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Oral Presentation: Best Practices for Digital Phenotyping Research in Aging Populations

This is part of the monthly MassAITC webinar series. Abstract: Digital phenotyping is transforming aging research by enabling high-frequency, real-world measurement of cognition, behavior, symptoms, and context through smartphones, wearables, and passive sensing technologies. This talk will review how digital health tools can complement traditional clinic-based assessments by capturing intraindividual variability, diurnal patterns, environmental influences, and subtle changes in cognitive and functional performance that may signal risk for neurodegenerative disease. Using examples from studies of healthy aging, MCI, Alzheimer’s disease risk, dementia caregiving, and related clinical populations, the talk will highlight best practices for designing digital phenotyping protocols, balancing participant burden with data richness, maximizing adherence, integrating active cognitive assessments with passive data streams and biomarkers, and applying analytic approaches that distinguish within-person change from between-person differences. The session will emphasize opportunities for digital phenotyping…

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Oral Presentation: Geroprotectors Hiding in Plain Sight: Systematic Identification of Approved Drugs that Reduce Organ-Specific Biological Age

Invited Speaker at the 2026 Systems Aging Gordon Research Conference titled: Complexities of Aging Across Species, Evolution, Reproduction, Human Longevity and Frailty Source: https://www.grc.org/systems-aging-conference/2026/

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Oral Presentation: Developing Agentic AI Chatbot Tools with Older Adults and Caregivers to Encourage Participation in ADRD Clinical Trials

This is part of the monthly MassAITC webinar series. Abstract: Hype around the potential of generative AI tools to transform healthcare is at an all time high, but their design and utility is often not user or patient-centered. This is particularly true for generalized large language models that have limited UI/UX features, may hallucinate or give incorrect medical/healthcare advice, or may lack conversational clarity and specificity. In fact, these tools are rarely designed in partnership with the end-user or patients they intend to serve. As part of a2 Collective Pilot award in partnership with MassAITC, S-3 Research and California State Fullerton have been developing “TRIALCHAT”, a multiagentic AI tool with the goal of navigating older adults and their caregivers to resources related to Alzheimer’s Disease and clinical research participation opportunities. Lessons learned from a technology…

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Oral Presentation: Empowering Clients & Reducing Burnout: Three Innovative Tools 

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Abstract: Burnt-out therapists struggling with cognitive rehab. Frustrated students battling inaccurate speech-to-text in noisy classrooms. Eye-gaze users who are stuck with slow communication methods.  The Babel Group, founded by two Speech-Language Pathologists whose mission is “Innovation with a Conscience,” will introduce three innovative tools that tackle these challenges head-on. From faster AAC access to privacy-friendly speech recognition and customizable therapy activities, discover solutions that empower communication, restore professional energy, and bring joy back to therapy and learning.  Source: https://s3.goeshow.com/atia/orlando/2026/new_session_directory.cfm

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Oral Presentation: Old School Meets New School: Voice-Based, AI-Enabled Cognitive Rehabilitation for Dementia Care

This is part of the monthly MassAITC webinar series. Abstract: Cognitive rehabilitation therapy supports individuals living with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia in maintaining and improving function in daily life. However, access remains limited due to constraints in the availability and scalability of trained therapists. Recent advances in artificial intelligence, combined with evolving reimbursement pathways for remote care in the United States, now make virtual delivery models increasingly viable, creating new opportunities to expand access to high-quality cognitive care. Moneta Health has developed a telephone-based cognitive rehabilitation platform that enables structured, personalized therapy sessions delivered remotely and overseen by licensed speech-language pathologists. The platform leverages AI-driven speech analysis and automated session orchestration to support consistent therapy delivery while preserving clinician oversight, enabling older adults to engage in care from their homes through a familiar…

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