Peter Bankhead

Peter Bankhead is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, leading a computational research group focused on Bioimage Analysis and Digital Pathology within the Translational Epidemiology section. His work addresses challenges in analyzing large-scale biomedical images, particularly in cancer and multiple sclerosis research.

Key research themes include:

• Development of QuPath, an open-source software downloaded over 250,000 times and cited in 1,500+ publications
• Application of machine learning, multiscale image processing, and spatial analysis to extract meaningful data from complex images
• Collaboration with academic and industry partners supported by grants from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Wellcome Trust

He also authored the open-access textbook Introduction to Bioimage Analysis, which has been widely adopted for training researchers in practical image analysis techniques.