UMD Computer Scientist Heng Huang Secures Funding for AI-Powered Wearable and Medical Imaging Projects
University of Maryland computer scientist Heng Huang has received significant federal funding for two projects aimed at advancing artificial intelligence in healthcare. One project, a four-year, $1.2 million grant jointly funded by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Science Foundation, focuses on developing a small, affordable AI-equipped wearable device. This device will monitor vital signs of heart failure patients at home, using magnetic sensing and other sensors. The goal is to employ new machine learning models to analyze this real-time data and predict the risk of hospital readmission, particularly for obese heart failure patients who face a higher readmission rate. The second project involves a $750,000 contract to create a platform for evaluating AI-enabled medical imaging systems, specifically for detecting pulmonary embolism.
