One-Day Symposium
Ethical and Inclusive Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Improve Health
- What: One-day symposium
- When: Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Where: Husky Union Building Lyceum, University of Washington
Registration Now Open
Sponsors
Details
The 2025 UW Medical Data Science Symposium will bring together leading UW researchers to discuss ethical and inclusive data science and AI to improve health. Subthemes include:
Trustworthy and Ethical AI for Medicine
Governance of AI and Data Science for clinical applications
Lowering barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration for clinical applications of AI and Data Science
Translation of AI Methods into Clinical Practice
Equitable and Inclusive AI and Data Science in Health
Keynote Presentation
Title TBA
Eric Horvitz, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft
Dr. Eric Horvitz serves as Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer. He spearheads company-wide initiatives, navigating opportunities and challenges at the confluence of scientific frontiers, technology, and society, including strategic efforts in AI, medicine, and the biosciences.
The symposium also includes:
- Updates on IMDS Pilot Award Projects
- Panel discussion on ethical AI
- Opportunities to network and meet people
- Poster session and select poster short talks
Poster Session
Individuals are invited to submit research findings and ideas to present at the symposium poster session. Trainees (graduate students, postdocs, residents, undergraduates) are particularly encouraged to attend and submit abstracts for posters.
Posters will be on display throughout the entire day, with the poster session and reception taking place 3:15 – 5 p.m. Select posters that align with symposium themes will be chosen for 15-minute short talks 2-3 p.m.
Accepted poster presenters receive free admission to the symposium. If you submit a poster, please do NOT register until you know if you're poster has been accepted.
Additional Symposium Details
Date
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Registration opens at 8 a.m.
- Keynote begins at 9 a.m.
- Event concludes at 5 p.m.
Location
Husky Union Building Lyceum
4001 East Stevens Way Northeast
Seattle, WA 98195
Cost
The Symposium registration fee includes morning coffee, lunch, and a post-event reception with light refreshments.
- General Registration: $50
- UW trainees/students: $25
- Poster presenters: FREE
Registration
Attendees
The symposium is open to all — including those outside of UW —with an interest in ethical and inclusive data science and Artificial Intelligence, healthcare, and digital health.
Scientific Programming Committee Members
Chairs
- Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, MD, FACMI, Chair and Professor, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (BIME), University of Washington
- Ali Shojaie, PhD, Professor and Associate Chair for Strategic Research Affairs, Biostatistics; Professor of Statistics
Members
- Patrick Boyle, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Associate Chair of Operations, Bioengineering
- Trevor Cohen, MBChB, PhD, FACMI, Professor Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (BIME)
- Nathan Cross, MD, MS, CIIP, Vice Chair of Informatics, Associate Professor of Radiology, School of Medicine
- Noah Hoffman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Informatics Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- Mehmet Kurt, PhD, UW Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology
- Su-In Lee, PhD, Paul G. Allen Professor, Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences (GS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (BIME); Director, Computational Molecular Biology Program; AI Core Director, NIH Nathan Shock Center for Basic Biology of Aging; Associate Director, Resuscitation Engineering Science Unit, UW Medicine
- Lucy Lu Wang, PhD, UW Assistant Professor at Information School. Adjunct Assistant Professor, UW Human Centered Design & Engineering, UW Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education, and UW Computer Science & Engineering
Questions
Contact: imds@uw.edu