Gábor Székely

Prof. Gábor Székely was elected full Professor at the Computer Vision Laboratory of the ETH Zurich in 2002. He is Director of the NCCR Co-Me (National Centres of Competence in Research in Computer Aided and Image Guided Medical Interventions) of the Swiss National Science Foundation with an annual budget of more than CHF 10 million.

Prof. Székely initiated and led the hysteroscopy simulator project (2001-2004). His major research interest is the development of algorithms and clinical systems for the optimal computer support of medical diagnosis, therapy, training, and education. He is a thought leader in the medical image analysis research community with an excellent reputation for his work in surgical simulation.