Simon Williams

Neurosurgery Resident

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a neurosurgery resident based in London, with specialist expertise in data science, computer vision, and translational artificial intelligence. I currently hold the position of Senior Research Fellow within the Surgical Technology group at University College London, where I lead research initiatives in machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, with a particular focus on their applications in skull base neurosurgery. My work has informed international surgical guidelines on the evaluation of AI in robotics and has contributed to advancements in the analysis of operative video data.

Experience

  • PHD Candidate at UCL
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    PhD Candidate: AI in Lateral Skull Base Neurosurgery

  • Neurosurgery Resident at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • AI Advisory Service Lead at The IDEAL Collaboration
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    My role involved redeveloping the IDEAL Advisory service within the IDEAL Collaboration, with the aim of providing expert, stage-specific support to research teams applying the IDEAL Framework to strengthen study design, methodology, and real-world clinical translation of healthcare innovations (including devices, robotics, and AI). This involved restructuring our routes for external contact and enquiry handling, meeting with innovators globally, and advising on study methodology to ensure alignment with IDEAL stage-specific requirements, maximising the likelihood of research success, clinical uptake, and market readiness.

  • Neurosurgery Resident at Barts Health NHS Trust
    Aug 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Neurosurgery Resident at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo