Precision Medicine doctoral student Arno von Kietzell reflects on the OpenEP Research Laboratory's award-winning research and successes at EHRA 2026. by Arno von Kietzell | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training studentThe OpenEP Research Laboratory, working on open-source solutions for electrophysiology data analysis, is led by Dr Steven Williams, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science. The group enjoyed a highly successful visit to EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association) 2026, held in Paris and online in April this year.EHRA is a globally leading international congress in cardiac electrophysiology, bringing together clinicians, engineers and researchers to showcase advances in arrhythmia management, digital cardiology and device therapy. This year’s theme, Illuminating Arrhythmia Management, highlighted emerging technologies and translational innovation in the field. During the event, I was delighted to receive the prestigious eCardiology Award. This award recognises the highest-graded scientific abstracts in digital and computational cardiology, with finalists selected for presentation in a dedicated award session. My winning presentation, From images to maps: creating synthetic mapping data from cardiac imaging, demonstrated how imaging-derived synthetic electroanatomic mapping data could support multimodal analysis and future data-driven studies. Arno von Kietzell receiving his eCardiology Award Vinush Vigneswaran, a research engineer in the OpenEP Research Laboratory, was also a finalist in the Best Innovations in AI and Digital Medicine in Clinical EP award, which recognises novel technologies with potential clinical impact in electrophysiology. His presentation introduced clinician-ready computational modelling of antiarrhythmic drug treatment in EP Workbench, reflecting the group’s continued focus on developing user-friendly tools for electrophysiology data analysis and modelling. Vinush Vigneswaran presented with Best Innovations in AI and Digital Medicine in Clinical EP award by Stylianos Tzeis, EHRA Scientific Programme Committee Co-Chair The OpenEP Research Laboratory also contributed a strong portfolio of additional presentations. Neil Bodagh presented work on ReCETT-AF, a major computational modelling study linked to patient outcomes. Magdalena Klis presented research on coronary CT assessment of left atrial remodelling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Tomasz Jadczyk delivered a multicentre analysis exploring myocardial electrical properties before and after STAR treatment. Kestutis Maciunas presented a poster on unsupervised phenotyping of left atrial fibrosis patterns in universal atrial coordinates from 100 LGE MRI models.These results reflect the breadth of OpenEP Research Laboratory's research programme and the growing international visibility of the group’s work in computational electrophysiology and cardiovascular data science. Further informationPrecision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher InstituteOpenEP Research Laboratory This article was published on Friday 3 July 2026
