Researcher

Shuo Li

Shuo Li is a computer scientist who applies AI to medical imaging for clinical use. He studied software engineering, earned a computer science PhD at Concordia University, and founded the Digital Imaging Group of London in 2006. After nine years at GE Healthcare, he worked as an associate professor at the University of Western Ontario and a scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute. His research includes image-centered AI for healthcare and a 2023 paper on self-supervised pretraining for 3D medical images. In 2025, he became a Fellow of AIMBE and SPIE; as of October 2026, he is a professor of engineering at Case Western Reserve and has accepted an invitation to serve on the NIH’s National Library of Medicine Board of Scientific Counselors.

Works
1,921

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Timeline

  1. 2006

    A doctorate and imaging group

    In 2006, he earns a computer science PhD from Concordia University and founds the Digital Imaging Group of London. Before his PhD, he studies software engineering.

  2. By 2018

    Research at GE Healthcare

    In 2018, he is an associate professor in medical imaging and medical biophysics at the University of Western Ontario and a scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute. Before taking that post, he works for nine years as a research scientist and project manager at GE Healthcare.

  3. 2022

    A dual appointment at CWRU

    In 2022, he holds associate professor appointments in biomedical engineering and computer and data sciences at Case Western Reserve. His research focuses on AI for medical imaging.

  4. 2023

    Self-supervised learning for 3D scans

    In 2023, he coauthors a paper on geometric visual similarity learning for self-supervised pretraining of 3D medical images.

  5. 2025

    Two engineering fellowships

    In 2025, he is inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows. SPIE names him a Fellow for medical image analysis and processing using machine learning.

  6. As of October 2026

    A professorship and NIH appointment

    As of October 2026, he is the Leonard Case, Jr. Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve and researches image-centered AI systems for clinical healthcare. In August 2026, he accepts an invitation to serve on the National Library of Medicine Board of Scientific Counselors at NIH.

Sources and credits

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  1. Shuo Li教授学术报告会 ahu.edu.cn. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. New Faculty Spotlight: Shuo Li engineering.case.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Geometric Visual Similarity Learning in 3D Medical Image Self-supervised Pre-training arxiv.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Shuo Li inducted into the 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows case.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. AID2B Center Co-director, Dr. Shuo Li, elected SPIE fellow for pioneering work in medical AI case.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Shuo Li | CWRU Center for Imaging Research | School of Medicine | Case Western Reserve University case.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Engineering’s Shuo Li to serve as a board member of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) case.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.