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PhD - Medical Informatics, Senior Researcher, EU Project Manager & Independent External Evaluator

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Dr. Umut Arıöz is a Senior Researcher at the University of Maribor and an official European Commission Project Evaluator, bringing over 16 years of expertise at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, Medical Informatics, and Digital Health. Specializing in multimodal deep learning, continuous bio-signal processing, and explainable AI (XAI), he serves as a Work Package Leader across major multi-million-euro European research consortia (Horizon Europe AI4HOPE, H2020 PERSIST, HOSMARTAI). As a contributor of the open-science initiative on GitHub and Hugging Face, he engineers weakly supervised multilingual NLP models across 8 languages, combining rigorous academic research with FAIR data standards, grant proposal architecture, and production-grade software deployment. Research Interests: Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Conversational Agents, Multi-modal Sensing, Emotion/Depression Recognition, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Health Informatics, Audio/Speech Processing, Human Computer Interaction, Medical Imaging, Enhancement of High-Frequency Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Simulation, Subjective Testing, Psychoacoustics EU PROJECT Interests: Advanced Proposal Architecture & Conceptual Engineering (Strategic Proposal Design, Cross-Disciplinary Integration), Horizon Europe Funding Model Specialization (Lump Sum Grant Optimization, Consortium Matrix Design), Senior Project Management & Quality Assurance (Multi-Partner Coordination, technical & Administrative Governance), Policy, Ethics, & Regulatory Alignment (Regulatory Compliance Frameworks, Standardization & Certification Blueprints)

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Medical Imaging/Radiology
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ E-Health & Telemedicine
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• ☆ Computed Tomography (CT)
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research User Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Concept Development

Work Experience

RESEARCHER

University of Maribor

January 2021 - Present

Education

POSTDOCTORAL STUDY (Department of Radiology)

University of Chicago

February 2015 - August 2015

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Medical Informatics, Informatics Institute)

Middle East Technical University

February 2004 - September 2012

MASTER OF SCIENCE (Biomedical Engineering, Natural Sciences Institute)

Hacettepe Üniversitesi

September 2001 - January 2004

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)

Dokuz Eylul Universitesi - Tinaztepe Kampusu

September 1997 - August 2001

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Rigon Sallauka, Umut Arioz, Matej Rojc, Izidor Mlakar (2025). Weakly-Supervised Multilingual Medical NER for Symptom Extraction for Low-Resource Languages . Applied Sciences.

Rigon Sallauka, Umut Arioz, Matej Rojc, Izidor Mlakar (2025). Weakly-Supervised Multilingual Medical NER for Symptom Extraction for Low-Resource Languages . Applied Sciences.

Umut Arioz, Urška Smrke, Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Dina Bema, Inese Polaka, Krista Arcimovica, Anna Marija Lescinska, Gaetano Manzo, et al. (2025). Evaluating the Benefits and Implementation Challenges of Digital Health Interventions for Improving Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation in Cancer Survivors: Single-Case Experimental Prospective Study . Applied Sciences.

Umut Arioz, Urška Smrke, Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Dina Bema, Inese Polaka, Krista Arcimovica, Anna Marija Lescinska, Gaetano Manzo, et al. (2025). Evaluating the Benefits and Implementation Challenges of Digital Health Interventions for Improving Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation in Cancer Survivors: Single-Case Experimental Prospective Study . Applied Sciences.

Chavez Marcela, Gonzalez Silvia, Ruiz Alvaro, Duflot Patrick, Nicolas Jansen, Izidor Mlakar, Umut Arioz, Valentino Safran, Kolh Philippe, Van Gasteren Marteyn (2025). Radiotherapy department supported by an optimization algorithm for scheduling patient appointments . Health Informatics Journal.

Umut Arioz, Božidar Bratina, Izidor Mlakar, Nejc Plohl, Suzana Uran, Igor Robert Roj, Riko Šafarič, Valentino Šafran (2024). Unlocking the power of socially assistive robotic nurses in hospitals through innovative living lab methodology . Health Informatics Journal.

Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Alistair G. Martin, Urška Smrke, Umut Ariöz, Nejc Plohl, Matej Rojc, Dina Bēma, Marcela Chávez, et al. (2024). Multilingual Framework for Risk Assessment and Symptom Tracking (MRAST) . Sensors.

Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Alistair G. Martin, Urška Smrke, Umut Ariöz, Nejc Plohl, Matej Rojc, Dina Bēma, Marcela Chávez, et al. (2024). Multilingual Framework for Risk Assessment and Symptom Tracking (MRAST) . Sensors.

Scoping Review on the Multimodal Classification of Depression and Experimental Study on Existing Multimodal Models <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Diagnostics.

Umut Arioz, Urška Smrke, Nejc Plohl, Izidor Mlakar (2022). Scoping Review on the Multimodal Classification of Depression and Experimental Study on Existing Multimodal Models . Diagnostics.

Izidor Mlakar, Valentino Šafran, Daniel Hari, Matej Rojc, Gazihan Alankuş, Rafael P&#233;rez Luna, Umut Ari&#246;z(2021). Multilingual Conversational Systems to Drive the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Integration into Clinical Workflows . Symmetry. 13. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1187. {MDPI} {AG}

Izidor Mlakar, Valentino Šafran, Daniel Hari, Matej Rojc, Gazihan Alankuş, Rafael P&#233;rez Luna, Umut Ari&#246;z (2021). Multilingual Conversational Systems to Drive the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Integration into Clinical Workflows . Symmetry.

Mlakar, Izidor and Šafran, Valentino and Hari, Daniel and Rojc, Matej and Alankuş, Gazihan and Pérez Luna, Rafael and Ariöz, Umut(2021). Multilingual Conversational Systems to Drive the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Integration into Clinical Workflows . Symmetry. 13. (7).

ARI{\"O}Z, UMUT and G{\"U}NEL, BANU(2016). Evaluation of hearing loss simulation using a speech intelligibility index. Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences. 24. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4193--4207. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

ARI{\"O}Z, UMUT and G{\"u}nel K{\i}l{\i}{\c{c}}, Banu(2015). Modified Rhyme Test for evaluating Turkish speech intelligibility. GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Ari{\"o}z, UMUT(2012). Developing Subject-Specific Hearing Loss Simulation to Apply Different Frequency Lowering Algorithms for the Enhancement of Sensorineural Hearing Losses. Middle-East Technical University. Citeseer

Arioz, Umut and Arda, Kemal and Tuncel, Umit(2011). Preliminary results of a novel enhancement method for high-frequency hearing loss. Computer methods and programs in biomedicine. 102. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 277--287. Elsevier

ARI{\"O}Z, Umut(2007). CRITICAL REVIEW: AN ASSESSMENT OF AGE-RELATED CHANGES OF CEREBRAL CORTEX FROM THE VIEW OF FUNCTIONAL, COGNITIVE, STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics. 10. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 138--149.

Kaymako{\u{g}}lu, Beyza and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut and Erkmen, Aydan M and G{\"o}k{\c{c}}ay, Didem(2007). EVALUATION OF BREAST LESION DIAGNOSTIC TESTS USING INFORMATION GRAPHS.

{\"U}ner, Sarp and {\"O}zvar{\i}{\c{s}}, {\c{S}}evkat Bahar and Turan, Sevgi and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut and Odaba{\c{s}}{\i}, Orhan and El{\c{c}}in, Melih and Sayek, {\.I}skender(2005). Ankara'da birinci basamak sağlık kurumlarında çalışan hekimlerin sunulan hizmetlere ilişkin öz değerlendirmeleri. Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi. 14. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 143--156.

{\"U}ner, Sarp and Bahar {\"O}zvar{\i}{\c{s}}, {\c{S}} and Turan, Sevgi and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut and Odaba{\c{s}}{\i}, Orhan and El{\c{c}}in, Melih and Sayek, {\.I}skender(2005). Ankara’da birinci basamak sağlık kurumlarında çalışan Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi mezunu hekimlerin sunulan hizmetlere ilişkin özdeğerlendirmeleri. Hacettepe Tıp Dergisi. 36.

Kaymako{\u{g}}lu, Beyza and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, U and Ersoy, K(2005). Birinci Basamak Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Elektronik Hasta Kayıtlarının Kullanılması. Ulusal Tıp Bilişimi Kongresi/Medical Informatics 2005, Antalya. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 51--56.

