Sharon Ong

Sharon Ong is an Assistant Professor at Tilburg University, affiliated with the School of Humanities and Digital Sciences and the Cognitive Science and AI Academic Collaborative Center for Digital Health & Mental Wellbeing. Her research focuses on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to healthcare challenges, including predictive modeling for medical outcomes and image analysis in neurological and oncological contexts.

Key research interests include cognitive functioning, vasovagal reaction prediction, deep learning applications, and medical imaging segmentation. She has contributed to projects such as the AI Deployment Journey in Healthcare (2024–2028) and FAINT: Facial Infrared Thermal Imaging (2023–2024), which address clinical governance, hemoglobin estimation, and needle phobia interventions.

• Received the Best Thesis Award (2021) and KHMW Philips Graduation Award (2021) for contributions to data science in healthcare.
• Co-investigator on €249,000 smartphone game project targeting needle anxiety using facial thermal imaging.

Her work bridges AI innovation with clinical needs, emphasizing ethical deployment and practical healthcare solutions.