Applied Machine Learning in Healthcare (Hardcover)

This book explores the latest advancements in machine learning techniques and their transformative applications in the healthcare domain. It delves into the use of machine learning for disease diagnosis and prognosis, showcasing its potential to enable accurate disease identification, effective risk stratification, and treatment planning.

Dattatray G. Takale is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India. Dr. Takale earned his Ph.D. in computer science and engineering. He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include machine learning, data science, wireless sensor networks, natural language processing, data warehousing, mining, computer networks, and network security. He has more than 9 years of teaching experience and 3 years of industry experience. He has 80 patents, 100+ research publications, and has authored/edited 7+ books with reputed local and international publishers.

Parikshit N. Mahalle is a Senior Member of IEEE and currently serves as Professor and Dean of Academics at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India. He previously held roles as Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology and as Professor and Head of Computer Engineering at Sinhgad Institutes. He earned his Ph.D. from Aalborg University, Denmark, and completed post-doctoral research at CMI, Copenhagen. With over 25 years of academic and research experience, Dr. Mahalle has guided 8 Ph.D. scholars (7 awarded) and mentored 3 postdoctoral researchers. He has authored or edited 72 books with international publishers. His scholarly output includes more than 430 publications, over 4000 Google Scholar citations (h-index 28), and 2200+ Scopus citations (h-index 21). Dr. Mahalle is the Editor-in-Chief of the Research Journal of Computer Systems and Engineering (RJCSE) and serves as Associate Editor and reviewer for several reputed journals and conferences. His research interests include machine learning, IoT, data science, identity management, and cybersecurity. He has delivered more than 400 invited talks at national and international forums and received prestigious honors including the IEEE ICTBIG 2024 Distinguished Research Guide Award, State Level Meritorious Teacher Award, and International Distinguished Researcher of the Year (S4DS, 2023). His textbook on Design and Analysis of Algorithms is adopted by IIITs and NITs, and his CRC Press book on pandemic data analysis has earned two international awards. In 2024, his edited volume Data Science: Techniques and Intelligent Applications received the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles Award. He is also an ISO 27001:2022 Certified Lead Auditor and has served as guest faculty at institutions including National Taipei University, Taiwan, and UMA, Peru.

Sachin S. Bere is an associate professor in the Dattakala Group of Institutions Faculty of Engineering Bhigwan. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the SJJT University, Rajasthan. He also completed his MTech (CSE) with First Class & Distinction from a JNTU-Hyderabad-affiliated college. He has 18 years of teaching experience and 7 years of research experience. He published almost 30 research articles in reputed journals and conferences. His areas of interest are machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning techniques, and programming languages.

Piyush P. Gawali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, India. Mr. Piyush Prabhat Gawali earned his M.E. in computer science and engineering and is pursuing a Ph.D. from Savitribai Phule Pune University. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience. His research interests include quantum computing, cybersecurity, medical cyber-physical systems, machine learning, and network security. He has more than 13 years of teaching experience and two years and six months of industry experience. He has 8 patents, 14+ research publications, and has authored/edited 2+ books with local and international publishers.