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Benjamin Huynh, PhD, uses data science and AI to address public health issues related to environmental injustices and disasters.
Research Interests
environmental justice; planetary health; health equity; climate justice; disaster risk management; humanitarian health; refugee health; data science; machine learning; causal inference; algorithmic fairness; forecasting; explainable AI; sustainable AI; small area estimation; probabilistic modeling
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Experiences & Accomplishments
My research involves policy-relevant issues at the intersection of data science and planetary health. I study how data science can be used to advance environmental justice both locally and internationally, addressing health issues for populations most vulnerable to climate change and environmental exposures. Locally, I investigate how to address environmental exposures, policies, and algorithms that further environmental injustices. Internationally, I develop approaches in collaboration with local organizations, NGOs, and UN agencies to advance health equity and disaster resilience for populations such as refugees and those in humanitarian contexts.
I completed my PhD in Biomedical Data Science at Stanford and obtained a BS in Statistics at the University of Chicago. I have also worked in data science roles for the World Health Organization and Médecins Sans Frontières.
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Selected publications
(Nature Sustainability, 2021)
Huynh BQ, Kwong LH, Kiang MV, Chin ET, Mohareb AM, Jumaan AO, Basu S, Geldsetzer P, Karaki FM, & Rehkopf DH.(Pre-print, 2023)
Huynh BQ*, Chin ET*, Koenecke A, Ouyang D, Ho DE, Kiang MV, & Rehkopf DH. *Co-first author.(Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2019)
Huynh BQ & Basu, S.(Pre-print, 2023)
Huynh BQ & Kiang MV.(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020)
Chin ET*, Huynh BQ*, Chapman LAC, Murrill M, Basu S, & Lo NC. *Co-first author.