Lydia Cui

Dr. Lydia Cui is a Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University's Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. She holds a PhD and MPhil from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor's from Harbin Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on AI-driven biomedical image analysis, machine learning, and precision oncology, with emphasis on multi-modality imaging fusion, cancer diagnosis, and graph neural networks. She actively collaborates with industry and hospitals to translate AI technologies into clinical workflows. Dr. Cui leads the Department’s Teaching & Learning and Postgraduate Course Coordination roles. She has received notable awards, including the SNMMI 2015 International Best Paper Award. Her teaching includes Data Mining, Computer Vision, and Image Processing courses.

Research interests include segmentation of biomedical images, AI for disease prognosis, and integration of imaging with non-imaging biomarkers. Recent publications span top-tier journals like IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging and conferences such as MICCAI. She supervises students in AI and biomedical informatics. Funded projects include 'Multi-modality data-driven health monitoring in Industry 4.0' with Rudder Technology.