Real-World Data and Federated Analytics
One key feature of our research is using data collected from the world around us. This could be de-identified patient records, weather station measurements or satellite imagery. This real-world international evidence uses federated analytics to safely and securely combine individual person-level data into valuable learning.
These days, so much of our lives produces data. At PHI, we use this routinely collected data and combine it with the latest analysis pathways from artificial intelligence and medical statistics. Using data collected down to the level of individuals, we can then produce useful resources like clinical models for predicting health outcomes.
To preserve an individual's privacy in this process, we use de-identified data and federated analytics. Federated analytics enables data analysis without centralising it. Instead of sending personal data to a central server, it remains on users' devices, and algorithms process the data locally. From this analysis, we can produce aggregate trends which can be used in research, but which are anonymous and in which no individual's data can be identified, making it a promising solution for data-driven applications.
Many of our research projects in this area also focus on COVID-19, as PHI continues to aid efforts to understand and combat the pandemic. See more about our pandemic response here.
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Latest from PHI - Lancet Planetary Health Abstract
Our Malaria project, a collaboration with Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), has been selected as one of the abstracts from PHAM2024 to be published in the Lancet Planetary Health Journal! Read more about the project here