Professor Richard Prager is the Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He has been the Chair of the Board of IfM Engage since December 2018.

EXPERTISE

Richard has worked on deep learning algorithms for automatic speech recognition and medical applications as well as ultrasonic imaging in medicine. He is interested in using online tools to promote equality of access to education.

HIGHLIGHTS

Richard founded the Medical Imaging Group in Cambridge’s Department of Engineering in 1992. Significant projects have included new, fast and accurate calibration systems for tracked 3D ultrasound and the development of a high-definition tracked 3D ultrasound system. He also led a project to develop a hybrid scanner that combines the benefits of both tracked and mechanically-swept 3D ultrasound. He is currently working on novel algorithms for high-resolution ultrasonic beam-forming, resulting in images that are in focus at all depths from a single ultrasound transmit-receive sequence.

In addition to research and teaching responsibilities, he is editor of the https://i-want-to-study-engineering.org/ website that is designed to make high-quality preparatory material available to school students applying to read Engineering at university.

He is the Senior Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on Online Education. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Engineering & Technology, and of Queens’ College Cambridge.