Ehsan Baratnezhad

About Me

I am a dedicated computer science researcher with a focus on health data, knowledge graphs, and the development of improved machine learning methods. Currently pursuing my Ph.D. at Dalhousie University, my research centers on advancing AI applications in healthcare, refining machine learning algorithms, and utilizing graph-based techniques to analyze and derive insights from complex datasets.

My expertise includes the development of novel graph learning algorithms, which form the foundation of my ongoing research in health data analytics and the application of knowledge graphs to optimize decision-making processes within the healthcare sector.

Driven by a commitment to lifelong learning and a deep curiosity about the technological advancements shaping our world, my work spans various fields, including refined machine learning methods, recommender systems, and anomaly detection. I place particular emphasis on graph-based approaches to solve complex, real-world challenges.

I maintain a balanced lifestyle through activities like martial arts, regular exercise, and hiking in nature. These pursuits help me sustain the creativity and focus necessary to tackle the challenges in my field.

There is always more to learn, more to discover, and more to achieve—no limits, no boundaries.

Research Interests

my interests are  Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR), Machine Learning, Health Informatics, Data mining, Graph learning, Matrix Computation, and Complex networks

Publications


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2024

Nelofar Kureshi; Abraham Nunes; Cindy Feng; David B Clarke; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Risk stratification of new-onset psychiatric disorders using clinically distinct traumatic brain injury phenotypes Journal Article

In: Archives of Public Health, vol. 82, iss. 1, pp. 116, 2024.

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Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

A Topological Data Analysis of Un met Health Care Needs Among Injured Patients Proceedings Article

In: 2024 IEEE 12th International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), pp. 505-511, IEEE, 2024.

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Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B Clarke; Weiping Zeng; Cindy Feng

Spatial hotspots and sociodemographic profiles associated with traumatic brain injury in Nova Scotia Journal Article

In: Journal of neurotrauma, vol. 41, iss. 7-8, pp. 844-861, 2024.

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Jaber Rad; Karthik Tennankore; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Extracting Decision Paths via Surrogate Modeling for Explainability of Black Box Classifiers Proceedings Article

In: 2024 11th IEEE Swiss Conference on Data Science (SDS), pp. 213-220, IEEE, 2024.

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Hossein Mohammadhassanzadeh; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Plausible Reasoning over Large Health Datasets: A Novel Approach to Data Analytics Leveraging Semantics Journal Article

In: Knowledge-Based Systems, 2024.

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Nelofar Kureshi; David B. Clarke; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Utilizing Topological Clustering on a Traumatic Brain Injury Cohort: The Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation Profiles with Injury Mortality Proceedings Article

In: Health Informatics Knowledge Management Conference, Online, Feb1-2 2024. ACM Press, 2024.

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2023

Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B Clarke; Weiping Zeng; Cindy Feng

Spatial Hotspots and Sociodemographic Profiles Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury in Nova Scotia Journal Article

In: Journal of Neurotrauma, 2023.

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Kyle W. Eastwood; Ronald May; Pantelis Andreou; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Osama M. Loubani

Needs and expectations for artificial intelligence in emergency medicine according to Canadian physicians Journal Article

In: BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 798, 2023, ISSN: 1472-6963.

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Sheida Majouni; Karthik Tennankore; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Predicting Urgent Dialysis at Ambulance Transport to the Emergency Department Using Machine Learning Methods Proceedings Article

In: 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2023), 8–12 July 2023, Sydney, Australia, 2023.

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Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Kranthi Jalakam; Syed Hani Raza Abidi; Karthik Tennankore

Ensemble Clustering to Generate Phenotypes of Kidney Transplant Donors and Recipients Proceedings Article

In: 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2023), 8–12 July 2023, Sydney, Australia, 2023.

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Samina Abidi; Tracey Rickards; William Van Woensel; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Digital Therapeutics for COPD Patient Self-Management: Needs Analysis and Design Study Proceedings Article

In: 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2023), 8–12 July 2023, Sydney, Australia, 2023.

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Syed Hani Raza Abidi; Nur Zincir-Heywood; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Kranthi Jalakam; Samina Abidi; Lakshman Gunaratnam; Rita Suri; Héloïse Cardinale; Amanda Vinson; Bhanu Prasad; Michael Walsh; Seychelle Yohanna; George Worthen; Karthik Tennankore

Characterizing Cluster-Based Frailty Phenotypes in a Multicenter Prospective Cohort of Kidney Transplant Candidates Proceedings Article

In: MEDINFO 2023—The Future Is Accessible, pp. 896-900, IOS Press, 2023.

