Dr. Jennifer Myers presented "An Equitable ML-based Music Intervention for At-risk Older Adults," at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (Preconference) in Philadelphia, PA. The presentation was part of the Introduction To The Artificial Intelligence And Technology Collaboratories (AITC) For Aging Research Program Pilot Project Showcase
Archna Bhatia presented" Intelligent Cognitive Assistant leveraging natural language processing to provide word retrieval" at the a2 Collective Session at the Technology and Dementia Pre-conference.
Given as part of the MassAITC monthly series, this webinar comprises two presentations by Archna Bhatia from the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition and from Richard Curtis from Ripple Care. They each discuss the work from their MassAITC a2 Pilot awards using LLMs to help with word retrieval for older adults with ADRD and to support ADRD Caregivers. Source: https://massaitc.org/2024/07/16/webinar-llms-for-assistance-in-adrd-july23/
Chelsea Brown, Co-PI presented a flash talk titled "Acceptability of an Equitable ML-based Music Intervention for Older Adults at-risk for AD" at the virtual Society for Digital Mental Health Conference 2024.
This is part of the monthly MassAITC webinar series. Overview: This webinar comprises two presentations from Anna Barnacka of MindMics and Edward Wang of Billion Labs. They each describe the work from their MassAITC a2 Pilot Award on addressing heart health monitoring. Anna Barnacka delves into a patented in-ear IH technology that enables heart health monitoring through TWS earbuds and discusses future plans to make this technology accessible to all. Edward Wang describes the VibroBP Smartphone app, the first app of its kind to use AHA-recommended oscillometry methods to ascertain BP and that does not require per-individual calibration. Abstracts: Hearing the Heart: Impact of MindMics’ In-ear Infrasonic Hemodynography on Cardiac Health In this talk, we will highlight the MindMics Heart Health System, an advanced solution addressing heart health monitoring and aging-related challenges. We will delve…
This is part of the monthly MassAITC webinar series. Abstract: This webinar explored cutting-edge technologies aimed at improving early detection and monitoring of cognitive and functional impairments in older adults. Dr. Kate Papp (Mass General Brigham) opened the session by highlighting the challenges of traditional clinical assessments—lengthy, labor-intensive, and inaccessible to many—and the promise of scalable, remote, and ecologically valid digital tools to address the growing needs of an aging population. Three MassAITC pilot awardees presented innovative approaches: Dr. Eric Larson (Sonde Health) discussed testing a vocal biomarker platform that leverages AI to detect and monitor cognitive impairment via smartphone-based voice samples collected in home environments. Early findings show high participant engagement and promising accuracy in distinguishing cognitive status. Dr. Jennifer Stamps (Rendever) shared progress on a multimodal virtual reality (VR) fitness platform that combines physical exercise,…
This is part of the MassAITC monthly webinar series. Abstract: Nearly half of adults over 75 experience functional limitations, often worsened by physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. There is an inherent need for innovative technologies—such as wearables, sensors, and AI systems—to detect early declines and support timely interventions that maintain independence and quality of life. This webinar explored potential innovative approaches that are being developed through the support of the MassAITC pilot program to support functional health and independence among older adults through wearable and ambient sensor technologies. Dr. Amanda Paluch (University of Massachusetts) presented her pilot study on detecting frailty in home environments using non-invasive, whole-room body heat sensors (Butlr Care). Her team’s interdisciplinary work aims to develop low-burden, contactless algorithms capable of continuously monitoring movement patterns to detect early signs of frailty and…