Bennett Landman, Director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT), has been appointed University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences in the School of Medicine.
“I want to congratulate Professor Landman on this richly deserved, esteemed honor,” said Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Dean of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor. “His recognition in both schools, in fields spanning across engineering and medicine, is a testament not only to his leadership, but also his vision and impact in using innovative technologies to improve the human condition.”
Landman is a preeminent scholar who also holds the Stevenson Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has appointments in computer science, biomedical engineering, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, biomedical informatics, and neurology. He was recently elevated to IEEE Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
“Congratulations to Professor Landman on this magnificent recognition,” said Dan Brown, Carol D. and Henry P. Pendergrass Professor and Chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. “Bennett is at the forefront of advanced imaging data science. This honor can serve as the starting point for the next series of evolution in radiological analytics.”
Landman has been recognized for his sizeable contributions to the field of MRI harmonization—the integration of diverse imaging data acquired across multiple sites—and data-driven modeling in medical image processing. In addition to VALIANT, he leads the Medical‐image Analysis and Statistical Interpretation (MASI) lab at Vanderbilt.
Landman has been elected a fellow of IEEE, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI) and is on the editorial boards of the IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging (2015-) and SIIM Journal of Digital Imaging.
Landman earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a doctorate in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He joined the Vanderbilt engineering faculty in 2010. In 2021, when the School of Engineering created two new departments from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Landman was named chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering.