Dr Madakkatel is a Research Associate in the Nutritional and Genetic Epidemiology Research Group, specialising in the application of Machine Learning in Epidemiology and Public Health. His research focuses on feature selection and risk factor discovery, aiming to uncover critical insights that can inform public health interventions. He is passionate about both developing new methodologies and applying existing ones to extract valuable information from health data.

Having completed his Diploma and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, he pursued further education and received his M.Sc. degree in Information Technology, with a focus on Informatics. In 2021, he obtained a PhD in Data Science with a focus on Epidemiology/Public Health.