ABOUT

Adam Alessio is a Professor in the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Department of Radiology. He is currently serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research is focused on non-invasive quantification of cancer through advanced imaging algorithms and integrated data analysis.

Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Alessio was a Professor of Radiology at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame and post-doctoral training in nuclear medicine physics at the University of Washington.

RESEARCH

Dr. Alessio’s research group solves clinically motivated research problems at the intersection of imaging and medical decision-making. Current efforts center on translational medical research projects for topics including machine learning for quantitative diagnostics, cardiac perfusion estimation, quantitative PET and CT imaging, radiation dose optimization, and system modeling.