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Mayra Elwes (M.Sc.)

Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant
ORCID: 0009-0005-9454-7174

Biography

Mayra Elwes joined the Institute for Biomedical Informatics in 2024 as a PhD student and research associate. She holds a master's and bachelor's in computer science at RWTH Aachen, with a minor in medicine. Her research focuses on developing machine learning methods for domain adaptation of time series data, leveraging sensor data to enhance patient care, and promoting FAIR data exchange in biomedical research. During her studies, Mayra worked on machine learning techniques for biosignal analysis. She also gained experience in medical device development (Institute for Embedded Systems, RWTH Aachen) and worked on interoperability challenges at medical device (AcuteCare InnovationHub, University Hospital Aachen) and the database level.

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Academic Background

Areas of Expertise

Domain Adaptation: Because shift happens.

Research Focus

  • Domain Adaptation
  • Biosignale
  • Researcher and PhD Candidate
    University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, Institute of Biomedical Informatics
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    Master Student (Computer Science)
    RWTH Aachen University
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    Bachelor Student (Computer Science)
    RWTH Aachen University

Current Teachings

Coding Basics in Python

SoSe

Ziel dieses Kurses ist die Einführung in die grundlegenden Konzepte der Programmierung in Python, die für die Auswertung von medizinischen und Forschungsdaten erforderlich sind. Die Teilnehmer werden in diesem interaktiven Seminar aus erster Hand lernen, wie sie ihren eigenen Code entwickeln und ausführen können. Diejenigen, die ihr neu erworbenes Wissen weiter ausbauen und üben möchten, können die optionalen Übungen am Ende des Seminars bearbeiten und/oder an der offenen Fragerunde in der folgenden Woche teilnehmen. In dieser optionalen Sitzung werden die Lösungen der Übungen besprochen und die Teilnehmer können zusätzliche Fragen zu den Hausaufgaben oder zur Programmierung im Allgemeinen stellen. Der Kurs wird in 3 Gruppen angeboten (2 x Deutsch, 1 x Englisch)

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Coding Basics in Python

Clinical Semesters Preclinical Semesters Doctoral Studies Clinicians PostDoc SoSe & WiSe

Einführung in die grundlegenden Konzepte der Programmierung in Python, die für die Auswertung von medizinischen und Forschungsdaten erforderlich sind. Die Teilnehmer werden in diesem interaktiven Seminar aus erster Hand lernen, wie sie ihren eigenen Code entwickeln und ausführen können.

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Studium Integrale: Hands-On Data Science

Bachelor Studies Master Studies WiSe

[This course is offered in English] Generating knowledge from data using machine learning (ML) is becoming increasingly important in every conceivable scientific field. To provide an introduction to data science, this course will cover various ML methods, including supervised and unsupervised methods, as well as techniques for evaluating and visualising the results.With a focus on practical implementation, all approaches presented will be briefly introduced theoretically and then implemented using the programming language python.Prior knowledge of programming is not required. The first lecture will cover a python demo. To pass the course the students have to apply the introduced methods in an own data science projects and present their results in a 5-10 minute presentation (depending on the number of participants). The projects and presentations will not be graded but have to meet the requirements presented in the lecture.

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WissPro - Literaturrecherche

Preclinical Semesters SoSe

This course is offered to medical students interested in WissPro 1 and 2, involving literature research. It includes an introductory lecture on literature search strategies and best practices, as well as presentations on the topics offered by different members of our institute. The work is organised according to a schedule with several checkpoints and concludes with on-site presentations by the participating students.

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Einführung in die computergestützte medizinische Signal Analyse

Bachelor Studies Clinical Semesters Clinicians Doctoral Studies Master Studies PostDoc Preclinical Semesters WiSe & SoSe

Der menschliche Körper sendet kontinuierlich Biosignale aus, die wertvolle Einblicke in physiologische Prozesse liefern. In der Medizin werden diese Signale sowohl zu Forschungszwecken genutzt als auch um Diagnose und Monitoring von Krankheiten und Patienten zu unterstützen. Diese Veranstaltung bietet eine praxisnahe Einführung in die computergestützte Biosignalanalyse. Nach einer kurzen theoretischen Einführung zu den Grundlagen der Signalverarbeitung, einschließlich Definition, Erfassung und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, erfolgt eine praktische Einführung in die Datenanalyse. Anhand eines realistischen Beispiels aus dem Patientenmonitoring im Intensivmedizin-Setting werden essentielle Schritte vermittelt: Daten-Vorbereitung, Feature-Engineering und die Vorhersage des Signals mit modernen Machine Learning Methoden durchgeführt. Es wird von Teilnehmenden der Besuch der vorangegangenen Veranstaltung ¿Coding Basics¿ oder ein äquivalentes Vorwissen in der Programmierung in Python vorausgesetzt.

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Medical AI - From basics to pro: Heart Rate Variability & AI symbiosis in personalized medicine

Clinical Semesters Clinicians Doctoral Studies PostDoc Preclinical Semesters & SoSe WiSe

[Diese Lehrveranstaltung wird nur auf Englisch angeboten] Heart rate variability (HRV) is widely used in clinical settings as a non-invasive autonomic nervous system function marker. It helps assess cardiovascular health, stress levels, and overall well-being. Clinicians use HRV to monitor conditions like heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, as well as to evaluate recovery in post-surgical and critically ill patients. HRV also plays a role in mental health, aiding in the diagnosis and management of anxiety, depression, or PTSD. Additionally, it is used in sports medicine and rehabilitation to track recovery and optimize training. Its broad applications make it a valuable tool in personalized medicine. The development of AI methods allows to make more complex predictions using multiple HRV parameters simultaneously. This complexity enabled successful decision support in the domains where HRV was not previously prominent for clinical use, such as epileptology. In this lecture block, we will discuss the technical aspects of HRV assessment, such as different sensors, data quality control or different HRV measures. We will review various types of clinical applications, but also the ¿citizen science¿ approach and sports coaching. For the practical part we take a dataset with precomputed R-to-R intervals and different labels (e.g. RR Interval Time Series Modeling: The PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2002 v1.0.0 ). We will test different machine learning approaches to classify the data, e.g. to detect whether the data was recorded in a stressed or relaxed phase. This block lecture does not require any previous coding experience, we will use the graphical low-code platform KNIME. Students are required to bring their own laptop.

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Publications from Mayra Elwes