Jake Luo

Jake Luo serves as Associate Professor and Health Care Informatics Graduate Program Director at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His academic journey includes a Postdoctoral Scientist position in Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University, a PhD in Computer Science from Queen's University Belfast, an MS in Software Engineering from Xidian University, and a BS in Electronic Engineering from Xidian University.

• Postdoctoral Scientist, Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York
• PhD, Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast, UK
• MS, Software Engineering, Xidian University, China
• BS, Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, China

Dr. Luo's research focuses on data-driven predictive analysis using machine learning-based algorithms and technologies, including data mining, natural language processing, and knowledge representation. He investigates how these computing technologies can improve healthcare by providing intelligent decision support for clinicians, medical researchers, patients, and policymakers. His active research programs involve developing innovative health data science technologies for knowledge discovery, adapting machine learning algorithms to enhance clinical data processing, implementing collaborative team science initiatives to improve health services and research, and creating intelligent clinical informatics tools to support evidence-based decision making.

His publication record demonstrates expertise across health informatics, machine learning applications in clinical settings, and healthcare decision support systems. Recent work shows increasing focus on explainable AI, voice-activated health monitoring applications, and analysis of health disparities through data science approaches.

• Outstanding Clinical Research Informatics Paper Award Nominated (2014)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award (2013)
• Top hottest 25 paper (2012)
• Distinguished paper award (2011)

Dr. Luo teaches courses including Health Big Data Processing, Introduction to Health Care Informatics, Biomedical Informatics Seminar, Fundamental Programming, and Advanced Programming. His professional memberships include the American Medical Informatics Association (2009-present), Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (2006-2010), and IEEE (2008-2009).