Event Location: 1305 Newell Simon Hall
Bio: Russell H. Taylor received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford
in 1976. He joined IBM Research in 1976, where he developed the AML
robot language and managed the Automation Technology Department and
(later) the Computer-Assisted Surgery Group before moving in 1995 to
Johns Hopkins, where he is a Professor of Computer Science with joint
appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Radiology, and Surgery and is
also Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer-
Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology. He is the author of over
250 peer-reviewed publications, a Fellow of the IEEE, of the AIMBE,
of the MICCAI Society, and of the Engineering School of the University
of Tokyo. He is also a recipient of the IEEE Robotics Pioneer Award and
of the MICCAI Society Enduring Impact Award, and he is a recipient of
the Maurice Müller Award for excellence in computer-assisted orthopaedic
surgery.

Abstract: This talk will discuss ongoing research at the NSF Engineering
Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and
Technology (CISST ERC) to develop systems that combine innovative
algorithms, robotic devices, imaging systems, sensors, and human-
machine interfaces to work cooperatively with surgeons in the
planning and execution of surgery and other interventional procedures.
This talk will describe past and emerging research themes and
illustrate them with examples drawn from our current research
activities in medical robotics and computer-integrated interventional
systems.