A young Kenyan scientist is defying the odds to develop personal health monitoring systems that bring advanced medical insights closer to everyday life.
Mbithe Nzomo, a doctoral student at the University of Cape Town, has won a prestigious UNESCO-L'Oréal for Women in Science Award for her work involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop tools that could help prevent serious conditions, such as a common heart rhythm disorders and their related complications.
Her doctoral research focuses on a software architecture designed to streamline the creation of these tools.
The systems would analyze data from wearable devices and integrate it with medical knowledge, electronic health records, and other patient information. "I propose a hybrid approach," Nzomo said. "It detects patterns in data and models medical knowledge.
