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The following research areas have been identified as the main areas of expertise at IHI. Expand the accordions to find out more about the research and the experts involved.
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Addressing the barriers to translating machine learning algorithms into patient benefit, with a particular focus on data-scarce learning and dataset drift on structured time-series EHR datasets.
Who to contact:
Dr Xi Bai
Mr Alex Handy
Mr Thomas Keen
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Farhad Shokraneh
Dr Johan Thygesen
Dr Minhong Wang
Dr Honghan Wu
- Care Homes
Integrating electronic health records with diverse data sources (omics, qualitative research) to improve the management of infection across health and social care settings.
Who to contact:
Dr Maria Krutikov
Prof Laura Shallcross
- Child Health Informatics
Utilising routine and administrative data to understand the health of children and families, and evaluate policy impact.
Who to contact:
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Dr Zhiqiang Huo
Dr Alvina Lai
- Clinical Decision Support
Developing knowledge-driven models by deploying AI algorithms and natural language processing techniques to achieve dermatology triage based on GPs' referrals.
Who to contact:
Dr Zhiqiang Huo
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Tom Lumbers
Dr Anoop Shah
Dr Minhong Wang
- Data Linkage
Who to contact:
Dr Ruth Blackburn
- Drug Development
Working on an ontology enrichment project to predict drug targets based on existing knowledge graphs.
Who to contact:
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
- Electronic Health Records
Who to contact:
Prof Rob Aldridge
Prof Folkert Asselbergs
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Maria Krutikov
Dr Alvina Lai
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Tom Lumbers
Dr Anoop Shah
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Johan Thygesen
Dr Ana Torralbo
Dr Minhong Wang
- Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the systematic study of the distribution, trends and causes of disease within populations, and can also encompass the study of disease prevention and control that applies epidemiological methods.
Who to contact:
Prof Rob Aldridge
Dr Xi Bai
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Dr Yamina Boukari
Dr Isobel Braithwaite
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Maria Krutikov
Dr Alvina Lai
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Farhad Shokraneh
Ms Sophie Weber
- Evidence Synthesis
Who to contact:
Dr Farhad Shokraneh
- Information Governance / Public Trust
Who to contact:
Dr Ruth Blackburn
- Interoperability / Standards / Clinical Data Models
Who to contact:
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Vaclav Papez
Dr Anoop Shah
- Migrant Health / Health Inequality / Digital Health
Studying the health of migrants, including their healthcare utilisation and outcomes.
Who to contact:
Prof Amitava Banerjee
Dr Yamina Boukari
Dr Mel Ramasawmy
Dr Honghan Wu
- Observational Data / Policy
Health research using observational data involves the description and analysis of data from observational epidemiological studies or routine data collection (as opposed to experimentally-collected data), to improve understanding of the epidemiology of disease and the impacts of exposures and interventions.
Who to contact:
Dr Isobel Braithwaite
- Patient and Public Engagement
Aiming to equitably improve the health of the public through the application of data science and public health research.
Who to contact:
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Prof Rob Aldridge
Dr Alvina Lai
Professor Laura Shallcross
- Phenomics
Who to contact:
Dr Xi Bai
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Alvina Lai
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Tom Lumbers
Dr Anoop Shah
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Johan Thygesen
Dr Minhong Wang
Dr Honghan Wu
- Precision Medicine
Who to contact:
Prof Folkert Asselbergs
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Alvina Lai
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Tom Lumbers
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Honghan Wu
- Public Health
Public health has been defined as 'the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals'. Reducing unjust and avoidable inequalities in health is also a core element of public health. It encompasses and draws on a broad range of related disciplines including epidemiology and statistics, evaluation and applied health research, sociology, health economics and policy.
Who to contact:
Prof Rob Aldridge
Dr Ruth Blackburn
Dr Yamina Boukari
Dr Isobel Braithwaite
Dr Maria Krutikov
Dr Alvina Lai
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Farhad Shokraneh
Dr Ana Torralbo
Dr Honghan Wu
- Risk Modelling / Risk Prediction
Who to contact:
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Alvina Lai
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Prof Laura Shallcross
Dr Johan Thygesen
- Software Development
Who to contact:
Dr Xi Bai
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Ken (Kezhi) Li
Dr Watjana (Waty) Lilaonitkul
Dr Vaclav Papez
- Statistical Genetics
Who to contact:
Mr Alex Handy
Dr Alvina Lai
Dr Johan Thygesen