By Kelly Peters
Special to Rice News
Rice University’s Ken Kennedy Institute hosts the third annual AI in Healthcare Conference September 9-12. The conference includes complementary workshops, panels, technical discussions, an exhibit hall and presentations with researchers, clinicians and engineers using artificial intelligence (AI) to influence real-world health outcomes and improve care to patients. This year’s themes include Core Models in Medicine, LLM Applications, AI in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Digital Twins in Healthcare, and Patient Engagement and Equity in AI in Health.
“The AI in Healthcare conference is not just about what AI can do, but also what AI should do for patient care,” said Lydia Kavraki, director of the Ken Kennedy Institute .
The conference will take place on Rice’s Houston campus at the BioScience Research Collaborative, adjacent to the world’s largest medical center. The Texas Medical Center is home to more than 60 member institutions visited by 10 million patients each year. The conference provides a unique opportunity for collaborative research through discussions with guest speakers from a variety of industry and academic institutions, including the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research of Texas, Houston Methodist, UTHealth Houston, Genialis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Yale School of Medicine, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and Rice.
● What: AI in Healthcare Conference hosted by Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute
● When: From Monday September 9 to Thursday September 12
● Or: Biosciences Research Collaboration, 6500 Main St., Houston, TX 77030
Visit the AI in Healthcare Conference Website for more information on the program, speaker list, workshops and registration.
The Ken Kennedy Institute, established in 1986, is an interdisciplinary group committed to addressing critical global challenges through fundamental research in AI, data and computing. The institute encourages collaborative efforts to drive AI-based discoveries across diverse scientific disciplines and champions ethical and responsible AI innovation. The institute’s external partnerships in computer sciences foster research and innovation in academia, industry, and the community with notable collaborations with the Texas Medical Center, the City of Houston, several government agencies, foundations, industries and academic institutions.
Media planning to attend the conference should confirm their attendance with Silvia Cernea Clark at sc220@rice.edu.