Skin Lesion Classification with Real-World Data
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
About the Project
- Tackled health inequality introduced by data bias in AI health applications.
- Researched and developed a robust, bias-aware skin lesion classification system validated with NHS data.
- Supported a collaboration with Prof. Toby P. Breckon, Dr Noura Al Moubayed, and Dr Amir Atapour-Abarghouei at Durham University, as well as the industry partner Evergreen Life.
- Recruited a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Thomas Winterbottom for research and development.
People
- Prof. Hubert P. H. Shum - Principal Investigator
- Prof. Toby P. Breckon - Academic Contact
- Dr Noura Al Moubayed - Industrial Contact
- Dr Amir Atapour-Abarghouei - Co-Investigator
- Dr Thomas Winterbottom - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
- Dr James Harmsworth King - Industry Partner
Publications
Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images
Communications Medicine, 2026
Matthew Watson, Thomas Winterbottom, Thomas Hudson, Benedict Jones, Hubert P. H. Shum, Amir Atapour-Abarghouei, Toby P. Breckon, James Harmsworth King and Noura Al Moubayed
Topics: Healthcare Diagnosis, Responsible AI, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging
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Communications Medicine, 2026
Matthew Watson, Thomas Winterbottom, Thomas Hudson, Benedict Jones, Hubert P. H. Shum, Amir Atapour-Abarghouei, Toby P. Breckon, James Harmsworth King and Noura Al Moubayed
Topics: Healthcare Diagnosis, Responsible AI, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging
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Matthew Watson, Thomas Winterbottom, Thomas Hudson, Benedict Jones, Hubert P. H. Shum, Amir Atapour-Abarghouei, Toby P. Breckon, James Harmsworth King and Noura Al Moubayed, "Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images," Communications Medicine, 2026.
Bibtex @article{watson26multimodal,
author={Watson, Matthew and Winterbottom, Thomas and Hudson, Thomas and Jones, Benedict and Shum, Hubert P. H. and Atapour-Abarghouei, Amir and Breckon, Toby P. and King, James Harmsworth and Moubayed, Noura Al},
journal={Communications Medicine},
title={Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images},
year={2026},
}
RIS author={Watson, Matthew and Winterbottom, Thomas and Hudson, Thomas and Jones, Benedict and Shum, Hubert P. H. and Atapour-Abarghouei, Amir and Breckon, Toby P. and King, James Harmsworth and Moubayed, Noura Al},
journal={Communications Medicine},
title={Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images},
year={2026},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Watson, Matthew
AU - Winterbottom, Thomas
AU - Hudson, Thomas
AU - Jones, Benedict
AU - Shum, Hubert P. H.
AU - Atapour-Abarghouei, Amir
AU - Breckon, Toby P.
AU - King, James Harmsworth
AU - Moubayed, Noura Al
T2 - Communications Medicine
TI - Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images
PY - 2026
ER -
Paper Supplementary MaterialAU - Watson, Matthew
AU - Winterbottom, Thomas
AU - Hudson, Thomas
AU - Jones, Benedict
AU - Shum, Hubert P. H.
AU - Atapour-Abarghouei, Amir
AU - Breckon, Toby P.
AU - King, James Harmsworth
AU - Moubayed, Noura Al
T2 - Communications Medicine
TI - Multimodal Models for Skin Cancer Classification using Clinical Free Text and Dermatoscopic Images
PY - 2026
ER -