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Dr Debbie Rankin is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Course Director for the MSc Data Science at Ulster University in the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems. She is a member of the Human Centred Computing research group and has over 30 published works. Debbie’s research and teaching interests include Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Data, Health Informatics, Database Systems, Machine Learning, Immersive Technologies and Computer Vision. She teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Debbie received a B.Sc. (Hons) Computing (First Class) with Diploma in Industrial Studies, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science, both from Ulster University, Northern Ireland (UK) in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She joined the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems in 2017 and was appointed as a Research Associate within the Intelligent Systems Research Centre in 2017 working on the Horizon 2020 funded MIDAS (Meaningful Integration of Data, Analytics and Services) project. She was appointed as a Lecturer in Computer Science in 2019 and Senior Lecturer in 2024. Debbie is Ulster’s Principal Investigator for the €14million Horizon Europe LUCIA project (LUng Cancer-related RIsk FActors And Their Impact Assessment), and is Co-Investigator on a number of other research grants including the Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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System Architecture of A European Platform for Health Policy Decision Making: MIDAS
Shi, X., Nikolic, G., Fischaber, S., Black, M., Rankin, D., Epelde, G., Beristain, A., Alvarez, R., Arrue, M., Pita Costa, J., Grobelnik, M., Stopar, L., Pajula, J., Umer, A., Poliwoda, P., Wallace, J. G., Carlin, P., Pääkkönen, J. & De Moor, B., 31 Mar 2022, (Published online) In: Frontiers in public health. 10, p. 1-13 13 p., 838438.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthetic data generation for tabular health records: A systematic review
Hernandez, M., Epelde, G., Alberdi, A., Cilla, R. & Rankin, D., 7 Jul 2022, In: Neurocomputing. 493, p. 28-45 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Reliability of Supervised Machine Learning Using Synthetic Data in Health Care: Model to Preserve Privacy for Data Sharing
Rankin, D., Black, M., Bond, R., Wallace, J., Mulvenna, M. & Epelde, G., 20 Jul 2020, In: JMIR Medical Informatics. 8, 7, p. 1-21 21 p., e18910.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying Key Predictors of Cognitive Dysfunction in Older People Using Supervised Machine Learning Techniques: Observational Study
Rankin, D., Black, M., Flanagan, B., Hughes, C., Moore, A., Hoey, L., Wallace, J., Gill, C., Carlin, P., Molloy, A., Cunningham, C. & McNulty, H., 16 Sept 2020, In: JMIR Medical Informatics. 8, 9, p. 1-23 23 p., e20995.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insights into Antidepressant Prescribing Using Open Health Data
Cleland, B., Wallace, J., Bond, R., Black, M., Mulvenna, M., Rankin, D. & Tanney, A., 31 Jul 2018, In: Big Data Research. 12, p. 41-48 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland (External organisation)
Rankin, D. (Member)
Mar 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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The IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI2023) (Event)
Rankin, D. (Reviewer)
May 2023 → Aug 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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30th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (Event)
Rankin, D. (Programme Committee Member)
Oct 2022 → Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Electronics (Journal)
Rankin, D. (Programme Committee Member)
2021 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Reimagining Recruitment - Mental Health & COVID Datathon
Rankin, D. (Organiser) & Black, M. (Organiser)
Jan 2020 → Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Profiles
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Explainable and Interpretable AI (XAI)
Black, M. (PI), Gardiner, B. (CoI) & Rankin, D. (CoI)
15/09/25 → 14/09/28
Project: Research
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Applying Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to Identify and Measure the Social Impact of Youth Services on Children and Young People in Northern Ireland
Black, M. (PI), Rankin, D. (CoI) & Barr, D. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre
Black, M. (PI), Meenan, B. (CoI), Gardiner, B. (CoI), Nugent, C. (CoI), Rankin, D. (CoI), Finlay, D. (CoI), Cleland, I. (CoI), McLaughlin, J. (CoI), Mondol, J. (CoI), Harkin, J. (CoI), Byrne, J. (CoI), Wallace, J. (CoI), Liu, J. (CoI), Maguire, L. (CoI), McDaid, L. (CoI), Chen, L. (CoI), Hewitt, N. (CoI), Devine, P. (CoI) & Zhang, S. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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LUng Cancer-related rIsk fActors and their impact assessment
Rankin, D. (PI), Moore, A. (CoI), Wallace, J. (CoI) & Black, M. (CoI)
Horizon Europe - Innovate UK Guarantee via IFS
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Magic Glass: Virtual Reality Upper Arm Stroke Rehabilitation
Charles, D. (PI), Rankin, D. (CoI) & Charles, T. (CoI)
1/10/22 → 31/01/25
Project: Research