Watjana Lilaonitkul

Dr. Watjana 'Waty' Lilaonitkul is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Digital Health Technologies at University College London's Global Business School for Health, with over 15 years of experience spanning academia, industry, and international development. She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves as Deputy Director of Alumni and Student Experiences and Research EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) Lead at UCL.

• Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering (MIT)
• Academic Affiliation: University College London

Research Areas include:

• AI-driven healthcare innovation with focus on rare diseases and pandemic preparedness
• Dynamic time risk prediction for personalized treatment outcomes
• Complex systems and network physiology for digital biomarker discovery
• Human-in-the-loop AI for clinical decision support
• Active learning optimization for rare disease contexts
• Open-source AI platforms for drug development (PKPDAI.com)

Article Trends reveal expertise in applying machine learning to pharmacokinetic data extraction, retinal diagnostics, post-COVID conditions, sepsis monitoring, and multiorgan imaging. Her work emphasizes data scarcity solutions and responsible AI deployment in clinical settings.

Scientific Awards:

• UKRI Rutherford Fellowship (2018-2023)

Grant & Advisory Roles:

• 2024: Appointed to Medical Research Council's Better Methods Better Research (BMBR) panel
• 2023: Expert reviewer for EPSRC AI Innovation funding and UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training
• 2021: Reviewer for Medical Research Council's COVID-19 Big Data Secondment Call

Leadership includes developing three international patents (UK/EU/US) and co-directing the MSc Digital Health and Entrepreneurship program's flagship module GBSH0044, which trains students to build scalable AI healthcare solutions through startup-style team projects.