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Predictive modeling of suicidal behavior among older

Thursday May 22, 2025 13:00 - 13:20 F1

Lecturer: Mahmoud Rahat

Track: Future Health and Care

This presentation is about a master thesis work, a collaboration between a group of researchers from Halmstad University and Statistikkonsulterna AB. The project investigated how machine learning and survival analysis can be used to predict suicidal behavior among older adults in Sweden. The study analyzed historical data from the Swedish National Registry, including medication use, medical conditions, and sociodemographic details. The research aimed to improve prediction accuracy by combining survival analysis techniques — such as Cox Proportional Hazards (CoxPH), Random Survival Forest (RSF), and Gradient Boosting Survival Analysis (GBSA) — alongside sequential machine learning approaches, like Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks. The findings highlighted the potential of utilizing historical data to predict suicide risks using advanced machine learning models.

Language

English

Topic

Data and Information

Seminar type

Live + On site

Lecture type

Presentation

Objective of lecture

Tools for implementation

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Technicians/IT/Developers
Researchers
Care professionals
Healthcare professionals
Patient/user organizations

Keyword

Actual examples (good/bad)
Benefits/effects

Lecturers

Mahmoud Rahat Lecturer

Assistant professor in machine learning
Halmstad University.