Exploring generative AI in healthcare

Amber Campbell, an undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering student, reflects on her experience attending the 2024 e-HAIL Symposium alongside her peers and mentors at CHEPS.

CHEPS student, Amber Campbell, views poster on the risks of utilizing Tik Tok as a medical search engine. A presenter speaks to her while pointing at the poster.
Amber Campbell learns about the complexities of using Tik-Tok as a search engine for medical device.

On September 13, I had a chance to attend the e-HAIL (E-Health and Artificial Intelligence) Symposium, which provided me the opportunity to learn more about generative AI in healthcare through a variety of engaging presentations. This included Dr. Susan A. Murphy’s keynote speech on reinforcement learning, interacting with researchers presenting posters on topics such as Tik-Tok as a search engine for medical advice and eye-tracking software as a tool for analysis of physician-AI interactions, as well as attending a panel discussion with Michigan-affiliated panelists from a variety of disciplines such as Michigan Medicine, CSE, and Health Sciences. Continue Reading »

CHEPS attends 2024 Juneteenth Celebration

On Wednesday, June 19th, students and staff at CHEPS attended the U-M Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department’s fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration. Undergraduate pre-med student Goretti Tran reflects on the experience below.

Yesterday, alongside the rest of my peers at CHEPS, I attended the Juneteenth Celebration hosted by the U-M’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. This year’s theme was Celebrating Excellence in People-First Engineering and Computing, and the program schedule included a live performance of the Black National Anthem, an abridged reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, as well keynote presentations from Professor Shawn Blanton, PhD, MS (Carnegie Mellon University) and Professor James Mickens, PhD (Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences). Continue Reading »