Biography

Dr Marta Vallejo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, after four years of holding a tenure-track Research Fellow in biomedical signal and image processing under the reputed Bicentennial Research Leader position. Previous to this appointment, she was head of AI and machine learning at ClearSky Medical Diagnostics Ltd. (www.clearskymd.com). She holds a PhD in computational intelligence and predictive modelling and an MSc in artificial intelligence. She has worked on several research projects in deep learning, evolutionary algorithms, and predictive modelling that are applied to neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease, and Huntington's disease. Notably, she was the lead researcher for "A Multiobjective Evolutionary Approach to Understanding Parkinson's Disease", a project that saw the development of new predictive models for Parkinson's disease management. She also led the Data Analytic work package at the Proteus project (https://www.proteus.ac.uk/), which focused on treating critically ill respiratory patients using advanced microendoscopic imaging and sensing technologies. Dr Vallejo has also worked as a project manager on several EU research projects in Spain. She is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.