PhD Thesis Defense of Carlos Vega García

The University Institute of Applied Microelectronics at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is pleased to announce the upcoming doctoral thesis defense by researcher Mr. Carlos Vega García. This event will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium of the Electronics and Telecommunications Building, Tafira University Campus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Carlos Vega García will present his thesis titled "Contributions to Clinical Hyperspectral Colposcopy Systems and Machine Learning-Based Assessment of Cervical Lesions”, completed under the supervision of Professor Dr. Gustavo Marrero Callicó and Dr. Raquel León Martín. The research focuses on the development and validation of hyperspectral image acquisition systems, along with image processing and machine learning techniques, for the detection and characterization of cervical lesions.

The examining committee consists of Dr. Daniele Ravì, from the University of Messina (UNIME); Dr. Ámbar Pérez García, from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC); and Dr. Francesca Manni, from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).

The academic community and the general public are invited to attend the presentation.