The impact of emerging technologies on various sectors, including the healthcare industry, will be the focus of an invited keynote talk by 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Polytechnic Universityβs Dr. Robert Steele at an upcoming international conference in London.
Steele, a professor of data analytics, is one of several scholars from around the world presenting at the on July 10-12. Itβs an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-published research conference and a premier venue for researchers and industry practitioners to share new ideas and research results
Titled βData Science-Driven Design of Emerging Informatics Systems,β Steeleβs keynote will address the key challenges at the intersection of applied research and development and the underlying scientific bodies of knowledge upon which these draw.
βThe combination of computing, data analytics and the Internet of Things has the potential to transform all industries and the community,β said Steele. βIn particular, health informatics work drawing upon these fields has the potential to transform the U.S. healthcare industry, which is projected to become a $5.5 trillion sector by 2025. However, there are significant methodological, technological, system and adoption challenges to still be addressed, and this talk will speak to some of those.β
Steele will also touch upon the high-end graduate and workforce development that 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly can provide to help make 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» a leader in those innovative fields.
βThis is an opportunity for 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Poly to raise its emerging reputation for research and innovation nationally and internationally amongst leading peer global institutions,β he said.
Other keynote speakers invited to present at the event include a chief technology officer from IBM Watson Analytics, a leading global industry analytics initiative, along with the director of University College London Institute of Digital Health.