI), Value: £44,669, Duration: 01/08/2024 - 31/07/2025
2. EPSRC Grant (EP/X023826/1, PI). Value: £279,504. Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2025. Title: Three-dimensional hybrid guidance system for cardiac interventional procedures.
3. NIHR grant (II-LB-0814-20001, Co-I). Value: £400,719. Duration: 01/10/2015 - 30/09/2018. Title: MRI-augmented guidance for X-ray fluoroscopic paediatric cardiovascular interventions.
4. EU - ERASMUS+ (Co-I). Value: €237,940. Duration: 01/10/2020 – 31/12/2022. Title: Virtual Reality for Augmenting Creativity and Effectiveness of School Training
Membership
President of the special interest group, Cardiac-SIG, in MICCAI
EPSRC Peer-review College
European Society of Cardiology, Working Group: e-Cardiology
Role
Director of Innovation, School of Computing Sciences
Head of Vision and Graphics Research Group
External positions
Visiting Academic Position, King's College London
2022 → 2026
Honorary Lecturer, King's College London
2016 → 2018
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Three-dimensional hybrid guidance system for cardiac interventional procedures
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Internal Funding › MRC IAA Fund
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Three-dimensional hybrid guidance system for cardiac interventional procedures
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Energy optimization and plant comfort management in smart greenhouses using the artificial bee colony algorithm
Jawad, M., Wahid, F., Ali, S., Ma, Y., Alkhyyat, A., Khan, J. & Lee, Y., 11 Jan 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Deep Learning Framework for Assessing the Risk of Transvenous Lead Extraction Procedures
Wahid, F., Ma, Y., Mehta, V., Howell, S., Niederer, S. & Rinaldi, C. A., 15 Aug 2024, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - 1st International Conference, AIiH 2024, Proceedings. Xie, X., Powathil, G., Styles, I. & Ceccarelli, M. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 14976. p. 17-30 14 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 14976).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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An Enhanced Convolutional Neural Network Based on L1 Regularization for Segmentation of Coronary Arteries in X Ray Angiograms
Wahid, F., Ma, Y., Sheikh, R. & Aamir, M., 21 Mar 2024. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A transfer learning based approach for brain tumor classification
Bibi, N., Wahid, F., Ali, S., Ma, Y., Abbasi, I. A., Alkhayyat, A. & Khyber, Aug 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 111218-111238 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effective diabetic retinopathy classification with Siamese Neural Network: A strategy for small dataset challenges
Tariq, M., Palade, V. & Ma, Y., 12 Dec 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 182814-182827 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Panellist in GSUN summit 2024 (AI for Inclusivity in Sport Performance)
Yingliang Ma (Speaker)
13 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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MICCAI Special Interest Group on Cardiac Imaging, Computational Modeling and Clinical Sciences (External organisation)
Yingliang Ma (Founder)
Jun 2024 → May 2027Activity: Membership › Committee
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19th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications
Yingliang Ma (Member of programme committee)
27 Feb 2024 → 29 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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European Society of Cardiology (External organisation)
Yingliang Ma (Member)
17 Jun 2023 → 17 Jun 2026Activity: Membership › Industry panel or group
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Heart Rhythm 2023
Yingliang Ma (Speaker)
19 May 2023 → 21 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference