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About Me
I am a faculty member and Director of the Information Systems Program at the School of Business Administration, Bar-Ilan University. My research develops AI-based analytical models for understanding social, organizational, biomedical, and mental-health processes and for supporting scientific research and business decision-making. I work at the intersection of big data analytics, complex network analysis, graph mining, social media analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, computational biology, psychological medicine, and health informatics. Recent projects include AI-enabled detection of hidden medication side effects, childbirth-related PTSD screening from narratives and clinical data, knowledge graphs for biomedical discovery, and modeling information spread and collective behavior in online communities.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Oct 2014 → Feb 2019
Award Date: 1 Feb 2019
Master's Degree, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
… → Jun 2009
Bachelor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
… → Jun 2008
Research
- Fields of Interest
- Big Data and Data Analytics
- Complex Network Analysis
- Graph Mining
- Social Media Analytics
- Computational Biology, Psychological Medicine, and Mental Health
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- תחומי מחקר
- ביג דאטה וניתוח נתונים
- ניתוח רשתות מורכבות
- כריית גרפים
- ניתוח מדיה חברתית
- ביולוגיה חישובית, רפואה פסיכולוגית ובריאות הנפש
- בינה מלאכותית ולמידת מכונה
- עיבוד שפה טבעית (NLP)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NIH R01 1R01HD119967-01: Establishing a Screening Tool for Early Detection of PTSD Following Complicated Childbirth
Bartal, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Research
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Economic Issues in the Field of Building Sentiment Measures
Bartal, A. (PI)
1/01/22 → …
Project: Research
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THINK AI: Formulating Practical Solutions for Implementing AI in Academia
Bartal, A. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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DruGNNosis-MoA: Elucidating Drug Mechanisms as Etiological or Palliative With Graph Neural Networks Employing a Large Language Model
Brettler, L., Berman, E., Jagodnik, K. M. & Bartal, A., Sep 2025, In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 29, 9, p. 6892-6901 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Utilizing AI and Social Media Analytics to Discover Unreported Adverse Side Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Used for Obesity Treatment
Bartal, A., Jagodnik, K. M., Pliskin, N. & Seidmann, A., 2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). IEEE Computer Society, p. 5931-5940 10 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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משפיענים ברשת: ניתוח הבדלים באינטרקציות עם משפיענים וירטואליים לעומת משפיענים אנושיים
סומוקובליה, ש., תשובה, נ., דרבין, ק. & ברטל, א., 2025, In: תיאוריה ופרקטיקה בניהול. 10, p. 31-41 11 p.Translated title of the contribution :Influencers Online: Analyzing Differences in Interactions with Virtual vs. Human Influencers Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A diagnostic questionnaire for childbirth related posttraumatic stress disorder: a validation study
Arora, I. H., Woscoboinik, G. G., Mokhtar, S., Quagliarini, B., Bartal, A., Jagodnik, K. M., Barry, R. L., Edlow, A. G., Orr, S. P. & Dekel, S., Jul 2024, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 231, 1, p. 134.e1-134.e13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Scopus citations -
AI and narrative embeddings detect PTSD following childbirth via birth stories
Bartal, A., Jagodnik, K. M., Chan, S. J. & Dekel, S., 11 Apr 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 8336.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access26 Scopus citations
Prizes
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NIH Science Update highlight for AJOG MFM childbirth PTSD paper
Bartal, A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other distinction
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NIH Science Update highlight for Scientific Reports childbirth PTSD paper
Bartal, A. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Primary Minitrack Co-Chair, AI Analysis in Network Biology
Bartal, A. (Participant)
5 Jan 2027 → 8 Jan 2027Activity: Other
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Invited keynote: Next-Generation Semantic Systems: Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models
Bartal, A. (Participant)
8 Dec 2025 → 9 Dec 2025Activity: Other
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