The future of AI in health care
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing health care—from earlier diagnosis to personalized treatment. Dr. Shandong Wu explains how AI analyzes complex data to improve patient outcomes, while also addressing challenges around trust, transparency, and data quality.
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Guest Speaker
Dr. Shandong Wu
Shandong Wu, PhD, is a Professor in Radiology, Biomedical Informatics, Bioengineering, and Intelligent Systems at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wu leads the Intelligent Computing for Clinical Imaging (ICCI) lab, and he is the founding director of the Pittsburgh Center for AI Innovation in Medical Imaging. Dr. Wu’s work focuses on developing trustworthy medical imaging AI for clinical and translational applications. Dr. Wu’s research is supported by NIH, NSF, multiple research foundations, Amazon AWS, Nvidia, and many institutional funding sources. Dr. Wu has published more than 200 journal papers and conference papers/abstracts in both the computing and clinical fields. His research has been featured in hundreds of scientific news reports and media outlets in the world.
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