William Evan Higgins

William Evan Higgins is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, with affiliations to the Penn State Cancer Institute and its Next-Generation Therapies program. His work bridges medical imaging, bronchoscopy, and artificial intelligence to advance lung cancer diagnostics and image-guided procedures.

Research Focus: Higgins specializes in

• 3D imaging and CT analysis for bronchoscopy
• Robotic bronchoscopy and procedural planning
• Deep learning applications in endoscopic video analysis
• Lesion detection and segmentation systems

Recent Publications highlight his work on CT-to-body divergence correction, radial-probe ultrasound registration, and AI-driven endoscopic video analysis, reflecting his commitment to enhancing virtual endoscopy and robotic interventions.

Grants & Projects: Higgins has led multiple NIH-funded projects, including CT-Bronchoscopy Workstations and Synergistic CT-Bronchoscopy for lung cancer assessment, spanning from 1997 to 2005. Earlier, he contributed to NSF-funded space-time analysis of dynamical systems using parallel computing (1992–1995).