Postgraduate research opportunities Deep Learning for Critical Care Monitoring
ApplyKey facts
- Opens: Monday 24 June 2024
- Deadline: Friday 30 August 2024
- Number of places: 1
- Duration: 3 years
- Funding: Home fee, Stipend
Overview
Consultants within their intensive care units are presented with rich and diverse information that can inform on the immediate health status as well as provide the foundation for longer term prediction on patient health outcomes. However, the data itself is often siloed within a variety of digital platforms. Furthermore, it takes a broad range of different forms: time-series data from real time vital sign monitors, readings from blood tests, and patient notes recorded in natural language.Eligibility
1 or 2.1 Bachelors degree in electronic engineering or computing science.

Project Details
Consultants within their intensive care units are presented with rich and diverse information that can inform on the immediate health status as well as provide the foundation for longer-term prediction of patient health outcomes. However, the data itself is often siloed within a variety of digital platforms. Furthermore, it takes a broad range of different forms: time-series data from real-time vital sign monitors, readings from blood tests, and patient notes recorded in natural language.
The research project will focus on collecting and combining the data from the diverse internal systems and then applying state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to provide consultants with valuable insights into the effects of a range of interventions.
Research questions in focus:
- Impact of multi-organ support (MOS) – is it likely to be successful?
- Would 48 hours of MOS make it easier to identify those who will survive intensive care?
- If a patient is given MOS are they likely to survive with a reasonable quality of life?
- What is a patient’s likely length of stay in critical care?
Funding details
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Apply
Applicants interested in this studentship opportunity should contact Dr Robert Atkinson (robert.atkinson@strath.ac.uk) in the first instance.
Number of places: 1
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