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Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Asil Naqvi; George Worthen; Amanda Vinson; Samina Abidi; Bryce Kiberd; Thomas Skinner; Kenneth West; Karthik K Tennankore

Multi-view clustering to identify novel kidney donor phenotypes for assessing graft survival in older transplant recipients Journal Article

In: Kidney360, 2023.

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William Van Woensel; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Decentralized Web-based Clinical Decision Support using Semantic GLEAN Workflows Proceedings Article

In: 21th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2023), June 12-15, 2023, Portoroz, Slovenia, 2023.

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William Van Woensel; Samson W. Tu; Wojtek Michalowski; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samina Abidi; Jose-Ramon Alonso; Alessio Bottrighi; Marc Carrier; Ruth Edry; Irit Hochberg; Malvika Rao; Stephen Kingwell; Alexandra Kogan; Mar Marcos; Begoña Martínez Salvador; Martin Michalowski; Luca Piovesan; David Riaño; Paolo Terenziani; Szymon Wilk; Mor Peleg

A Community-of-Practice-based Evaluation Methodology for Knowledge Intensive Computational Methods and its Application to Multimorbidity Decision Support Journal Article

In: Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 142, no. 104395, 2023, ISSN: 1532-0464.

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Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B. Clarke; Cindy Feng

A Spatial and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury: Mapping High-Risk Neighborhoods to Inform Public Health Proceedings Article

In: Canadian Public Health Conference (Public Health 2023), June 20-22, 2023, 2023.

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Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B. Clarke; Cindy Feng

Geospatial and Machine Learning Methods for Identifying Hotspots of Traumatic Brain Injury Proceedings Article

In: Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting and Conference April 20-21, 2023, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2023.

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Belinda Agyapong; Charles Chishimba; Yifeng Wei; Raquel Luz Dias; Ejemai Eboreime; Eleanor Msidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Maryn Mutaka-Loongo; James Mwansa; Rita Orji; John Mathias Zulu; Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong

Improving Mental Health Literacy and Reducing Psychological Problems Among Teachers in Zambia: Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation of a Wellness4Teachers Email Messaging Program Journal Article

In: JMIR Res Protoc, vol. 12, pp. e44370, 2023, ISSN: 1929-0748.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: burnout; stress; Zambia; Africa; teacher; educator; school; anxiety; wellness; depression; e-mental health; intervention; health literacy; mental health; depressive; psychological issue; psychological problem; text message; messaging; decision-making

Nelofar Kureshi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B. Clarke; Cindy Feng

A Geospatial Analysis of the Burden of Traumatic Brain injury Proceedings Article

In: Brain Repair Centre Research Day, February 23, 2023, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2023.

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Syed Hani Raza Abidi; Nur Zincir-Heywood; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Kranthi Jalakam; Samina Abidi; L. Gunaratnam; R. Suri; H. Cardinale; A. Vinson; B. Prasad; M. Walsh; S. Yohanna; George Worthen; Karthik Tennankore

Characterizing Cluster-Based Frailty Phenotypes in a Multicenter Prospective Cohort of Kidney Transplant Candidates Proceedings Article

In: 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2023), 8–12 July 2023, Sydney, Australia, 2023.

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2022

William Van Woensel; Samina Abidi; Karthik Tennankore; George Worthen; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Explainable Decision Support using Task Network Models in Notation3: Computerizing Lipid Management Clinical Guidelines as Interactive Task Networks Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022), June 14-17, 2022, Halifax, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical guidelines, Notation3, Semantic Web reasoning, Task Network Models

William Van Woensel; Samina Abidi; Karthik Tennankore; George Worthen; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Clinical Guidelines as Executable and Interactive Workflows with FHIR-Compliant Health Data Input using GLEAN Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022): Demo Track, June 14-17, Halifax, 2022, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical guidelines, Notation3, Semantic Web reasoning, Task Network Models

William Van Woensel; Floriano Scioscia; Giuseppe Loseto; Oshani Seneviratne; Evan Patton; Samina Abidi; Lalana Kagal

