About
Dr Rahman Attar is a computer scientist specialising in artificial medical intelligence at the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS). He leads the Advanced Technologies for Translational AI Research (ATTAR) Lab and is involved in teaching and supervision at undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. He also serves as an ECS Academic Conduct Officer.
Before joining ECS, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London. He holds BEng, MPhil and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Engineering, all supported by competitive full scholarships. His PhD was undertaken across the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield and the School of Computer Science at the University of Leeds, under the supervision of Professor Alejandro Frangi.
His research focuses on artificial medical intelligence and the development of advanced AI technologies for healthcare. He has contributed to a range of research and innovation projects, authored and co-authored peer-reviewed journal and conference publications (Google Scholar), and regularly serves as a reviewer and programme committee member for leading venues in the field.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of the IET, and a Fellow of Advance HE.
For further details, please visit attarlab.com.
Research Interests
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Artificial Medical Intelligence
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Medical Image Computing
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Biomedical Image Analysis
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Data Science in Medicine