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João Santinha

Principal Investigator, Champalimaud Foundation

João Santinha, PhD, is a researcher specializing in medical imaging, biomarkers, and artificial intelligence. He co-leads the Digital Surgery Lab. Dr. Santinha completed his PhD at Instituto de Telecomunicações – Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. He is also an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. His work focuses on developing AI-driven tools to enhance surgical precision and personalize screening, diagnosis, treatments and follow-up through imaging and non-imaging data.

Sessions

24 Apr 2026
13:30 - 14:20
Main Stage

AI in Healthcare Panel

At SINFO, we believe technology is all about evolving and adapting. What better way to do that than by putting AI to the service of health? Join us to hear from these incredible minds: Ana Santos Almeida Principal Investigator, Microbiome in Health and Disease Translational Lab, GIMM Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon João Santinha Principal Investigator, Champalimaud Foundation Ricardo Rei Head of AI Research, Sword Health Moderared by Luísa Coheur, Researcher at INESC-ID, this panel will be a great opportunity to explore the latest research and ideas shaping the future of AI in health! With experts in LLMs, microbiology and medical imaging, this conversation promises to be truly eye-opening.

João Santinha
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