Who we are

The Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease (MassAITC) is led by three principal investigators from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Massachusetts General Hospital. Additional leadership includes an External Advisory Panel and National Institute on Aging (NIA) program officers. 

CENTER LEADERSHIP

Principal Investigators

Deepak Ganesan, PhD

Center Director

Professor, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
UMass Amherst

Sudeshna Das, PhD

Center Director

Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital

Co-Investigators, Senior & Key Personnel

Steven Arnold, MD

Center co-investigator



Professor
Harvard Medical School
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital

Michael Lepore, PhD

Director of Stakeholder & Community Relations

Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
UMass Amherst

David Paquette, PhD

Executive Director & Associate Director of Research

Senior Research Fellow, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
UMass Amherst

Suzanne Rataj, MPH

Administrative Manager



Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
UMass Amherst

NIA Representatives

Leonid V. Tsap, PhD

Program Officer
National Institute on Aging

Rebecca Krupenevich, PhD

Program Officer
National Institute on Aging