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On May 21, 2024, the Behavioral Research Innovation and Support Program (BRISP) will present a conference on “Advancing Behavioral Science through AI and Digital Health.” The conference is designed for BSSR scientists to learn about AI and applications to their research. It brings together several AI experts on campus and features  Keynote Speaker Amy Bucher, Ph.D., Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio. Bucher's work at Lirio involves collaborating with behavior scientists, health experts, engineers, and AI and data scientists to develop innovative tools that help people overcome barriers to good health. She is the author of Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change.

Agenda (Tentative and subject to change)

7:30 – 8:15

Registration / Breakfast

8:15 – 8:30

Susan Murphy, ScD, Director, BRISP; Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)

BRISP Introduction and Opening Remarks

8:30 – 9:15

John Piette, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health

Title: Advances in AI and Their Role in Behavioral Health

9:15 – 10:15

Amy Bucher, PhD, Chief Behavioral Scientist, Lirio

Keynote Speaker

Title: Designing for Behavior Change with Artificial Intelligence

10:15 – 10:30

BREAK

10:30 – 11:00

Jing Liu, PhD, Executive Director, MIDAS

Title: Helping Researchers Navigate the Land of AI

11:00 – 11:30

Ben Andries, Emerging Technologies Solution Analyst Lead, ITS AI Group

Title: Overview of AI Tools at UM

11:30 – 12:00

Rada Mihalcea, PhD, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering

Title: Natural Language Processing in Behavioral Research

12:00 – 12:45

LUNCH – Roundtable Discussion and Networking 

Speakers and BRISP team facilitate discussions 

12:45 – 1:05

Reinforcement Learning-Driven Pain Care Recommendations 

Pratik Gajane, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

1:05 – 1:30

AI Showcase Lightening Round

Nirali Shah, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, PM&R Department

Title: Personalizing Scleroderma Management with an AI Health Coach

Alex Harper, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, PM&R Department

Title: Using Natural Language Processing for Assessing Fidelity of a Behavioral Intervention

Veronica Perez-Rosas, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Computer Science and Engineering

Title: Using AI to Uncover Factors Associated with COVID-19 Misinformation

1:30 – 2:00

Panel – Finding the right AI Partners

J. Henrike Florusbosch, PhD, Program Manager, e-Health and Artificial Intelligence (e-HAIL), Beth Uberseder, Research Manager, MIDAS 

2:00 – 2:15

BREAK

2:15 – 3:00

Panel Talk

J. Henrike Florusbosch, PhD, Program Manager, e-HAIL

Beth Uberseder, Research Manager, MIDAS

Title: Finding the Right AI Partners

Panel Talk

Amy Bucher, PhD, Lirio

Victor Strecher, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health

Title: Academic – Industry Partnerships

3:00 – 3:30

Susan Murphy, ScD, BRISP, PM&R Department

Summary of Roundtable Discussion

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