Dr Yu Sun PhD

• PhD in Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Birmingham, U.K., 2009
• MA in Computer Art, Southeast University, China, 1999
• BSc in Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University China, 1997

Dr. Yu Sun studied initially at Southeast University in China gaining her Bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering in 1997 and her Master degree in Computer Art in 1999. In 2000, she was awarded the Overseas Student Scholarship by the U.K. Government and started her Ph.D. in the school of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Birmingham, U.K.

In 2006, she started her research career as a Research Fellow, upon the completion of her PhD, at the Children's Brain Tumour Research Team, which was led by Professor Andrew Peet. Since then she has worked on several European international projects and U.K projects including the EU framework 6 projects eTumour, HealthAgents and U.K. CCLG projects. Her research focussed on medical imaging processing and visualization, biomedical signal processing, image guided therapy, MRI and MRS based database and decision support system design for childhood brain tumours. During that time, she worked in close collaboration with European and U.K.’s universities, hospitals and industry to extend these techniques and obtained international working experience.

Since 2010, she had started to introduce the MRS technology to China and set up collaborations with Southeast University and Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital. After she was appointed as the Associated Professor in Biological Science and Medical Engineering School at Southeast University, she set up a research team focusing on the advance MR and MRS application in brain tumour and Alzheimer Disease (AD). She aims to make MR and MRS techniques widely and has had leadership roles in several multi-centre collaborations. In 2013, she was awarded as the Nanjing High-technology Talents by the Nanjing City Council in China.

Currently, Dr Yu Sun is working with Professor Andrew Peet to build up an international Imaging and Brain Science research team. This research team will focus on the cutting-edge research of the advanced MR imaging technology in biomedical and brain science, and finally, the innovative research results can be widely used in the early development of childhood health and education, brain disease prevention and detection, clinical diagnosis, quality control and assessment.

Lecturer on Medical Imaging on MSc module.

PhD Students Main Supervisor -

• 1 completed

PhD Students Co-Supervisor -

• 1 completed, 2 in process

Dr Yu Sun’s current research includes the following projects:

(1)  The clinical application of advanced MR and MRS techniques in paediatric brain oncology and neurological disease.

(2)  MRI imaging methodology for Moyamoya Disease.

(3)  The study of applications of multi-modal MRI techniques for olfactory nerve circuit and function in cognitive impairment disease.

(4)  Development, implementation and evaluation of a Multi-centre decision support system based on image big data and machine learning.

(5)  Development and implementation of an Image-guided Robotic surgery system for accurate treatment: A Multi-positional and multi-functional MRI-guided robotic surgery system.