Zahraa Abdallah

Zahraa Abdallah is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol. She holds a PhD and BSc in relevant fields. Her research focuses on Machine Learning, Data Science, Time Series Analysis, and their applications in Health Informatics, Neuroscience, and Bioinformatics. She leads projects on wearable technology integration for diabetes management and EEG-based disease classification. Her work emphasizes explainable AI and multimodal approaches. Zahraa is affiliated with the Bristol Doctoral College Initiative (BDFI) as an Academic Co-Director and collaborates with experts like Prof. Raul Santos-Rodriguez. Contact: zahraa.abdallah@bristol.ac.uk | Website: zahraa-abdallah.com

Research Interests:

• Time Series Clustering & Forecasting
• EEG-based Disease Detection (Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s)
• Smartwatch-Driven Healthcare Systems
• Explainable AI in Biomedical Applications

Key Projects:

• Development of the CSTS benchmark for time series clustering
• Investigating insulin needs using automated delivery data
• Gene essentiality classification via graph neural networks

Collaborations:

• Professor Raul Santos-Rodriguez (BDFI)
• Lucia Marucci (Systems & Engineering Biology)