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CenBRAIN Neurotech专题学术讲座 | Amara Amara: How to Conduct an AI-based Project in Humanitarian Setting?

时间

2024年8月1日(周四)
09:30-10:20

地点

西湖大学云谷校区E10-211

主持

西湖大学工学院讲席教授 Mohamad Sawan

受众

全体师生

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学术与研究

CenBRAIN Neurotech专题学术讲座 | Amara Amara: How to Conduct an AI-based Project in Humanitarian Setting?

时间:2024年8月1日(周四)09:30-10:20

Time: 09:30-10:20, Thursday, August 1, 2024

地点:西湖大学云谷校区E10-211

Venue:E10-211, Yungu Campus

主持人: 西湖大学工学院讲席教授 Mohamad Sawan

Host: Mohamad Sawan, Chair Professor of School of Engineering, Westlake University

主讲嘉宾/Speaker:

Amara Amara教授

北京航空航天大学杭州国际校园

主讲人简介/Biography:

Amara is a computer scientist who received his Ph.D. in computer science in 1989. He started his career as an associate professor at Paris VI university for 3 years. After that, he joined ISEP (Paris Institute for Electronics) as the head of the Microelectronics Laboratory.

Later, he established the LISITE laboratory, which consisted of more than 40 researchers working in the areas of micro- and nano-electronics, image and signal processing, and big data processing and analysis. Amara served as the Deputy Managing Director of ISEP in charge of Research and International Cooperation until March 2017.

In June 2017, Amara joined Terre des hommes (Tdh), where he launched an international ICT for Development team. He led a joint team of Tdh, Cloudera Foundation, and UNIGE that worked on artificial intelligence for child life saving (AI4CLS) in underserved countries.

In April 2024, Amara joined Beihang International Campus in Hangzhou as Professor of the Key National Laboratory of Spintronics/Yuhang Nano Center.

He is an IEEE Life Senior Member and an Academic Fellow of Geneva University.

讲座摘要/Abstract:

This presentation discusses the application of artificial intelligence in strengthening healthcare systems in developing countries, with a focus on Burkina Faso. It involves analyzing errors made by healthcare workers in primary health centers and profiling both the centers and the healthcare workers to automate coaching, which was previously done randomly. We will also present work on early warning systems for malaria epidemics to help health policymakers minimize the impact of the epidemic on the population by taking preventive measures.

讲座联系人/Contact:

Yitian(Claire) Zhang

zhangyitian@westlake.edu.cn

Fangyuan(Tiffany) Tian

tianfangyuan@westlake.edu.cn