Real name: 

Primary Discipline

Primary Discipline: 

  • Formal SciencesComputer ScienceComputing in STEM and medicineScientific computing
Secondary Discipline

Secondary Discipline: 

  • Applied SciencesEngineering and TechnologyElectrical EngineeringPower engineering

Biography: 

Dr David Cornforth is an engineer, scientist, researcher and educator.
His qualifications include:
* BSc in Electrical / Electronic Engineering from Nottingham Trent University, UK
* PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nottingham, UK
* Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
* Bachelor of Music from the University of New England, Australia.

His research experience includes heart rate variability analysis, smart electrical grids for renewable energy, and machine learning for detecting diabetes and dementia. He has over 160 peer-reviewed published articles. He has worked as a researcher and educator in Australia with faculty positions at Charles Sturt University, University of New South Wales, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and the University of Newcastle.

Current research areas: 

Data analysis and machine learning applied to medical diagnosis support.
 

Recent scholarly activity: 

Analysis of heart rate variability for automated detection of medical conditions

Recent publications: 

DJ Cornforth, S Saleem, H Ahammer, R Krones, D Wehler, HF Jelinek Heart Rate Variability Differentiates Between Vasovagal Syncope and Palpitation Related Fainting Computing in Cardiology (CinC) 2023, 50, 1-4 H Jelinek, D Cornforth, A Kelarev Automatic neurological diagnostics using graph-based consensus clustering, Allan factor and SWDT International Journal of Computer & Software Engineering 2023

Forthcoming research: 

Analysis of heart rate variability for automated detection of medical conditions using machine learning

Other activities: 

Contribution to computer code libraries for heart rate variability

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