Ari{\"o}z, Umut and Kader, Karli Oguz and Sent{\"u}rk, Senem and Cila, Aysenur(2005). Multislice mapping and quantification of brain perfusion MR imaging data: a comparative study of homemade and commercial software. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. 11. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 182. Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI.

Arioz, U and Oguz, Kader Karli and Baysal, U and Cila, A(2003). Implementation of a home-made software for quantitative evaluation of perfusion MR imaging. Neuroradiology S. 45. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString S48--S49.

ARIOZ, Umut and ARDA, KemalFrequency Transposition Enhancement Study for High-Frequency Hearing Loss.

Ayd{\i}n, Mustafa and Yazgan, Erdem and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut and Cila, Ay{\c{s}}enur and O{\u{g}}uz, Kader Karl{\i}LAPLACE PİRAMİT BÖLGESİNDE SEÇİM TEKNİĞİ İLE BİYOMEDİKAL GÖRÜNTÜ FÜZYONU BIOMEDICAL IMAGE FUSION WITH SELECTION OPERATION IN THE LAPLACIAN PYRAMID DOMAIN.

Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut and O{\u{g}}uz, Kader Karl{\i} and Baysal, U{\u{g}}ur and Cila, Ay{\c{s}}enurMULTISLICE MAPPING AND QUANTIFICATION OF PERFUSION MRI DATA: Study on comparison between home-made and vendor’s software.

G{\"U}LKESEN, K Hakan and ERDEM, Ahmet and KAYMAKO{\u{G}}LU, Beyza and ARI{\"O}Z, Umut and SAKA, P{\i}nar YILDIRIM OsmanPatoloji Tanılarında Yazım Varyasyonları ve Hatalar.

ARI{\"O}Z, UMUTBİLGİSAYARLI TOMOGRAFİDE DAR TARAMA AÇILARINDA CHAMBOLLE-POCK ALGORİTMASIYLA GÖRÜNTÜ OLUŞTURULMASI: GÖĞÜS KANSERİ SİMULASYONU.

PREPRINT

Rigon Sallauka, Umut Arioz, Matej Rojc, Izidor Mlakar (2025). Weakly-Supervised Multilingual Medical NER For Symptom Extraction For Low-Resource Languages .

Umut Arioz, Urška Smrke, Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Dina Bema, Inese Polaka, Krista Arcimovica, Anna Marija Lescinska, Gaetano Manzo, et al. (2025). Improving Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation in Cancer Survivors through Digital Health Interventions: Single-Case Experimental Prospective Study .

Umut Arioz, Izidor Mlakar, Urška Smrke, Valentino Šafran, Simon Lin, Jama Nateqi, Dina Bema, Inese Polaka, Krista Arcimovica, Anna Marija Lescinska, et al. (2024). Improving Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation in Cancer Survivors through Digital Health Interventions: Findings from the PERSIST Project (Preprint) .

CONFERENCE PAPER

Bi̇lecen, Serkan and Ari{\"o}z, Umut(2016). Interpretation of English text to speech application to French language. 2016 24th Signal Processing and Communication Application Conference (SIU). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 133--136.

Kaya, Mahmut and Ari{\"o}z, Umut(2015). Feature weighting with laplacian score. 2015 23nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 280--283.

Demirhan, Mahmut Esat and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut(2015). Huffman coding of a PCM-quantized speech signal. 2015 23nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 160--163.

{\c{C}}a{\u{g}}an, L{\"u}tfiye and Ar{\i}{\"o}z, Umut(2015). Turkish pitch frequency detection: AutoCorreletaion and cepstral method. 2015 23nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 248--251.

Arioz, U and Oguz, KK and Baysal, U{\u{g}}ur and Cila, Ay{\c{s}}enur(2005). Multislice Brain Mapping and Quantification of Perfusion MRI Data. Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 9--12.

Aydin, M and Yazgan, E and Arioz, U and Cila, A and Oguz, KK(2004). Biomedical image fusion with selection operation in the Laplacian pyramid domain. Proceedings of the IEEE 12th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, 2004. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 106--109.

WORKING PAPER

Improving Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation in Cancer Survivors through Digital Health Interventions: Single-Case Experimental Prospective Study .

Weakly-Supervised Multilingual Medical NER For Symptom Extraction For Low-Resource Languages .