Computer Science and Technology Creating a Healthy World

Friday, October 12, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
612 (WSCC)
Chair:
Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso

Description: Preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases have surpassed the traditional areas of research and need multidisciplinary efforts. In this panel, scientists and engineers from different areas of expertise including machine learning, linguistics, communications, and geoscience will discuss their innovative approaches to the challenges of creating a healthy world.

Sponsored by: CAHSI (Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions)



8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
Using Computational Linguistics in Language Assessment for Spanish-English Bilingual Children
Thamar Solorio, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:55 AM
Mining electronic medical records to support clinical decision-making
Rocio Guillén-Castrillo, PhD , Professor , California State University San Marcos
9:15 AM
A New Era in Aging Research
Kristen Gates, PhD , Director of Postgraduate Education , Buck Institute for Research on Aging
9:35 AM
Cognitive Communications in eHealth
Lizdabel Morales-Tirado, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez