Member Profile

Laura Connolly

MASc Student
Electrical Engineering
Queen's University
Member Between May 2018 - Present
Biography
Laura Connolly is a first year masters student at Queen's University. Her previous research includes automating data collection and applying machine learning techniques and mass spectrometry for intraoperative tissue recognition. She is currently working on simulating and implementing a robotic navigation system for breast conserving surgery.

Publications

2022

Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Nikniazi, Arash; Poushimin, Rana; Lasso, Andras; Sunderland, Kyle; Ungi, Tamas; Nunzi, Jean Michael; Rudan, John; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

An open-source testbed for developing image-guided robotic tumor-bed inspection Conference

20th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO) 2022, 2022.

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Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Nikniazi, Arash; Poushimin, Rana; Nunzi, Jean Michael; Rudan, John F.; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Feasibility of combined optical and acoustic imaging for surgical cavity scanning Proceedings Article

In: SPIE Medical Imaging, International Society for Optics and Photonics International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2022, 2022.

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2021

Connolly, Laura; Deguet, Anton; Sunderland, Kyle; Lasso, Andras; Ungi, Tamas; Rudan, John F.; Taylor, Russell H.; Mousavi, Parvin; Fichtinger, Gabor

An open-source platform for cooperative, semi-autonomous robotic surgery Conference Forthcoming

IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Systems (ICAS), Forthcoming.

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Connolly, Laura; Sunderland, Kyle; Lasso, Andras; Deguet, Anton; Ungi, Tamas; Rudan, John F.; Taylor, Russell H.; Mousavi, Parvin; Fichtinger, Gabor

A platform for robot-assisted intraoperative imaging in breast conserving surgery Conference

The 19th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO), no. BEST PITCH AWARD, 2021.

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Akbarifar, Faranak; Jamzad, Amoon; Santilli, Alice; Kaufmann, Martin; Janssen, Natasja; Connolly, Laura; Ren, Kevin; Vanderbeck, Kaitlin; Wang, Ami; McKay, Doug; Rudan, John F.; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Tissue Classification of Mass Spectrometry iKnife Data Using Graph Convolutional Networks Conference

The 19th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO), 2021.

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Akbarifar, Faranak; Jamzad, Amoon; Santilli, Alice; Kaufmann, Martin; Janssen, Natasja; Connolly, Laura; Ren, Kevin; Vanderbeck, Kaitlin; Wang, Ami; McKay, Doug; Rudan, John F.; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Graph-based analysis of mass spectrometry data for tissue characterization with application in basal cell carcinoma surgery Proceedings Article

In: Medical Imaging 2021: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, pp. 1159812, International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE, 2021.

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2020

Santilli, Alice; Jamzad, Amoon; Janssen, Natasja N. Y; Kaufmann, Martin; Connolly, Laura; Vanderbeck, Kaitlin; Wang, Ami; McKay, Doug; Rudan, John F; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Perioperative Margin Detection In Basal Cell Carcinoma Using A Deep Learning Framework: A Feasibility Study Journal Article

In: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, special issue of International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 887–896, 2020.

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Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Kaufmann, Martin; Rubino, Rachel; Sedghi, Alireza; Ungi, Tamas; Asselin, Mark; Yam, Scott; Rudan, John; Nicol, Christopher; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Classification of primary cancer and surrounding tissue in breast cancer xenograft models Conference

The 18th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO), 2020.

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Yates, Lauren; Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Asselin, Mark; Rubino, Rachel; Yam, Scott; Ungi, Tamas; Lasso, Andras; Nicol, Christopher; Mousavi, Parvin; Fichtinger, Gabor

Using a biophotonic probe for robotic tissue scanning Conference

The 18th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO), 2020.

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Santilli, Alice; Jamzad, Amoon; Janssen, Natasja N. Y.; Kaufmann, Martin; Connolly, Laura; Vanderbeck, Kaitlin; Wang, Ami; McKay, Doug; Rudan, John F.; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Symmetric Autoencoder for Tissue Classification of Mass Spectrometry IKnife Data Conference

The 18th Annual Symposium of the Imaging Network of Ontario (ImNO), vol. Abstract, no. BEST ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD, 2020.

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Yates, Lauren; Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Asselin, Mark; Rubino, Rachel; Yam, Scott; Ungi, Tamas; Lasso, Andras; Nicol, Christopher; Mousavi, Parvin; Fichtinger, Gabor

Robotic tissue scanning with biophotonic probe Proceedings Article

In: Fei, Baowei; Linte, Cristian A (Ed.): Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, pp. 330 – 335, International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE, 2020.

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Connolly, Laura; Jamzad, Amoon; Kaufmann, Martin; Rubino, Rachel; Sedghi, Alireza; Ungi, Tamas; Asselin, Mark; Yam, Scott; Rudan, John; Nicol, Christopher; Fichtinger, Gabor; Mousavi, Parvin

Classification of tumor signatures from electrosurgical vapors using mass spectrometry and machine learning: a feasibility study Proceedings Article

In: Fei, Baowei; Linte, Cristian A (Ed.): Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, pp. 175 – 183, International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE, 2020.

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2019

Conolly, Laura; Ungi, Tamas; Lasso, Andras; Vaughn, Thomas; Asselin, Mark; Mousavi, Parvin; Yam, Scott; Fichtinger, Gabor

Mechanically controlled spectroscopic imaging for tissue classification Booklet

2019.

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