Bennett A. Landman was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of

BELINGHAM, Washington, USA — On January 1, 2024, Bennett A. LandmanVanderbilt University, will be the new Editor-in-Chief Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI).

Landman, a professor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Vanderbilt, replaces the journal’s current Editor-in-Chief, Maryellen Gigerwho formalized the role in 2014.

Inducted as a Member of the SPIE in 2022, Landman served as co-chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging Image Processing Conference from 2017 to 2021. He has been actively involved with JMI as an author and reviewer. At Vanderbilt, he held university appointments in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Biomedical Informatics, and Neurology. His research concentrates on applying image processing technology to leverage large-scale imaging studies to enhance our understanding of individual anatomy and personalized medicine.

Landman has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense. He is highly collaborative and has worked with more than 340 co-authors across disciplines, career paths, and institutions, resulting in more than 420 peer-reviewed publications and more than 15,800 citations.

“That Journal of Medical Imaging is an important venue for interdisciplinary imaging research, and I am excited to continue Dr. Giger and the editorial board towards superior science with fair access and real social impact,” said Landman. “We have a tremendous opportunity to engage with the artificial intelligence revolution across the diverse and convergent fields of medical imaging within the SPIE area of ​​interest.”

Landman received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2008 and served on the faculty of the Vanderbilt Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2010 to 2021. In July 2021, he joined and became the first chair of the newly created Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

“SPIE is delighted to welcome Bennett Landman to the helm Journal of Medical Imaging,” said the SPIE Journal Manager Gwen Weerts. “He brings an in-depth knowledge of scientific publishing, along with years of leadership within the medical imaging community. I’m sure she will build on the strong foundation laid by the founding Editor-in-Chief, Maryellen Giger.”

JMI, one of 14 journals published by SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library, publishes peer-reviewed articles on fundamental and translational research and applications in medical imaging.

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