Biomedical Engineering Group
The Biomedical Engineering Group is a collaborative effort between the TILDA Biomedical Engineering team, the Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering at St James’s Hospital, and other Biomedical Engineering Researchers at TCD.
The research of the Biomedical Engineering Group at TILDA is focused strongly on the application of cutting-edge, novel analysis methods to the rich health dataset available at TILDA. The group is highly collaborative and contributes greatly from a STEM perspective to the multidisciplinary research undertaken by the wider TILDA team, providing support with regards data curation, processing, and analytics. We have a track record of drawing on analysis methods established or emerging in other research fields and applying these to the data from TILDA, as well as developing our own new and innovative methodologies in-house, producing numerous high-impact publications across a range of topics.
TILDA is a world-leader when it comes to the implementation of new ways to capture health information at the population level, and the Biomedical Engineering Group facilitates and pioneers the use of novel devices for the assessment of multiple body systems. The range of state-of-the-art medical devices and equipment used as part of the comprehensive TILDA health assessments are also maintained and managed by the TILDA Biomedical Engineering team.
TILDA's Biomedical Engineering Group is currently chaired by Dr Silvin Knight (silvin.knight@tcd.ie).
TILDA Researchers
Dr Silvin Knight
Dr Silvin Knight is a Research Fellow with TILDA, currently working within the FRAILMATICS research program.
His current research interests include quantitative modelling of cardiovascular and neurovascular haemodynamics and autoregulation, as well as developing machine learning and data-driven approaches for the analysis of these vascular networks.
TILDA Researchers
Ms Louise Newman
Louise Newman is a biomedical engineer and research assistant with TILDA. She focuses on the processing and analysis of biomedical signals, and the development of algorithms for large-scale data analysis.
TILDA Researchers
Ms Morgana Afonso Shirsath
Morgana Afonso Shirsath is a Biomedical Engineer at TILDA.
Morgana is currently completing a PhD in the Technological University of Dublin, where her research investigates the rupture of bone cells (osteocytes) due to fatigue, which is considered a trigger of bone remodelling targeted to damaged regions.