Professor Payam Barnaghi stands as a distinguished leader in applying artificial intelligence to healthcare innovation, with particular expertise in dementia care and medical decision support systems. He currently holds the position of Chair in Machine Intelligence Applied to Medicine within the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London, complemented by his prestigious appointment as the Great Ormond Street Hospital/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Machine Intelligence for Medicine. Previously, he established his research program at the University of Surrey where he served as a faculty member in the Centre for Communication Systems Research and led significant projects in Internet of Things applications. Dr. Barnaghi completed his doctoral studies in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey in 2007, building on his foundational computer science training to develop groundbreaking healthcare technologies that bridge engineering and medicine. His international background has shaped his commitment to creating globally scalable solutions for complex healthcare challenges.
Dr. Barnaghi's pioneering research has centered on developing machine learning systems that transform healthcare delivery through his leadership of the NHS Department of Health Technology Integrated Health Management for Dementia project. His innovative Healthy Home concept integrates Internet of Things sensors with advanced AI algorithms to enable continuous monitoring of individuals with dementia in their own living environments, significantly extending independent living while ensuring timely clinical interventions. This transformative work earned him the HSJ 2018 Award for Improving Care with Technology and an IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award in 2017, recognizing both the technical sophistication and practical impact of his contributions to healthcare technology. His expertise spans machine learning, semantic computing, time-series data analysis, and information retrieval, with applications that have established new paradigms for remote patient monitoring and personalized healthcare delivery. These technological innovations have demonstrated substantial potential to reduce healthcare costs while simultaneously improving patient outcomes across diverse clinical settings.
As Deputy Director of the Care Research and Technology Centre at the UK Dementia Research Institute, Dr. Barnaghi continues to advance the frontier of artificial intelligence applications in healthcare through strategic collaborations with clinicians, engineers, and patient advocacy groups. His current research focuses on developing machine learning models using de-identified electronic health records to address lengthy diagnostic wait times for patients with complex pediatric conditions at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dr. Barnaghi serves as a critical bridge between academic research and practical healthcare implementation, ensuring that technological innovations translate directly into improved patient care and clinical decision-making. His leadership extends to mentoring the next generation of researchers at Imperial College London, where he cultivates a research environment that prioritizes both technical excellence and human-centered design principles. Dr. Barnaghi's vision continues to drive the development of affordable, scalable digital health systems that can be deployed across diverse healthcare settings globally to address pressing medical challenges.
