Spring 2021 update: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be hosting a full in-person or virtual CRCS Rising Stars workshop in March 2021. We hope to return to hosting the in-person version of the Rising Stars Workshop in Spring 2022.

Instead, this year we are excited to host a virtual CRCS Rising Stars Speaker Series! Each talk in the series will feature 12 minute presentations from 4 PhD students and postdoctoral candidates who were nominated by experts in the field as having...

Does Artificial Intelligence have a role to play in the pursuit of health equity? Three panelists share their perspectives from history, statistics, machine learning, and policy. 

Dr. Heather Mattie will talk about algorithmic bias in healthcare, describe where bias can be introduced in the process of creating and implementing prediction algorithms, and review ways to mitigate bias. 

Dr. David S. Jones will talk about reconsidering use of race correction in algorithms with this talk titled, "Hidden in Plain Sight -- Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms". 

Dr. Nathaniel Hendrix will talk about equitable translation of clinical AI methods in his talk, titled "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Support the Equitable Implementation of Clinical Artificial Intelligence."

Register here.

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Spring 2021 update: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be hosting a full in-person or virtual CRCS Rising Stars workshop in March 2021. We hope to return to hosting the in-person version of the Rising Stars Workshop in Spring 2022.

Instead, this year we are excited to host a virtual CRCS Rising Stars Speaker Series! Each talk in the series will feature 12 minute presentations from 4 PhD students and postdoctoral candidates who were nominated by experts in the field as having...

Title: Lessons from Bottom of the Pyramid Innovation for AI for Social Good

Abstract: The AI for Social Good movement is nearing a full decade, but most projects in the space have had little meaningful and sustained impact beyond the purpose of demonstration. One of the main reasons for this is that, like the populations they serve, social change organizations tend to be stretched thin in terms of money, time, and investment in capacity building. Specifically, they have limited capacity to take custom solutions created for them by...