Dimitrios Doudesis, PhD

Dimitrios Doudesis, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Edinburgh

Biography

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer of the Health Data Science course at The University of Edinburgh, where I specialize in Data Science and Precision Medicine. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from The Athens University of Economics and Business (2017) and a Master’s degree in Medical Statistics from The University of Southampton (2018). In 2022, I completed my PhD in Data Science at The University of Edinburgh.

Prior to this, I worked as a Data Analyst at PREDICTA S.A. (formerly SPSS BI GREECE S.A.). My research interests lie in the fields of machine learning, medical statistics, cardiology, and the development of R Shiny apps as clinical decision-support tools.

Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Medical Statistics
  • Precision Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • App development (Shiny)

Education

  • PhD in Data Science, 2022

    University of Edinburgh

  • MSc in Medical Statistics, 2018

    University of Southampton

  • BSc in Statistics, 2017

    Athens University of Economics and Business

Programming Skills

R

shiny

Shiny

Python

SQL

spss

SPSS Statistics

spss

SPSS Modeler

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Lecturer - Health Data Science

The University of Edinburgh

Sep 2022 – Present United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The University of Edinburgh

Mar 2022 – Present United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 

Research Fellow

The University of Edinburgh

Oct 2021 – Feb 2022 United Kingdom
Wrote a grant for and obtained funding from NIHR and NHSX for the development and validation of a machine learning algorithm to improve the diagnosis of heart attack. Was also responsible for the project management and the overall delivery of the grant (AI_AWARD02322).
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh

Apr 2020 – Sep 2020 United Kingdom
Worked as a Research Assistant for Dr Areti Manataki on the project “Student perspectives on Learning and Teaching Data Science in the MBChB programme”. Publication: Doudesis D & Manataki A. 2022;159:104668.
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant/Tutor

The University of Edinburgh

Sep 2019 – Sep 2021 United Kingdom

Courses:

  • Health Data Science
  • Data Science in Medicine
  • Machine Learning in Python
  • Biomedical Data Science
  • Advanced Epidemiology
  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Statistics (Year 2)
  • Statistical Modelling
  • Statistical Computing
 
 
 
 
 

Data Analyst

PREDICTA S.A. (former SPSS BI GREECE S.A.)

Mar 2017 – Sep 2017 Greece
Worked as a Consultant for a systemic bank in Greece. Resigned from this position to pursue an MSc in the UK. Project: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9 for a systemic bank in Greece.

Grants

British Heart Foundation Translational Award (TA/F/22/210039)

Project: Artificial Intelligence to Guide the Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure using the CoDE-HF Algorithm. £265,622 (Co-applicant)

Accelerated Access Collaborative in partnership with NHSX and the National Institute for Health Research Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award (AI_AWARD02322)

Project: Machine learning to improve the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. £134,589 (Co-applicant)

British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence. Top-up to the MRC/CIC8/79 award

Project: AI guided diagnosis of acute heart failure using the CoDE-HF algorithm. £24,741 (Co-applicant)

Medical Research Council Confidence in Concept Translational Bursary

A Translational Bursary for training and development in Translation and Commercialisation. £1,613 (PI)

Medical Research Council Confidence in Concept award (MRC/CIC8/79)

Project: AI guided diagnosis of acute heart failure using the CoDE-HF algorithm. £143,800 (Co-applicant)

Medical Research Council Scholarship for PhD in Data Science/Precision Medicine

The University of Edinburgh, 3.5 years - fees, stipend and research costs, £85,960 (Scholarship)

National Institute for Health Research Scholarship for MSc in Medical Statistics

The University of Southampton, 1 year - fees and stipend, £23,553 (Scholarship)

Honours & Awards

First prize

Innovation Award

Sponsored by Edinburgh Innovations & iTPA Translational Community

Young Investigator Award - Clinical Cardiology, Runner-up

Professional Affiliations

Certified Carpentries Instructor (R/RStudio),

Fellow of Royal Statistical Society (FRSS)

Associate Fellow of Higher Education (AFHE)

Member of Association of Data Scientists (MADaSci)