- Location
- Virtual over Zoom
- Series/Type
- Biostatistics Seminar, DLSPH Event
- Dates
- November 9, 2021 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Links
The Biostatistics Seminar Series presents:
“Artificial intelligence in Medicine” by Dr. Ervin Sejdić, University of Toronto
Abstract:
Artificial intelligence is an exciting field spanning computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics. In recent years, it has become a hot topic that promises to revolutionize many aspects of our daily lives ranging from our cars to our health. And we are mesmerized by artificial intelligence! Yet, a few of us really understand what artificial intelligence represents, and how it can be helpful in our professional lives. In this talk, I will briefly introduce the concept of artificial intelligence, while covering both its advantages and disadvantages. Next, I will cover some of its applications in medicine to demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be very helpful in these clinical fields. Also, I will address a question that we always ask ourselves: Will artificial intelligence replace my clinician? Lastly, I will cover some of recent developments dealing with artificial intelligence and dysphagia, a swallowing disorder caused by a variety of neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease), head and neck cancer, genetic syndromes, and iatrogenic conditions or trauma. A recently proposed field called computational deglutition is a collaboration between clinicians and the data science community aimed at the development of clinically relevant algorithms that will aid clinicians during the assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders.
For Dr. Sejdić’s biosketch, please see https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/sejdic-e/and http://imedlab.org/people/principal-investigator/