MIDL Vision 2020

23 Qi Dou “A leader such as Tal Arbel is a very good role model for me.” way? For instance, in robotic assisted surgery, you provide a kind of cognitive assistance for the doctors to make them more strong-minded: they take care of lots of things at once during a surgery. Research assistance can reduce adverse events during the surgery, to reduce the potential of harm for the patient. Solving every single problem has lots of challenges. We are extremely excited, and I feel it’s very meaningful to be in this kind of research field. You also teach, is that right? Yes, I teach. Actually, I haven’t been teaching a course due to the COVID-19 situation. Some courses changed to online, and some courses were suspended. As a new faculty, I haven’t started teaching courses yet for undergraduates. But I do mentor, supervising PhD students. How do you like it? Currently, I have ten members in my lab, including PhD and RA. Teaching is one thing that attracted me most to devote myself to an academic career. When you are mentoring the young guys as they grow in their future, that’s a beautiful thing. That’s the value of education. You teach what you have learned so that they can get a direct sense of what will happen, to help them grow faster with your guidance. That’s a very rewarding thing. I enjoy that very, very much. That’s the most beautiful part of my career. Where do you see yourself in the future? I’m very determined to stay in academia for my whole career. I enjoy the educational perspective of academia very much. Also, I enjoy the freedom of academia. It is relatively relaxed, in a way. Withmy personality, I like to explore things creatively. Also, I think academia is a good field for females to stay in. One thing is freedom. You can realize your own value in this field, especially in the MICCAI community. It’s a very nice community, especially for females. It encourages female leadership. A leader such as Tal Arbel is a very good role model for me.