HOD Message
Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Informatics.
Biomedical Informatics is set to change the way healthcare is transacted in the future and our department is ready to lead in this field - in Singapore and the region.
The increased availability of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the popularisation of machine learning methods in recent years catalysed a technological revolution in healthcare using Big Data and advanced analytics. Concurrently, technological advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), deep neural networks and speech recognition applied to healthcare have spurred innumerable innovations in new services such as telehealth and virtual care services.
Our department is well positioned to drive this revolutionary transformation in healthcare with our Triple A framework:
- Advantage of being an academic medical centre that attracts and engages top researchers and clinicians
- Active collaboration with top NUS academics in Asia
- Access to vast computing resources and world-class facilities for research
Our mission is clear: to empower the next generation of biomedical informaticians, support and build an international network of savvy healthcare professionals, pioneer research breakthroughs and establish Singapore as a beacon of innovation, ultimately delivering a new era of higher quality, data-driven and personalised healthcare.
We look forward to meeting you.
Adjunct Professor Ngiam Kee Yuan
