Viji Ahanathapillai

Dr. Viji Ahanathapillai is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Warwick's School of Engineering, specializing in the Systems and Information Engineering stream. She holds a PhD in biomedical signal and image processing from the University of Strathclyde and has extensive industry experience in roles such as Image Processing Algorithms Engineer at Lucid Software Ltd and Development Scientist at Malvern Panalytical Ltd. Her academic career includes post-doctoral research at Warwick's Institute of Digital Healthcare and a Senior Lecturer position at Birmingham City University.

Education: B.Eng (India) → PhD (University of Strathclyde).

Research focuses on Biomedical Signal/Image Processing, Wearable Health Monitoring, Women's Health, and AI in Healthcare. Recent work includes developing algorithms for venous dislodgement detection, AI-driven healthcare data analysis, and wearable devices for real-time health monitoring.

Teaching: Course leader for MSc Diagnostics Data and Digital Health, and module leader for Research Project modules. Provides weekly math support to first-year students.

Labs/Teams: Active contributor to the Systems & Information Engineering team and the Institute of Digital Healthcare at Warwick. Editor of IET Healthcare Technology Letters.