William Wijns, MD PhD, is Research Professor of Interventional Cardiology at the University of Galway. His research applies AI-based computational techniques to cardiovascular diagnosis, notably angiography-derived coronary physiology and AI analysis of angiograms to identify vulnerable plaque. He coordinated SMARTSHAPE EU consortium developing sensors for continuous BP monitoring. He co-chaired the ESC Guidelines on myocardial revascularisation and chronic coronary syndromes, founding editor of EuroIntervention, and led PCR since 2010. He founded Stent for Life and co-chairs the Foundation building the MY Rwanda Heart Centre.