Digital Health & Healthy Aging
by Wasu Mekniran
My Work
Explore our latest research in digital health and healthy aging.
Wasu Mekniran, Tobias Kowatsch
BIOSTEC 2025 - HEALTHINF
Introduces EDEN, a computational framework designed to dynamically map stakeholder incentives using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline for healthy aging initiatives.
Key Findings:
- EDEN surpasses manual and LLM approaches in stakeholder analysis
- 53% alignment identified with government agencies
- Network analysis reveals ecosystem integrators
Wasu Mekniran, Lukasz Paciorkowski, Iwona Cymerman, Rafal Pawlowski
4th Swiss-Polish Economic and Technology Forum
Argues that AI adoption is a strategic imperative for pharmaceutical firms, demonstrating potential timeline reductions and up to 70% cost savings in drug development through a diabetes case study.
Key Findings:
- AI-enabled platforms reduce development costs by up to 70%
- Digital trials show longer durations but broader patient recruitment
- Shift from treatment-focused to prevention and behavioral outcomes
Wasu Mekniran, Mia Jovanova, Tobias Kowatsch
SGED/SSED Annual Congress 2024
Develops an incentive system framework for digital diabetes prevention using e3-value methodology, revealing three key patterns where digital health drives ecosystem integration to support preventive care.
Key Findings:
- Mapped fragmented diabetes ecosystem using e3-value methodology
- Identified three integration patterns: data-driven lifestyle change, modular benefits, policy impact
- Revealed stakeholder incentive misalignments hindering prevention adoption
Wasu Mekniran, Odile-Florence Giger, Elgar Fleisch, Tobias Kowatsch, Mia Jovanova
Under Review
Examines how global stakeholders create value towards healthy longevity using semantic topic modeling and network analysis to identify value propositions and alignment among governments, NGOs, research centers, private companies, local communities, and opinion leaders.
Key Findings:
- Identified varying degrees of alignment between stakeholders' healthy longevity propositions
- Lowest alignment observed for local communities and researcher centers
- Proposed five strategies to strengthen academic-community collaboration
Wasu Mekniran, Research Team
Data Collection
Exploring the cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions in managing chronic diseases through personalized care pathways and AI-driven recommendations.
Key Findings:
- Research in progress
- Preliminary results pending
- Expected publication Q2 2025
Wasu Mekniran, Collaborators
Under Construction
Investigating machine learning approaches for savings based on early detection and prevention of age-related health conditions through predictive modeling.
Key Findings:
- Data collection ongoing
- Model development in progress
- Expected submission Q3 2025
About me.
Research Focus
Computational Frameworks
Developing AI-powered tools and frameworks to address complex healthcare challenges through data-driven approaches and intelligent automation.
Digital Health Innovation
Creating technology-enabled healthcare solutions that improve patient outcomes, enhance care delivery, and support preventive medicine.
Healthy Aging Research
Investigating approaches to promote healthy longevity, prevent age-related diseases, and improve quality of life for aging populations.
Developer
Wasu Mekniran
