Plenary Lecture

Machine Learning for Biomedical Knowledge-Based Systems

Professor Abdel-Badeeh M. Salem
Head of Medical Informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research Unit
Faculty of Computer & Information Sciences
Ain Shams University
Abbassia, Cairo
Egypt
E-mail: asalem@eun.eg

Abstract: In the last years various machine learning techniques have been proposed by the researchers in order to develop efficient biomedical knowledge-based systems. Machine learning offers a robust computational intelligence methods , techniques, and algorithms that can help solving problems in a variety of medical and bioinformatics domains. This paper presents some of the machine learning approaches for developing biomedical knowledge-based systems. The paper covers the following techniques: (a) case-based reasoning; (b) intelligent data mining; (c) rough sets; (d) genetic algorithms; and (e) ontological engineering. Examples of the research performed by the author and his associates for developing knowledge-based systems for cancer, heart, brain tumor, thrombosis diseases as well as protein structure and human gene are discussed.

Brief Biography of the Speaker: Prof. Dr. Abdel-Badeeh M Salem He is a Professor of Computer Science since 1989 at Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences , Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He is a professor emeritus since October 2007 . He was a Director of Scientific Computing Center at Ain Shams University (1984-1990). His research includes intelligent computing, expert systems, biomedical informatics, and intelligent e-learning technologies. He has published around 300 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings in these areas. He has been involved in more than 300 conferences and workshops as a plenary speaker, member of International Program Committees , workshop/invited session organizer and Session Chair. He is author and co-author of 15 Books in English and Arabic Languages.
He was one of the founders of the following events, First Egyptian Workshop on Expert Systems 1987, Int. Cairo Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications in 1992 and Int. Conf. on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems 2002, and one of the main sustainers of annual Int. Romanian Internet Learning Workshop Project (RILW), 1997.
In addition he was Secretary of Egyptian Computer Society (1984-1990), Member of National Committee in Informatics – Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (1992-200), Member of Egyptian Committee in the Inter-Governmental Informatics Program, IIP-UNISCO, Paris (1988-1990) and Coordinator of the Annual International Conference for Statistics, Scientific Computing, and Social and Demographic Research (1983-1990). In addition he was a partner of a MEDCAMPUS Projects on Methodologies and Technologies for Distance Education in Mediterranean (1993-1995). In addition He is a Member of the Editorial Board of 50 international and national Journals in the following countries: Canada; Italy, Romania, Japan, Turkey, UK and Egypt. Also, He is member of many Int. Scientific Societies and associations in USA, UK, Switzerland, Austria, Canada and Egypt. Recently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics and e-Health (IJBMIeH), Egyptian Computer Science Journal (ECSJ) and Associate Editor of International Journal of Applications of Fuzzy Sets and Artificial Intelligence (IJAFSAI).

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