Personal profile
Research interests
Tess' research interests are tinyML, computer vision, machine translation, and healthcare technologies.
Biography
Tess Watt received her bachelor's degree in Computing from Edinburgh Napier University in 2023 and is now pursuing a PhD in tinyML for dermatology at Heriot-Watt University.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Improving Healthcare AI-Support Systems for Skin Lesion Diagnosis With tinyML
Watt, T., 1 Dec 2025, 45th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops (ICDCSW). IEEE, p. 362-363 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Edge NLP for Efficient Machine Translation in Low Connectivity Areas
Watt, T., Chrysoulas, C. & Gkatzia, D., 30 May 2024, 9th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT). IEEE, 10539577Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Moving Healthcare AI Support Systems for Visually Detectable Diseases to Constrained Devices
Watt, T., Chrysoulas, C., Barclay, P. J., El Boudani, B. & Kalliatakis, G., 10 Dec 2024, In: Applied Sciences. 14, 24, 11474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Watt, T. (Recipient), 19 Jun 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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SICSA PhD Conference Best Poster 2025 - Second Prize
Watt, T. (Recipient), 25 Jun 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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DigiFest24 ePoster presentations: Academic Research winners & runners up | Health & Care Scotland SG
Watt, T. (Speaker)
19 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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PhD researcher harnesses AI to transform skin cancer diagnosis in remote areas
21/07/25
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research