Department of Biomedical Informatics

About Us

We're pushing the boundaries at the intersection of data science and integrative biomedical research to advance healthcare.

Our department is a catalyst for creative, multidisciplinary projects in data science and integrative biomedical research. Our faculty’s work ranges from imaging and neuroscience to applied machine learning and mHealth. Our grant sources include federal institutes like the NIH and NSF, foundations, and industry giants like Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

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Collaborations

We’re crossing traditional lines in science and medicine to work with many of the brightest minds on collaborations with other departments, universities, grant-funded centers and Emory Healthcare clinics.

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Join Us

We’re actively recruiting faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and grad students who can help us reimagine a data-driven approach to human health.

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Research Focus Areas

Methods Areas

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Theory and Methods: Gari Clifford, Nasim Katebi, Hyeokhyen Kwon, Samaneh Nasiri, Saima Rathore, Matthew Reyna, Reza Sameni, Yun Wang
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications: Selen Bozkurt, Gari Clifford, Nasim Katebi, Hyeokhyen Kwon, Babak Mahmoudi, Samaneh Nasiri, Ali Bahrami Rad, Saima Rathore, Matthew Reyna, Abeed Sarker, Yun Wang
Bias, Ethics, and Fairness: Selen Bozkurt, Azra Ismail, Hyeokhyen Kwon
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics: Selen Bozkurt, J. Lucas McKay, Samaneh Nasiri, Matthew Reyna
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing: Gari Clifford, Nasim Katebi, Babak Mahmoudi, J. Lucas McKay, Samaneh Nasiri, Ali Bahrami Rad, Saima Rathore, Reza Sameni, Yun Wang
Clinical Research: Selen Bozkurt, Babak Mahmoudi, J. Lucas McKay, Saima Rathore, Yun Wang
Computer Vision: Hyeokhyen Kwon, J. Lucas McKay, Tony Pan, Yun Wang
Edge Computing and Tiny Machine Learning: Gari Clifford, Nasim Katebi, Hyeokhyen Kwon, Babak Mahmoudi
High Performance Computing and Databases: Babak Mahmoudi, Tony Pan, Matthew Reyna,
Human-Computer Interaction: Azra Ismail, Babak Mahmoudi, Tony Pan
Natural Language Processing: Selen Bozkurt, Abeed Sarker

Application Areas

Brain Health: Selen Bozkurt, Gari Clifford, Azra Ismail, Hyeokhyen Kwon, Babak Mahmoudi, J. Lucas McKay, Samaneh Nasiri, Ali Bahrami Rad, Saima Rathore, Yun Wang
Cancer: Selen Bozkurt, Saima Rathore, Matthew Reyna
Cardiovascular Disease: Gari Clifford, Qiao Li, Samaneh Nasiri, Babak Mahmoudi, Ali Bahrami Rad, Matthew Reyna, Abeed Sarker
Global/Public/Rural Health and Social Determinants of Health: Gari Clifford, Azra Ismail, Nasim Katebi, Abeed Sarker
Maternal-Child Health: Gari Clifford, Azra Ismail, Nasim Katebi, Reza Sameni, Yun Wang
Neurodegeneration: Saima Rathore
Pain, Addiction, and Palliative Care: Selen Bozkurt, Abeed Sarker

Education

Graduate study develops advanced computational techniques and strategies that directly impact patient care and clinical and biomedical research.

dept chair teaching a small group of trainees

Facilities

Emory’s investment in big data science shows in our newly renovated custom-designed facilities. Our department has three clusters, joined using state-of-the-art high-performance networking and protected by leading security processes and a specialty machine learning system.