International Centre for Translational Digital Health Hub-Led Seminar Series - Machine learning for biomarker discovery and clinical risk estimation
| Dates: | 23 May 2023 |
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| Times: | 08:30 - 09:30 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Dr Noel Faux |
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The International Centre for Translational Digital Health (ICTDH) is delighted to bring you the next seminar in our monthly seminar series. The May seminar is focussed on Data Science and AI (DSAI) and will be hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Details of the next seminar are below; all seminars are online.
To ensure we are inclusive, and to account for the different time zones covered by the ICTDH, all seminars will be recorded and made available to those who register to attend the seminar.
to attend the seminar https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/machine-learning-for-biomarker-discovery-and-clinical-risk-estimation-tickets-631225962847
Speaker Bio
Dr Noel Faux is a Senior Research Data Specialist at the Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP), University of Melbourne. He holds a PhD in bioinformatics, Grad Dip in Computer Science (Monash University), and a BSc (Hons, Genetics) from La Trobe University. Dr Faux then did his post-doctoral research at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. During his time there, he applied statistical and machine learning techniques to identify biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. Dr Faux then worked for 4.5 years at IBM Research, applying machine learning to several medical domains. Currently, Dr Faux is helping a wide range of academic researchers with their data-intensive research projects. In these collaborations, he is applying statistical and machine learning techniques to achieve research automation or insight discovery and assisting in improving data management and research workflows.
C?hair - P?riyanka Pillai, Research Data Specialist, Melbourne Data Analytics Platform, ICTDH DSAI Hub lead (Melbourne)
If you would like to present at a future seminar on a topic that relates to one of our hub themes, please contact digital.health@utoronto.ca
Speaker
Dr Noel Faux
Role: Senior Research Data Specialist
Organisation: University of Melbourne
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