Explainable Clinical Decision Support: Towards Patient-Facing Explanations for Education and Long-term Behavior Change Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022): Demo Track, June 14-17, Halifax, 2022, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Explainability, Semantic Web reasoning

Jaber Rad; Karthik Tennankore; Amanda Vinson; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Extracting Surrogate Decision Trees from Black-box Models to Explain the Temporal Importance of Clinical Features in Predicting Kidney Graft Survival Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022), June 14-17, 2022, Halifax, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Explainability, Kidney Disease, Machine Learning

Ali Daowd; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Knowledge Graph Completion Method Applied to Literature-Based Discovery for Predicting Missing Links Targeting Cancer Drug Repurposing Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022), June 14-17, 2022, Halifax, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge Graphs, Link Prediction, Literature-Based Discovery

Kathryn Young-Shand; Patrice C. Roy; Michael Dunbar; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; J. Wilson

Assessing Knee Osteoarthritis Severity and Biomechanical Changes After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Self-Organizing Maps Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2022), June 14-17, 2022, Halifax, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Self-Organizing Maps, Total knee arthroplasty

William Van Woensel; Brett Taylor; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Towards an Adaptive Clinical Transcription System for In-Situ Transcribing of Patient Encounter Information Proceedings Article

In: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, pp. 158–162, 2022, ISSN: 1879-8365.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Dictaphone, Machine Learning

S. Majouni; JC. Kim; E. Sweeny; E. Keltie; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Applying Machine Learning to Arsenic Species and Metallomics Profiles of Toenails to Evaluate Associations of Environmental Arsenic with Incident Cancer Cases Proceedings Article

In: International Conference on Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE2022), May 26-30, 2022, Nice, France, Springer, 2022.

BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Arsenic, Incident Cancer Cases, Machine Learning

Kathryn L. Young-Shand; Patrice C. Roy; Michael J. Dunbar; Syed S. R. Abidi; Janie L. Astephen Wilson

Gait biomechanics phenotypes among total knee arthroplasty candidates by machine learning cluster analysis Journal Article

In: Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2022.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: gait analysis, knee biomechanics, Machine Learning, phenotypes, Total knee arthroplasty

Benjamin Rose-Davis; William Van Woensel; Samina Raza Abidi; Elizabeth Stringer; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Semantic Knowledge Modeling and Evaluation of Argument Theory to Develop Dialogue based Patient Education Systems for Chronic Disease Self-Management Journal Article

In: International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Argument Theory, Knowledge Graphs, Patient Education, Semantic Web

2021

D O'Sullivan; W Van Woensel; S Wilk; S W Tu; W Michalowski; S Abidi; M Carrier; R Edry; I Hochberg; S Kingwell; K Kogan; M Michalowski; H O'Sullivan; M Peleg

Towards a framework for comparing functionalities of multimorbidity clinical decision support: A literature-based feature set and benchmark cases Proceedings Article

In: AMIA 2021 Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA, 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Comorbidity

G Loseto; E Patton; O Seneviratne; W Van Woensel; F Scioscia; L Kagal

Mobile App Development for the Semantic Web of Things with Punya Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Semantic Web Conference: Demo Track (ISWC '21), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Internet of Things, Mobile Computing, Semantic Web

Oshani Seneviratne; William Van Woensel; Giuseppe Loseto; Floriano Scioscia; Evan Patton; Lalana Kagal

Rapid Prototyping of Mobile Apps for Clinical Research using Semantic Web Technologies Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Semantic Web Conference: Demo Track (ISWC '21), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Mobile Computing, Mobile Health, Semantic Web

Evan Patton; William Van Woensel; Oshani Seneviratne; Giuseppe Loseto; Floriano Scioscia; Lalana Kagal

The Punya Platform: Building Mobile Research Apps with Linked Data and Semantic Features Proceedings Article

In: 20th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC '21), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Mobile Computing, Mobile Health, Semantic Web

William Van Woensel; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Towards Model-Driven Semantic Interfaces for Electronic Health Records on Multiple Platforms Using Notation3 Proceedings Article

In: 4th International Workshop on Semantic Web Meets Health Data Management (SWH’21) co-located with 20th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC’21), 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Electronic Medical Record, Model-driven Engineering, Semantic Web

Syed Asil Ali Naqvi; Karthik Tennankore; Amanda Vinson; Patrice C Roy; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Predicting Kidney Graft Survival Using Machine Learning Methods: Prediction Model Development and Feature Significance Analysis Study Journal Article

