Summary
Professor Fernando Bello is a computer scientist and engineer working at the intersection of medicine, education and technology. He obtained his PhD in Biomedical Systems from Imperial College in 1996 and worked as a postdoctoral Research Fellow on brain image analysis and Computer Aided Surgery from 1996-1998 at Guy's Hospital, and at the University of Kent, where in 1998 he became a Lecturer in Electronic Engineering.
He re-joined Imperial in September 2000 and is currently Professor of Surgical Computing and Simulation Science within the Department of Surgery and Cancer, where he is Director of the Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science, leading the SiMMS - Simulation and Modelling in Medicine and Surgery research group. A multi-disciplinary research group aiming at building suitable models and simulations of clinical processes, including clinical examination, clinical diagnosis, interventional procedures and care pathways.
Prof Bello is particularly interested in the use of virtual / mixed reality environments and haptics in the context of education and training, pioneering advanced patient specific simulation of a number of surgical procedures and clinical examinations, online and mobile simulation tools, as well as innovative approaches to contextualised simulation. He has published widely in technological, medical and educational journals, is involved in several simulation-based training programmes in the UK and abroad and is Academic Co-director of Imperial’s MSc in Surgical Innovation.
Publications
Journals
Robb H, Scrimgeour G, Boshier P, et al., 2022, The current and possible future role of 3D modelling within oesophagogastric surgery: a scoping review, Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, ISSN:0930-2794
Chappell D, Son HW, Clark AB, et al., 2022, Virtual reality pre-prosthetic hand training with physics simulation and robotic force interaction, Ieee Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol:7, ISSN:2377-3766, Pages:1-1
Przedlacka A, Pellino G, Fletcher J, et al., 2021, Current and future role of three-dimensional modelling technology in rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Vol:13, ISSN:1948-9366, Pages:1754-1769
Kim M, Bello F, 2021, Multi-shape free-form deformation framework for efficient data transmission in AR-based medical training simulators, Applied Sciences, Vol:11, ISSN:2076-3417, Pages:1-13
Conference
Berkovic A, Laganier C, Chappell D, et al., A multi-modal haptic armband for finger-level sensory feedback from a prosthetic hand, EuroHaptics