Fernando Bello

Professor Fernando Bello holds the position of Professor of Surgical Computing and Simulation Science at Imperial College London's Department of Surgery and Cancer (Faculty of Medicine). He leads the Centre for Engagement and Simulation Science and directs the SiMMS research group, focusing on medical simulation and modeling. His career includes a PhD from Imperial College (1996), postdoctoral work at Guy's Hospital and the University of Kent, and roles as Lecturer in Electronic Engineering before rejoining Imperial in 2000.

Education:

• PhD in Biomedical Systems, Imperial College London (1996)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Guy's Hospital (1996-1998)
• Lecturer in Electronic Engineering at University of Kent (1998)

Research Interests: Bello’s work bridges medicine, education, and technology. Key areas include virtual/mixed reality in surgical training, haptic feedback systems for medical simulations, and patient-specific surgical modeling. He pioneers innovations like robotic clinical examination tools and AI-driven surgical training platforms. His research emphasizes improving clinical education through immersive technologies and enhancing patient engagement via 3D imaging and VR.

Publications Trends: Recent work focuses on surgical simulation validation (e.g., fracture models, anorectal exam tools), haptic interfaces for prosthetics and teleoperation, and VR applications in patient care. His articles highlight cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineering, computer science, and medicine.

Affiliations & Leadership: Academic Co-director of Imperial’s MSc in Surgical Innovation, and collaborator with the Robotics Forum and Artificial Intelligence Network. He actively develops simulation-based training programs globally.

Labs & Teams: Directs the SiMMS group, which specializes in modeling clinical processes and developing advanced simulators for surgical training. His team also explores distributed simulation for healthcare system optimization.