About Me

Research Interests
Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Visualization and Analytics, Big Data.
Publications
2021
William Van Woensel; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samina Raza Abidi
In: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, vol. 118, pp. 102127, 2021, ISSN: 0933-3657.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical guidelines, Comorbidity, Decision Support Systems
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title = {Decision support for comorbid conditions via execution-time integration of clinical guidelines using transaction-based semantics and temporal planning},
author = {William Van Woensel and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Samina Raza Abidi},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0933365721001202},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2021.102127},
issn = {0933-3657},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-08-01},
journal = {Artificial Intelligence in Medicine},
volume = {118},
pages = {102127},
abstract = {In case of comorbidity, i.e., multiple medical conditions, Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) should issue recommendations based on all relevant disease-related Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG). However, treatments from multiple comorbid CPG often interact adversely (e.g., drug-drug interactions) or introduce operational inefficiencies (e.g., redundant scans). A common solution is the a-priori integration of computerized CPG, which involves integration decisions such as discarding, replacing or delaying clinical tasks (e.g., treatments) to avoid adverse interactions or inefficiencies. We argue this insufficiently deals with execution-time events: as the patient's health profile evolves, acute conditions occur, and real-time delays take place, new CPG integration decisions will often be needed, and prior ones may need to be reverted or undone. Any realistic CPG integration effort needs to further consider temporal aspects of clinical tasks—these are not only restricted by temporal constraints from CPGs (e.g., sequential relations, task durations) but also by CPG integration efforts (e.g., avoid treatment overlap). This poses a complex execution-time challenge and makes it difficult to determine an up-to-date, optimal comorbid care plan. We present a solution for dynamic integration of CPG in response to evolving health profiles and execution-time events. CPG integration policies are formulated by clinical experts for coping with comorbidity at execution-time, with clearly defined integration semantics that build on Description and Transaction Logics. A dynamic planning approach reconciles temporal constraints of CPG tasks at execution-time based on their importance, and continuously updates an optimal task schedule.},
keywords = {Clinical guidelines, Comorbidity, Decision Support Systems},
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2018
Syed S.R. Abidi; Patrice C. Roy; Muhammad S. Shah; Jin Yu; Sanjun Yan
A data mining framework for glaucoma decision support based on optic nerve image analysis using machine learning methods Journal Article
In: Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 370-401, 2018.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Optic Nerve
@article{Abidi2018,
title = {A data mining framework for glaucoma decision support based on optic nerve image analysis using machine learning methods},
author = {Syed S.R. Abidi and Patrice C. Roy and Muhammad S. Shah and Jin Yu and Sanjun Yan},
doi = {10.1007/s41666-018-0028-7},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-12-01},
journal = {Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
pages = {370-401},
keywords = {Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Optic Nerve},
pubstate = {published},
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2011
Borna Jafarpour; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi
Exploiting OWL Reasoning Services to Execute Ontologically-Modeled Clinical Practice Guidelines Proceedings Article
In: 13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2011, Bled, Slovenia, July 2-6, 2011. , pp. 307–311, 2011.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Execution, Ontology, OWL Reasoning
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/aime/JafarpourAA11,
title = {Exploiting OWL Reasoning Services to Execute Ontologically-Modeled Clinical Practice Guidelines},
author = {Borna Jafarpour and Samina Raza Abidi and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22218-4_39},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-01},
booktitle = {13th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2011, Bled, Slovenia, July 2-6, 2011. },
pages = {307--311},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/aime/2011},
keywords = {Clinical Practice Guidelines, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Execution, Ontology, OWL Reasoning},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2007
Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Paul Habib Artes; Sanjan Yun; Jin Yu
Automated Interpretation of Optic Nerve Images: A Data Mining Framework for Glaucoma Diagnostic Support. Proceedings Article
In: Stud Health Technol Inform, pp. 1309-13, Netherlands, 2007, ISSN: 0926-9630.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Optic Nerve
@inproceedings{Abidi:StudHealthTechnolInform:2007,
title = {Automated Interpretation of Optic Nerve Images: A Data Mining Framework for Glaucoma Diagnostic Support.},
author = {Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Paul Habib Artes and Sanjan Yun and Jin Yu},
issn = {0926-9630},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-01-01},
booktitle = {Stud Health Technol Inform},
volume = {129},
number = {Pt 2},
pages = {1309-13},
address = {Netherlands},
abstract = {Confocal Scanning Laser Tomography (CSLT) techniques capture high-quality images of the optic disc (the retinal region where the optic nerve exits the eye) that are used in the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma. We present a hybrid framework, combining image processing and data mining methods, to support the interpretation of CSLT optic nerve images. Our framework features (a) Zernike moment methods to derive shape information from optic disc images; (b) classification of optic disc images, based on shape information, to distinguish between healthy and glaucomatous optic discs. We apply Multi Layer Perceptrons, Support Vector Machines and Bayesian Networks for feature sub-set selection and image classification; and (c) clustering of optic disc images, based on shape information, using Self-Organizing Maps to visualize sub-types of glaucomatous optic disc damage. Our framework offers an automated and objective analysis of optic nerve images that can potentially support both diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma.},
keywords = {Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Optic Nerve},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2005
Jin Yu; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Paul Habib Artes; Andrew R. McIntyre; Malcolm I. Heywood
Automated Optic Nerve Analysis for Diagnostic Support in Glaucoma Proceedings Article
In: 18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2005), 23-24 June 2005, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 97–102, 2005.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Glaucoma, Health Data Analytics, Optic Nerve
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/cbms/YuAAMH05,
title = {Automated Optic Nerve Analysis for Diagnostic Support in Glaucoma},
author = {Jin Yu and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Paul Habib Artes and Andrew R. McIntyre and Malcolm I. Heywood},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2005.36},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
booktitle = {18th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2005), 23-24 June 2005, Dublin, Ireland},
pages = {97--102},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/cbms/2005},
keywords = {Classification, Clustering, Data Mining, Decision Support Systems, Glaucoma, Health Data Analytics, Optic Nerve},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}