Marius George Linguraru

Marius George Linguraru is a distinguished researcher and academic in the field of medical imaging and artificial intelligence, particularly focused on pediatric health and rare diseases. He currently holds several prominent positions:

Academic Roles

• Connor Family Professor and Endowed Chair of Research and Innovation at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu in Romania (as of July 2023)1
• Doctoral Supervisor with Habilitation at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Research Positions

• Principal Investigator and Director of Precision Medical Imaging Group at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. (since September 2011)1

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Linguraru specializes in:

• Precision imaging
• Quantitative imaging
• Imaging biomarkers
• Radiomics
• Computational anatomy
• Machine learning and deep learning
• Computer vision
• Shape analysis
• Computational phenotyping

Education

He holds a DPhil (PhD) in Information Engineering with a focus on Medical Imaging from the University of Oxford.6

Notable Achievements

• Led AI programs at Children's National Hospital3
• Delivered keynote addresses at international conferences on pediatric imaging and AI4
• His team won the MICCAI 2023 Pediatric Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge, an international competition5
• Participated in the 2024 Science Diplomacy Summit, leading a fireside chat on AI innovation2

Dr. Linguraru is known for his work in applying artificial intelligence to pediatric health challenges and rare diseases, contributing significantly to the field of precision medical imaging.