Asthma is a global health problem causing significant morbidity and has a major impact on quality of life (QOL) and health expenditure. It is estimated that 3.0 Million Australians suffer from Asthma and 4.5 Million suffer from Allergic Rhinitis. As many as 350 million people suffer from asthma in the world today. According to World Bank estimates, it costs the world’s economies US$5 trillion per year.

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Thunderstorm asthma occurs due to a complex interaction of environmental and individual susceptibility factors. In November 2016, Melbourne experienced the largest known epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA). We are developing the future of healthcare analytics using satellite technology.

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Are you passionate about applying ground-breaking algorithms and machine learning techniques? We are looking for creative, innovative and intellectually curious and entrepreneurial Data Scientists to join to work on Asthma Exacerbation Analytics.Reliable, early detection of an asthma exacerbation is important to allow initiation of appropriate treatment.

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Our mobile app records breathing over a period of time and analyses the recording for wheeze, cough and other symptoms.The major triggers of asthma are dust mites, pollen, mould, animal dandruff, air pollutants, smoke, etc.The engaging app also allows users to track important asthma symptoms, triggers, medication usage, location specific weather and environmental factors.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to work with large-scale data Insights to help answer specific questions globally, make more informed decisions and deliver results.

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Skill Set : Pattern recognition, machine learning, respiratory sound analysis, digital signal processing and smart phone programming.