In: Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. e26843, 2021, ISSN: 1438-8871.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: dimensionality reduction, feature sensitivity analysis, survival prediction

William Van Woensel; Manal Elnenaei; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; David B Clarke; Syed Ali Imran

Staged Reflexive Artificial Intelligence Driven Testing Algorithms for Early Diagnosis of Pituitary Disorders Journal Article

In: Clinical Biochemistry, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Health Informatics, Reflex Protocols

Ali Daowd; Michael Barrett; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

A Framework To Build A Causal Knowledge Graph for Chronic Diseases and Cancers By Discovering Semantic Associations from Biomedical Literature Proceedings Article

In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), Victoria, BC, Canada, IEEE, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-6654-0132-6.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Causal relations, Chronic Illness, Knowledge Graphs

William Van Woensel; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samina Raza Abidi

Decision support for comorbid conditions via execution-time integration of clinical guidelines using transaction-based semantics and temporal planning Journal Article

In: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, vol. 118, pp. 102127, 2021, ISSN: 0933-3657.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical guidelines, Comorbidity, Decision Support Systems

William Van Woensel; Manal Elnenaei; Syed Ali Imran; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Semantic Web Framework to Computerize Staged Reflex Testing Protocols to Mitigate Underutilization of Pathology Tests for Diagnosing Pituitary Disorders Proceedings Article

In: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Reflex Protocols, Semantic Web

Syed Asil Ali Naqvi; Karthik Tennankore; Amanda Vinson; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Analyzing Association Rules for Graft Failure Following Deceased and Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Association Rules, Machine Learning

Jaber Rad; Jason Quinn; Calvino Cheng; Robert Liwski; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Using Interactive Visual Analytics to Optimize in Real-Time Blood Products Inventory at a Blood Bank Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Blood Inventory Management, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Visual analytics

Ali Daowd; Michael Barrett; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Building a Knowledge Graph Representing Causal Associations between Risk Factors and Incidence of Breast Cancer Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge Graphs, Risk Factors

William Van Woensel; Chad Armstrong; Malavan Rajaratnam; Vaibhav Gupta; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Using Knowledge Graphs to Plausibly Infer Missing Associations in EMR Data Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), pp. 417-421, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Graphs, Plausible reasoning, Semantic Similarity

Aditi Nair; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; William Van Woensel; Samina Raza Abidi

Ontology-based Personalized Cognitive Behavioural Plans for Patients with Mild Depression Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), pp. 729-733, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Behavioural Change Theory, Ontology Engineering

Michael Barrett; Ali Daowd; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza

A Knowledge Graph of Mechanistic Associations Between COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus and Kidney Diseases Proceedings Article

In: 31st Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2021), 2021.

BibTeX | Tags: CoVid-19, Knowledge Graphs

2020

Azra Naseem; Kiran Qasim Ali; Audrey Juma; Afroz Sajwani; Basnama Ayaz Khan; Saleem Sayani; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

Factors enabling and hindering an eLearning programme for nurses and midwives in Afghanistan Journal Article

In: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 80, 2020, ISSN: 2523-1154.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: eLearning, Learning technology

William Van Woensel; Samina Abidi; Borna Jafarpour; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

A CIG Integration Framework to Provide Decision Support for Comorbid Conditions using Transaction-based Semantics and Temporal Planning Proceedings Article

In: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2020), 2020.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Decision Support Systems, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Comorbidities, Ontology, Semantic Web

Jaber Rad; Calvino Cheng; Jason G Quinn; Samina Abidi; Robert Liwski; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi

An AI-Driven Predictive Modelling Framework to Analyze and Visualize Blood Product Transactional Data for Reducing Blood Products’ Discards Proceedings Article

In: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIME 2020), 2020.

Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Big Data, Blood Inventory Management, Blood product wastage, Data visualization, Machine Learning, Sequence prediction, Visual analytics

Ignacio Miralles; Carlos Granell; Laura Díaz-Sanahuja; William Van Woensel; Juana Bretón-López; Adriana Mira; Diana Castilla; Sven Casteleyn

Smartphone Apps for the Treatment of Mental Disorders: Systematic Review Journal Article

In: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. e14897, 2020, ISSN: 2291-5222.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: mental health; mental disorders; treatment; intervention; mHealth; smartphone; mobile phone; mobile apps; systematic review

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