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Explainable Hybrid Deep Learning–Transformer Approach for Insulin Prediction

Klinik Veri Analizi için Açıklanabilir Yapay Zekâ Destekli Derin Öğrenme, Transformer ve Klasik Regresyon Yaklaşımlarının Hibrit Modellemesi

İlhan Uysal(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BUCAK ZELİHA TOLUNAY UYGULAMALI TEKNOLOJİ VE İŞLETMECİLİK YÜKSEKOKULU, BİLGİSAYAR TEKNOLOJİSİ VE BİLİŞİM SİSTEMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-6091-9110
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559–570
Publication Date
2025-09-30
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This work demonstrates how advanced machine learning, coupled with explainability, establishes a robust foundation for clinical decision support systems to deliver effective and individualized patient care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Accurate predictive modeling is critical for enhancing patient outcomes and facilitating personalized care.
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Key Findings & Data:The framework integrates multiple approaches, including Artificial Neural Networks, Long Short-Term Memory Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Random Forest, to model complex patterns in insulin biomarker data.
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⚙️Variables:Hibrit Modelleme · Topluluk Öğrenmesi · Derin Öğrenme

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Accurate predictive modeling is critical for enhancing patient outcomes and facilitating personalized care. This study introduces a hybrid modelling framework that combines deep learning, transformer-based architectures, and classical regression methods. The framework integrates multiple approaches, including Artificial Neural Networks, Long Short-Term Memory Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Random Forest, to model complex patterns in insulin biomarker data. By integrating these models into a unified framework, the approach enhances predictive accuracy while ensuring interpretability. Explainable AI techniques, including SHAP and LIME, are employed to identify key features influencing predictions, thereby promoting transparency and clinical trust. The proposed framework achieves superior performance on clinical datasets, with improved metrics such as MSE, MAE, and R², outperforming baseline models. Additionally, it identifies critical biomarkers associated with insulin regulation. Subgroup-level interpretations provide clinically relevant insights that inform personalized treatment strategies. This work demonstrates how advanced machine learning, coupled with explainability, establishes a robust foundation for clinical decision support systems to deliver effective and individualized patient care.

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Doğru klinik tahminler, hasta sonuçlarını iyileştirmek ve kişiselleştirilmiş bakımı mümkün kılmak açısından kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, derin öğrenme, transformer ağları ve klasik regresyon yöntemlerinin güçlü yönlerini birleştiren, açıklanabilir yapay zekâ teknikleri ile bütünleştirilmiş bir hibrit modelleme çerçevesi sunulmuştur. Yapay sinir ağları (ANN), Uzun Kısa Süreli Bellek (LSTM) ve Konvolüsyonel Sinir Ağları (CNN) gibi çeşitli temel modellerle birlikte, rastgele orman regresyonu gibi klasik algoritmalar kullanılarak klinik biyobelirteç verilerindeki karmaşık ve doğrusal olmayan ilişkiler yakalanmıştır. Stacking yöntemiyle bu farklı tahmin stratejileri birleştirilmiş, böylece önerilen hibrit model, tahmin doğruluğu açısından bireysel modelleri aşarken karar alma süreçlerine yönelik anlamlı içgörüler sağlamıştır. Açıklanabilir yapay zekâ araçlarından SHAP analizi, modellerin tahminlerinde etkili olan temel klinik parametrelerin katkılarını ortaya koyarak şeffaflığı artırmakta ve klinik güvenilirliği pekiştirmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, geliştirilen hibrit yaklaşımın klinik veri kümelerinde tahmin performansını önemli ölçüde iyileştirdiğini ve tahminlerde etkili biyolojik faktörlerin daha derinlemesine anlaşılmasını sağladığını göstermektedir. Bu bulgular, klinik karar destek sistemlerinin daha doğru ve yorumlanabilir hale gelmesiyle, daha etkili ve kişiselleştirilmiş hasta yönetimine zemin hazırlamaktadır.

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Uysal, İ. (2025). Explainable Hybrid Deep Learning–Transformer Approach for Insulin Prediction. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 3, 559–570. https://doi.org/10.24012/dumf.1663768

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