Adrian Smales

Adrian Smales is a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Distributed Computing, Networking and Security. His research focuses on the intersection of computing technologies and healthcare systems.

• Position: Senior Lecturer
• Institution: Edinburgh Napier University
• School: School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
• Research Centre: Centre for Distributed Computing, Networking and Security

Dr. Smales specializes in eHealth, health informatics, and the application of machine learning and cybersecurity in healthcare contexts. His research interests include developing frameworks for frailty assessment, trust architecture in health systems, and data analytics for health and social care. He has made significant contributions to understanding how machine learning can be applied to Scottish health and social care demographics, as well as developing e-Frailty evaluation frameworks for elderly care.

His publication record spans from 2013 to 2021, with a concentration of work around 2015, focusing on practical applications of technology in healthcare settings. The articles demonstrate a consistent theme of applying computing technologies to solve healthcare challenges, particularly in data security, patient monitoring, and predictive analytics for social care systems.

• Machine Learning for Health and Social Care Demographics in Scotland (2019)
• Review of e-Frailty Evaluation Frameworks (2015)
• Towards trust and governance in integrated health and social care platforms (2017)

Dr. Smales has supervised PhD research, including a project on 'Test-bed and evaluation of a home-based adverse event prediction infrastructure' (2013-2021), where he served as Director of Studies under the supervision of Prof Bill Buchanan. He has been involved in multiple research projects including 'Next Generation Trust Architecture' (2018-2020), 'e-Frail - Phase 2' (2017-2018), and 'CM2000 Follow On' (2014), often collaborating with Prof Bill Buchanan and Alistair Lawson. His work has received funding from organizations including the Digital Health Institute and Scottish Funding Council.