Luca Caucci, PhD

Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging and Optical Sciences
Image Review Officer

Dr. Luca Caucci has been an assistant research professor in the Department of Medical Imaging since 2014. He has worked in the Center for Gamma Ray Imaging since 2006.

Applications of Dr. Caucci’s research include task-based assessment of image quality, optimal methods for signal detection and parameter estimation, adaptive systems, and fast computational methods on parallel architectures for list-mode data processing for PET, SPECT, and charged-particle emission tomography.

Dr. Caucci is the principal investigator of a National Institutes of Health grant titled “Emission Computed Tomography and Parallel Computing” and he has been granted six U.S. patents.

As image review officer for the Department of Medical Imaging, Dr. Caucci oversees the process of ensuring declassification of images used for training and educational purposes.

Degree(s)

  • PhD: Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 2012
  • MS: Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 2012
  • MS: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, 2007
  • BS: Mathematics, University of Pisa, Italy, 2005
  • BS: Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy, 2002
Honors and Awards
Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Outstanding Graduate Student, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 2011
Research Interests

medical imaging and computing