Post Doctoral Research Scientist
Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research
Ashrarul Haq Sifat, PhD, Research Scientist at the Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research
AI/ML Research Scientist | Healthcare Analytics Expert
Dr. Ashrarul Haq Sifat (Ash) is an AI Research Scientist at the Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University, with 8+ years developing machine learning solutions for clinical applications. He leads enterprise healthcare analytics initiatives, specializing in predictive modeling, biomarker discovery, and clinical data integration.
Key Expertise
Dr. Sifat's pharmaceutical-relevant work includes developing AI systems for early disease detection, achieving 50% improvement in COVID fatigue prediction using wearable biomarkers, and pioneering multimodal analysis for dementia diagnostics. His expertise spans clinical data warehousing (CDISC/SDTM standards), real-time patient monitoring systems, and regulatory-compliant ML pipelines. He has extensive experience implementing statistical process control and quality monitoring systems for healthcare applications, ensuring both regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
Research & Impact
He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he was the finalist the Paul E. Torgersen Research Award for exceptional doctoral research. With numerous peer-reviewed publications including work in AAPS PharmSci 360, Dr. Sifat bridges cutting-edge AI research with practical pharmaceutical applications in drug development, clinical trials, and patient care optimization.
Core Competencies: Clinical AI/ML • Biomarker Discovery • Digital Health • Clinical Data Standards • Wearable Sensors • Time Series Forecasting • NLP, LLM, GenAI, Regulatory Compliance • Cloud-Based Healthcare Systems