Computer Vision News - January 2023

43 with Stamatia (Matina) Giannarou the visualization using mixed reality like HoloLens and is working on analysis of the surgical workflow and the objective assessment of surgical skills. Looking ahead to next year, Matina has some helpful advice for prospective Winter School applicants. “ Don’t think twice about applying! ” she declares. “ I believe it’s a very nice school because it’s not very big, so you’ll get the opportunity to talk to each other, work with each other, and talk to the lecturers. We get excellent feedback every year. You will get many things from the clinical and engineering aspects. Also, you get to see London at the best time! ” Stations and phantoms are paired and matchedwell, sothesurgicalmicroscope, for example, has a brain, and the bronchoscope has a lung. Delegates have access to the da Vinci Surgical System . The week is not all work and no play. The Winter School Dinner is a welcome fixture away from the campus in the middle of the program, where participants can have some fun over a relaxed meal at a nearby Italian restaurant. “ For me, the best day is the last day because the students present their work, and it’s a very festive atmosphere! ” Matina smiles. “ You can see them competing, trying to create nice slides. Presenting gets them excited, and they feel involved. We also give awards for the best project and runner-up. Afterward, we have the closing ceremony with drinks and nibbles. ” Away from the school, Matina leads the Cognitive Vision in Robotic Surgery group at the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery . Her research aims to develop computer vision techniques to assist intraoperative surgical navigation . The group is developing machine learning models to provide diagnosis support and methods to control robotic platforms like the da Vinci and handheld robots for autonomous robotic task execution. It is also enhancing