Explainable prediction modelling for early detection of risks in multiple long-term conditions using health records data

 Multiple Long-Term conditions (MLTC) are a major healthcare challenge associated with high service utilization and expenditure. In the project, the candidate will help develop robust and explainable AI methods for MLTC risk prediction. The research will use a healthcare database from Norfolk to access the health records that the supervisory team has access to. This project will aim to design, and implement novel deep learning algorithms for risk prediction modeling and early detection of high-risk MLTC.Some of the suggestive activities are as follows:

1. Pre-processing longitudinal electronic health records data

2. Design and development of explainable deep learning modeling approaches for MLTC risk prediction (e.g. Multistate and neural-controlled differential equation models)

3. Formulating methods for efficient explanations for longitudinal time-series models

4. Conduct testing, validation, and risk assessment of the developed AI to ensure the system works fairly for minority patient populations or protected groups of patients.

Applicants with a master's degree and experience in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will be given priority. 

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Related Research Group(s)

Intelligent Data Analysis - Concerned with effective analysis of data involving artificial intelligence, dynamic systems, image and signal processing, optimisation, pattern recognition, statistics and visualisation.