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Hichem Sahli studied mathematics and computer science at Université Louis Pasteur –Strasbourg (France) and holds a PhD in computer science (informatics/optics) from Ecole Nationale Sup. De Physique Strasbourg (France). Since 2000, he has been a Professor of Computer Vision and machine learning in the Electronics and Informatics Dept. (ETRO) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is currently a Research Scientist at the Interuniversity Micro Electronics Center (IMEC). He has been coordinating the Audio-Visual Signal Processing (AVSP) research group within ETRO. His research focuses on signal processing, computer vision and machine learning theory and algorithms in AI for computer vision (image, radar and video processing), affective computing, health informatics (disease progression prediction, diagnosis and treatment outcome prediction), and natural language processing (Electronic Health Record coding). He has completed 30 PhD supervisions since 2000, when he joined VUB. He has authored over 300 journal, conference publications and book chapters.
Research interests
Computer Vision
multimodal machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Audiovisual processing
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Sciences, PhD, Télécom Physique Strasbourg
1988 → 1991
Award Date: 1 Oct 1991
Computer Sciences, MsC, Louis Pasteur University
Award Date: 1 Oct 1984
Mathematics, Bachelor, Louis Pasteur University
External positions
Research Scientist, Interuniversitair Micro-Elektronica Centrum
2000 → …
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EUAR208: ENACT: Environmental Effect on Health Care and Wellbeing and Active Interventions
da Silva Gomes, B. T., Stiens, J., Deligiannis, N., Sahli, H. & Argacha, J.
1/01/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Applied
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BRGRD81: Joint R&D 2024: Towards Data Driven Precision Medicine in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Deligiannis, N., Sahli, H. & Diaz Berenguer, A.
1/05/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Applied
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IOFACC12: Tech4Health: Venturing into Future Health Technologies
Stiens, J., Wambacq, P., da Silva Gomes, B. T., Sahli, H., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Jansen, B., Lemeire, J., Steenhaut, K., Munteanu, A., Deligiannis, N., Schelkens, P., Kuijk, M., Parvais, B., Chan, C. W., Van Schependom, J., Touhafi, A., Braeken, A., Runacres, M., Cornelis, B., Schretter, C., Blinder, D., Temmermans, F. & Islamaj, E.
1/01/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Applied
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IOF3016: GEAR: “Venturing into Future Health Technologies”
Stiens, J., Wambacq, P., da Silva Gomes, B. T., Sahli, H., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Jansen, B., Lemeire, J., Steenhaut, K., Munteanu, A., Deligiannis, N., Schelkens, P., Kuijk, M., Parvais, B., Chan, C. W., Van Schependom, J., Touhafi, A., Braeken, A., Runacres, M., Cornelis, B., Schretter, C., Blinder, D., Temmermans, F., Thielemans, S., Papavasileiou, E., Brahimetaj, R., De Canck, H. & Ersu, B.
1/01/21 → 24/12/25
Project: Applied
Research output
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Development and multicentric external validation of a prognostic COVID-19 severity model based on thoracic CT
Dirks, I., Bossa Bossa, M. N., Diaz Berenguer, A., Mukherjee, T., Sahli, H., Deligiannis, N., Verelst, E., Ilsen, B., Van Eyndhoven, S., Seyler, L., Witdouck, A., Darcis, G., Guiot, J., Giannakis, A. & Vandemeulebroucke, J., 1 Apr 2025, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 25, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-dimensional item response theory analysis ofpatient-reported outcomes in total knee arthroplasty
Diaz Berenguer, A., Bossa Bossa, M. N. & Sahli, H., 2025, (Submitted) In: npj Digital Medicine. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Causality-driven multivariate stock movement forecasting
Diaz Berenguer, A., Da, Y., Bossa Bossa, M. N., Oveneke, M. C. & Sahli, H., 25 Apr 2024, In: PLOS ONE. 19, 4, p. 1-41 41 p., e0302197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CO-OCCURRENCE GRAPH-ENHANCED HIERARCHICAL PREDICTION OF ICD CODES
Mahdi, S., Papagiannopoulou, E., Deligiannis, N. & Sahli, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) 2024 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2024). IEEE, 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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Dynamic multi-hypergraph structure learning for disease diagnosis on multimodal data
Bollengier, M., Diaz Berenguer, A. & Sahli, H., 17 Dec 2024, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings. IEEE, p. 1-5 5 p. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
Prizes
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BENELEARN2019 Best Paper Award
Diaz Berenguer, Abel (Recipient), Oveneke, Meshia (Recipient), Perez Gonzalez, M. A. (Recipient) & Sahli, Hichem (Recipient), 9 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Student Paper
Zhang, L. (Recipient), Stiens, Johan (Recipient) & Sahli, Hichem (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Student Paper
Alegria Caicedo, A. C. (Recipient) & Sahli, Hichem (Recipient), 2011
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Best Student Paper
Engels, C. (Recipient) & Sahli, Hichem (Recipient), 2011
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Excellent Paper Award
Perez Gonzalez, M. A. (Recipient) & Sahli, Hichem (Recipient), 21 Feb 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Introduction to Item Response Theory Modeling
Abel Diaz Berenguer (Lecturer), Hichem Sahli (Lecturer) & Matías Nicolás Bossa Bossa (Lecturer)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a school event
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Detection and description of anomalies in Rx images using natural language processing
Abel Diaz Berenguer (Keynote speaker) & Hichem Sahli (Keynote speaker)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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A Review of Deep Learning Methods for Automated Clinical Coding
Soha Sadat Mahdi (Speaker), Nikolaos Deligiannis (Contributor) & Hichem Sahli (Contributor)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Foundations of Deep Learning for Healthcare Applications
Abel Diaz Berenguer (Lecturer) & Hichem Sahli (Lecturer)
May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a school event
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Social Entrepreneurship Workshop
Maria Angeles Alpizar Terrero (Organiser), Nikolay Dentchev (Chair), Teresa Orbera Raton (Organiser), Pedro Mune Bandera (Organiser), Edgar Izquierdo (Visitor) & Hichem Sahli (Chair)
7 Nov 2017 → 8 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
Press/Media
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ETRO develops tools for audio-visual face expression communication
1/01/06
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Le Roi a apprecie l'ouverture de la Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1/01/06
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Thesis
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3D Perception and Analysis of Environmental Properties for Off-Road Navigation
Author: Van den Heuvel, L. & Sahli, H., 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Analysing cellular dynamics from single-cell segmentation in microscopic images
Author: Poelmans, R. S. & Sahli, H., 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Analyzing cellular dynamics from single-cell segmentation to microscopic images by applying Machine learning techniques
Author: Zaboli , S. & Sahli, H., 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Automatic no-verbal behavior annotation
Author: Le, Q. & Sahli, H., 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Automatic Speaker Recognition: State-of-art
Author: Yang, B. & Sahli, H., 2018Student thesis: Master's Thesis