Myrthe Barthels

Data scientist ZOL and PhD candidate UHasselt

Myrte Barthels obtained her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from KU Leuven in 2021. Shortly after graduation, she joined Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg as a data scientist and machine learning engineer. In partnership with Imec and Prof. Doctor Pieter Vandervoort, Myrte spearheaded a research project aimed at developing a deep learning algorithm that employed federated learning techniques to predict atrial fibrillation (AF).

Today, Myrte is leveraging her expertise to pursue a civic PhD in collaboration with Fibricheck at UHasselt. Her research focuses on developing new deep learning methods for risk assessment of AF using mHealth data.