Discussion took place at EBTIC workshop held at Khalifa University
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court and Vice Chairman of Khalifa University Board of Trustees the second day of the annual UAE Forum on Information and Communication Technology Research featured a workshop hosted by the Etisalat BT Innovation Center (EBTIC) on Big Data and Healthcare which was hosted at Khalifa University’s Abu Dhabi campus.
Several speakers presented on the topic including Dr. Masood Mortazavi Distinguished Engineer Huawei Innovation Centre Huawei USA who presented on “Big Data – Origins Technologies and Challenges ” Dr. Osama Elhassan Head of eHealth Section Health Data & Information Analysis Department Dubai Health Authority (DHA) UAE who talked about “How to Move Healthcare to the Next Level: The DHA Approach ” Mr. Atif Kureishy Technology & Analytics Principal Booz Allen Hamilton MENA Region who discussed : “Challenges and Opportunities in e-Health: Some Regional Case Studies ” Dr. Gregory Raglow Group Medical Informatics Director Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) UAE who presented on : “Using Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Clinical and Operational Excellence ” andMr Paul Hake MSPA Client Solution Professional Smarter Care Analytics IBM Software Solutions Group US who discussed : “IBM Advanced Care Insights: Advanced Analytics to Deliver Impactful Care Management.”
There were also several speakers from EBTIC such as Dr. Dymitr Ruta Chief Researcher EBTIC who held a session on “Predictive Analytics on Big Data” and Dr. Benjamin Hirsch Chief Researcher and Dr. Samer Al Samahi EBTIC Deputy Director who chaired the sessions.
Dr. Samer Al Samahi Deputy Director of EBTIC said “This EBTIC workshop intends to contribute to the ongoing debate on how to handle and extract value from Big Data in general and particularly from its applications in the Healthcare. Through presenting the state-of-the-art research and innovation in Big Data and in handling processing and extracting value from Big Data we intend to formulate best practices in Big Data handling and exploitation for Smart Health in the local and global context. We hope to achieve this objective by bringing together technologists and industrial experts and to share and disseminate the forefront of the related research and innovation. We also hope to raise the awareness of the local sector capabilities and its positioning with respect to the global trends.”
The final day of the conference May 13th will see a Graduate Engineering Research Symposium (GERS) take place at Khalifa University’s Abu Dhabi campus. The symposium will present graduate students research papers and posters in the area of ICT research.
ICTRF2014 is co-organized by EBTIC and the Emirates Advanced Network for Research and Education (ANKABUT). ICTRF2014 is sponsored by the TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) in partnership with Etisalat Abu Dhabi Education Council the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) and the IEEE UAE Section.
