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Arriel Benis

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
101 Science Dr, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Dr. Arriel Benis is a researcher and educator working at the intersection of medical informatics, digital health, epidemiology, and artificial intelligence, advancing health systems and biomedical engineering innovation. His work leverages AI, data science, and knowledge management to improve health-related decision-making at the individual, population, and public health levels.

His research focuses on developing data-driven healthcare solutions that enhance patient care, optimize clinical processes, and promote sustainable systems. Dr. Benis has engineered (a) clinical decision support systems with direct patient and healthcare partitioners impact such as ADHD, PTSD, and diabetes patient management and health communication, (b) MIMO -the Medical Informatics and Digital Health Multilingual Ontology- integrating more than 3500 terms and concepts across 30+ languages, actively deployed in healthcare organizations for AI-powered training and international projects support, (c) smart home and smart city health monitoring approach from a One Health viewpoint. Dr. Benis is a pioneer of the One Digital Health framework, which strategically links digital health innovation with environmental monitoring and digital epidemiology.

His past academic positions include serving as a department head and track director in biomedical and health informatics. He holds various leadership roles in the international medical informatics community, is a fellow of the International Academy for Health Sciences Informatics (FIAHSI), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), and a Member of the American College of Epidemiology (MACE). Arriel Benis is the Editor-in-Chief of JMIR Medical Informatics. Dr. Benis is committed to training the next generation of innovators in digital health, medical informatics,  and public health.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering · 2025 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent News Items


Published April 2, 2026
Smart City Expo Curitiba debateu inovação e saúde integrada
Published August 27, 2025
New editorial explores double-edged sword of AI scribes in health care

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Recent Scholarly Works


"Do It by Myself" or Autonomy, Participation, and Assistive Devices and Technology Needs of Children and Youth With Disabilities: Text Mining Analysis of a National Survey in France.

Journal article JMIR medical informatics · July 2026 BackgroundA 2019 French national online survey explored activity limitations and participation restrictions among children and youth with disabilities for which innovative solutions could help.ObjectiveThe primary aim of this study was to ... Full text Open Access Cite

Preface

Journal article Studies in Health Technology and Informatics · May 21, 2026 Cite

Identification of Ecological and Human Health Indicators Based on Geographic and Spatial Mapping.

Book section · May 2026 Addressing public health and environmental challenges in rapidly urbanizing areas requires identifying and analyzing relevant indicators. This study introduces an AI-powered framework for extracting and analyzing health and ecological indicators from biome ... Full text Cite
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Education


University of Paris (France) · 2009 Ph.D.