Research Computational Data Science at CHOC

The Research Computational Science team at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) handles projects ranging from data extraction to real time machine learning solutions with everything in between. Quinn Gates will be discussing a few of the projects that are being worked on that are intended to serve the CHOC community as well as the national community via publications. These projects cover topics in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining.

• CPAP Failure in preterm neonates: A big data machine learning approach to predicting the likelihood of a preterm neonate requiring a transfer from non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) breathing support to invasive mechanical ventilation. This project is a multicenter national study that utilizes an extreme gradient boosting algorithm, and in the next iteration of the study we plan to introduce medical imaging such as chest x-rays to improve upon our current model.
• Posttraumatic seizure prophylaxis in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injuries: A CHOC internal study to evaluate the effect of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) on seizures after a traumatic brain injury. This project is utilizing CHOC's electronic health records and statistical models such as zero-inflated poisson regression to observe the effect of AEDs on the frequency of seizures in the weeks and months following a TBI encounter.

Meeting Location:
We'll be meeting at the Keck Center @ Chapman University room N107/N109. The space has a 40-person limit - If you RSVP but are unable to attend, please update your RSVP promptly to accommodate others interested in attending.

Food:
Food and beverages will be catered by SoCal RUG for this event.

Parking:
The best parking option will be the Anderson Parking Structure conveniently next to the Chapman's Keck Center. From the entrance of the Anderson Parking Structure, navigate to the elevator on the far side of the parking structure. Take the elevator to the 1st floor, and you'll find yourself in an outdoor atrium. As you’re exiting the elevator, turn left through the glass doors into Swenson Hall. Continue down the hallway past the MakerSpace and the Ideation Zone (rooms N107/109) will be on your left.

While street parking is an option, it may require a valid Chapman parking pass depending on the street you're on - Please pay attention to street signage and see everyone tonight!

Legal Disclaimer:
The advice and/or information provided at this event is not endorsed by nor should it be construed as educational/legal advice from Chapman University.