Dr Ben Thomas is a post-doctoral research associate at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine, UCL, specialising in medical image processing, with a focus on emission tomography in humans. Much of his academic work has been concentrated on correction techniques for neurological and pulmonary hybrid-imaging applications. He has a computer science background and contributes to multiple open-source software projects in these areas. Ben currently holds a joint role with UCL’s Information Services Division (ISD). At ISD, he is leading the development of enhancements to the Data Safe Haven service – an IT system for undertaking research with sensitive data.