Protecting Patients against Phishing Attacks using AI-enabled Agents

Gang Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Roopa Foulger, OSF. This project will design, prototype, evaluate, and potentially deploy an AI-enabled voice agent to assist patients (especially older adults) to better recognize phishing messages and reduce cybersecurity risks during patient outreach and communications.

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An Equitable ML-based Music Intervention for At-risk Older Adults

Jennifer Rae Myers, Chelsea S. Brown, Musical Health Technologies. This pilot project focused on developing an equitable machine learning (ML)-based music intervention for older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The study progressed through two phases, beginning with IRB approvals and participant recruitment in mid-2024.

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An AI-powered Digital Therapy Assistant for Monitoring and Treating Cognitive Impairment

Jennifer Flexman, Moneta Health. Michael Busa, UMass Amherst. This project will develop AI algorithms used by Moneta™ digital therapy assistant to monitor the speech of individuals with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia during cognitive rehabilitation therapy.

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Creation of a technology-ready cohort for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers

Mark Eldaief, Massachusetts General Hospital. This project will establish a “technology-ready cohort” of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias to support the evaluation of digital assessments relevant to ADRD patients and their caregivers.

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Intelligent Cognitive Assistant for the Individuals with AD/ADRD for Handling Word-finding Difficulty

Archna Bhatia, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, George Sperling, UCI. This project aims to develop an Intelligent Cognitive Assistant that provides real-time word retrieval support as well as personalized training to enhance word retrieval for individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.

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Expanding a Multimodal VR Fitness Platform to Remotely Assess, Monitor, and Report Cognitive and Physical Function for Seniors

Jennifer Stamps and Kyle Rand, Rendever, Inc. This pilot study will evaluate the utility of RendeverFit™, a VR fitness platform, in terms of its acceptance by and relevance to older adults, as well as collect data to support the construction of machine learning models.

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