Dr. Alireza Ettefaghian
Alireza contributes to EU-funded research proposals applying digital therapeutics and wearables to the public health domain within the group. His current work advances digital health solutions and AI within population health management.
He draws on more than ten years of senior data and analytics leadership roles across the UK's academic, private, and public healthcare sectors. He also brings an entrepreneurial background, having created an award-winning population health analytics platform deployed in the primary care segment. He successfully delivered two innovative projects funded by Innovate UK through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, both awarded Certificates of Excellence and Outstanding Achievement.
He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2015), a Six Sigma Black Belt certification, and an Executive MBA with Distinction (2018). He is currently pursuing an MPH in Global Health (2026) at King's College London — all earned on full scholarships.

