Stephen Aylward
Global Alliance Manager, Developer Relations MedTech Ecosystem
Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolStephen Aylward is a seasoned medical imaging and developer-relations leader with 25 years of experience translating clinical needs into practical AI, visualization, and surgical-robotics solutions. Currently at NVIDIA leading the MedTech ecosystem, he combines hands-on open-source engineering (notably contributions to ITK and a Qt-based DICOM viewer in CTK) with program-building skills that have driven millions in NIH funding and industry partnerships. A long-time academic collaborator and adjunct professor, he has chaired and founded multiple MICCAI initiatives and led MONAI advisory efforts, reflecting deep influence across research, standards, and industry engagement. His background uniquely blends algorithm design, clinical demonstration, and developer enablement—making complex imaging AI usable at the point of care.
25 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, MS Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Purdue UniversityPh.D. Computer Science Medical Image Analysis, Ph.D. Computer Science Medical Image Analysis at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Github Skills (11)
c-language10
dicom10
cprogramming-language10
qt10
image-registration10
linear-algebra10
image-analysis9
medical-imaging9
3d5
slicer5
vtk5
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITK
Aug 2000 - Dec 2022
Insight Toolkit (ITK) -- Official Repository. ITK builds on a proven, spatially-oriented architecture for processing, segmentation, and registration of scientific images in two, three, or more dimensions.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:68 reviews, 585 commits, 153 PRs in 22 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Stephen made several enhancements to the `itk` library, primarily focused on the `Euler3DTransform` class. They added and removed member variables, like "center," and modified associated parameters. The commits also involved fixing spelling errors and adding methods to work with rotation matrices and versors. The contributions indicate a focus on image registration and transformation-related functionalities.
pythonitkcomputer-visionopen-sciencescientific
commontk/CTK
Feb 2011 - Jan 2017
A set of common support code for medical imaging, surgical navigation, and related purposes.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Stephen primarily contributed to the development of a Qt-based DICOM viewer widget, including its initial framework. They implemented image display functionalities, such as zoom, pan, and intensity level adjustments. The commits also involved refactoring and renaming the image viewer widget and associated components, demonstrating a focus on improving the overall structure and usability of the imaging application within the common toolkit.
pythonmitk3d-slicerosgic-plus-plus
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