University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Mathematics & StatisticsComplementary Medicine Informatics Lab
Halil Kilicoglu · Champaign, Illinois
Research Focus
Dr. Halil Kilicoglu's research focuses on improving the understanding and application of complementary medicine (CM) in healthcare. His lab develops advanced computational tools to analyze and integrate diverse research findings on CM, enabling clinicians to access reliable information for patient care. By utilizing natural language processing and creating knowledge graphs, the lab aims to transform unstructured medical literature into structured resources that support evidence-based practice.
complementary medicinenatural language processingknowledge graphsbiomedical informaticshealthcare integration
Research Aims
3AIM 01Construct informatics resources to support knowledge integration related to complementary medicine.
AIM 02Develop NLP methods to mine knowledge from the biomedical literature on complementary medicine.
AIM 03Create a comprehensive knowledge graph to integrate information from literature and curated databases on CM intervention effects.
Skills the Lab Values
natural language processingliterature miningdata integration techniquesontology constructionknowledge graph development
Output against the department
Publications144bottom 29% of dept.93rd of 131
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Citations3.2kbottom 23% of dept.101st of 131
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