ML Seminar: AI and Future of Healthcare

The UMN Machine Learning Seminar Series brings together faculty, students, and local industrial partners who are interested in the theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of machine learning, to pose problems, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations. The talks are every Wednesday from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. during the Fall 2022 semester.

This week's speaker, Juggy Jagannathan (3M health), will be giving a talk titled "AI and Future of Healthcare."

Abstract

AI technology is permeating every aspect of healthcare. It is transforming how care is provided in acute, ambulatory and home settings. It is transforming how population health is being managed. AI in combination with other disciplines, such as genetics and virtual reality, is accelerating innovative treatments. Drug discovery and clinical trials are being transformed. This presentation will provide an overview of where AI is already being used and prognosis for the immediate future.

Biography

V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD, researches artificial intelligence and computer science for 3M Health Information Systems, developing new natural language and deep learning technologies that automatically structure patient-physician conversations into clinical documents. As an AI researcher with over four decades in the field, Juggy’s background includes both industry technology development and academia. The company he founded in 1996 with technology from West Virginia University (WVU) was acquired by M*Modal in 2003 and he has been with the company ever since. He is also an adjunct professor teaching Computer Science and Natural Language Processing (NLP) at WVU. Juggy is a tennis nut, golf nut and a yoga nut. In short, a nut.