AIMI NextGen Tech Talks (Episode 7): Charting A Path Towards an Equitable Data Ecosystem ft. Drs. Alaa Youssef, PhD and Madelena Ng, DrPH
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AIMI NextGen Tech Talks is a live online webinar series tailored towards high school students eager to explore the field of AI in medicine and health. Hear from renowned experts in the field as they share their professional journeys shaping the future of healthcare with technology! Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a live webinar Q&A with the speakers.
Speakers:
Dr. Alaa Youssef is a postdoctoral fellow in AI Ethics and Governance at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Youssef holds a PhD in Health System and Population Health from the University of Toronto and is a leading expert in responsible AI implementation and evaluation.Dr. Youssef leads several AI educational programs and policy initiatives. She co-directs the Stanford AIMI High School Programs, preparing the next generation for careers in AI and medicine. She also serves on several AI policy and education committees at Stanford School of Medicine, shaping the future of AI in healthcare.
Dr. Ng is a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, mentored by Dr. Tina Hernandez Boussard. Her research aims to illuminate the evolving ethical and practical challenges with emerging technologies used for health purposes. Prior to joining Stanford, Dr. Ng facilitated mobile- and internet-based health research initiatives with the Health eHeart Study and the Eureka Digital Research Platform and developed research study prototypes that used blockchain technology for health data exchange. Her current work focuses on discerning key challenges that exist at each stage of the AI life cycle and generating informed guidance to drive the responsible and equitable use of AI for patient care.