Module CS4368-KP06

Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Digital Health Applications (ADA)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

irregularly in the winter semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Medical Informatics 2019, optional subject, Medical Data Science / Artificial Intelligence

Classes and lectures:

  • Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Digital Health Applications (exercise, 2 SWS)
  • Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Digital Health Applications (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 60 hours work on project
  • 60 hours in-classroom work
  • 20 hours exam preparation
  • 40 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

  • Process of Relevant Physiological Biomedical Signals
  • Acquisition of Biomedical Data (Sensors and sources of measurement errors)
  • Signal Processing of Biomedical Signals
  • Machine Learning Approaches for Biomedical Data
  • Data Analysis Methods (Statistical, explainability)
  • Student Project including Result-Presentation

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students can explain the mechanisms of signal acquisition in relation to physiological functioning and propose suitable modalities for signal acquisition.
  • Students can specify and explain the interaction between physiological functioning/phenomena, specific signal variations, and functional, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases.
  • Students can select and setup appropriate measurement modalities, experimental setups for signal acquisition, as well as signal processing and machine learning approaches for specific physiological phenomena and diseases.
  • Students can review and assess the data-quality in terms of potential errors and signal-to-noise ratio, and interpret the results in relation to specific medical questions.
  • Students can illustrate and discuss their concepts, solutions, and results.
  • Students can design and propose new studies for analyzing physiological signals.

Grading through:

  • portfolio exam

Language:

  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None (the competences of the modules mentioned under ''requires'' are needed for this module, but are not a formal prerequisite).

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Successful completion of exercise slips as specified at the beginning of the semester.

Module Exam(s):
- CS4368-L1: Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Digital Health Applications, portfolio exam consisting of: 60% for 90-minute written or oral examination (at the discretion of the lecturer) and 40% for an independent project work.

Last Updated:

28.11.2025