Daniel Elson

Professor Daniel Elson is a leading academic in Imperial College London's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery and the Department of Surgery and Cancer. As a Professor of Surgical Imaging and Biophotonics, his research focuses on advancing photonics technology for medical imaging applications in surgery.

Research Interests:

• Multispectral Imaging for intraoperative diagnostics
• Fluorescence Spectroscopy in cancer surgery
• Polarization-Resolved Endoscopy for cancer detection
• Structured Lighting in endoscopic systems
• Robotic Guidance of optical probes
• Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for margin assessment

Research Trends & Article Analysis:
The 15 most recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on real-time surgical diagnostics using machine learning and photonics. Key areas include colorectal cancer margin assessment, brain imaging with polarimetric techniques, and gastrointestinal cancer detection via diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.

Current PhD Students:

• Zepeng Hu
• Kaizhong Deng
• Connor Daly
• Adam Tlemsani

Research Group:
Elson leads the Surgical Imaging and Biophotonics Group, which develops cutting-edge imaging systems for minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery. The group operates from the Bessemer Building (Room 415) at Imperial College's South Kensington Campus.