{"id":1599,"date":"2026-01-12T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:39:46","slug":"feb-3-ai-in-practice-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2026\/01\/12\/feb-3-ai-in-practice-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"FEB 3: AI in Practice Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12-2pm<br \/>\nIn-person (Hiebert Lounge, 72 E. Concord St, 14th Floor) &amp; Zoom<\/h5>\n<p>This event included an introduction to the BU AI Development Accelerator (AIDA) as well as lightning talks showcasing real-world uses of generative AI in research and education.\u00a0<em>Video recordings can be accessed by selecting each speaker\u2019s name below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWatch the Overview of the AI Development Accelerator (AIDA):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1G245DIz1fiWM2V56oBRoP4Nw5lbpFoZA\/view?usp=drive_link\">John Byers, PhD<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Executive Director of AIDA and Professor of Computer Science<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWatch the Lightning Talks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zvS3650Zdu_f0Zyqrnp8u33-YS6pKbxb\/view?usp=drive_link\">Noelle Saillant, MD<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Associate Professor of Surgery<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SKV9fzq7-19I08Qlr0sqG5XSBSWv-XVv\/view?usp=drive_link\">Matthew Fox, DSc<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1KzATffKKwiPHEPUNieJjMmwT4uAF38mM\/view?usp=drive_link\">Philip Chan, MD, MS<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Chief Medical Officer, Open Door Health, Rhode Island Public Health Institute<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Professor of Medicine,\u00a0The Miriam Hospital,\u00a0Brown University Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tjEzvS9RqUHyFpYkEMLT4MX9x4q4IYT2\/view?usp=drive_link\">Belinda Borrelli, PhD<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Professor, Department of Health Policy &amp; Health Services Research<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18h0mmjbyoWnZsBers13Y_M8UxtYTKJKc\/view?usp=drive_link\">Huimin Cheng, PhD<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Yhl0XFzgONwosizrnrzAYVKhPJduyAvf\/view?usp=drive_link\">Ziba Cranmer, MBA<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Founding Director for BU Spark<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University Faculty of Computing &amp; Data Sciences<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wFAH-fYvoL-l5AkT5-OfVIjpyr9tPUn-\/view?usp=drive_link\">Koichiro Shiba, PhD<\/a><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12-2pm In-person (Hiebert Lounge, 72 E. 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