On Intelligence a talk series by Faber ventures
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Talk series dedicated to explore and discuss human-computer evolution and the impact of the new intelligence era on the way we live and work anchored on scientific research advances and innovation from academia and corporations.
Talk #2
Enhancing healthcare with applied intelligence
WHEN: 21st November, 5pm to 7pm
Where: FEUP Auditorium, Porto
About the Organizer:
Faber ventures is an early-stage value-added investor from Iberia that backs great entrepreneurs who want to transform the way we live and work with global data-centric software ventures based on scalable distribution models.
About the event:
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Offer an informed perspective about the potential and impact of the convergence between ML/AI evolutions and the healthcare practice (from prevention, diagnosis, to patient treatment and monitoring)
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Share applied research solutions that explore ML/AI and healthcare crossroads and its benefits to the patients and healthcare systems’ quality and accuracy
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Explore and discuss future opportunities at the intersection of healthcare and ML/AI
SPONSOR:
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Microsoft
SUPPORTERS:
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UPTEC
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FEUP
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SOGRAPE
INVITED SPEAKERS
- António Murta, Managing Partner Pathena
- José Cruz, Chief Software Officer, Fundação Champalimaud
- José Sousa CTU Manager Health Informatics, Univ. Queen’s, Belfast
- José Pedro Almeida, Head of Analytics & Data Science Department of São João Hospital Center
- Liliana Ferreira, Director at Fraunhofer Portugal
- Researcher from Microsoft Research Centre in Cambridge (To be Confirmed)
- Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Principal Investigator at BioData, CINTESIS
AGENDA:
5:00 pm: Opening remarks by Faber
5:10 pm: Discussion/Panel
Enhancing healthcare with applied intelligence
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What are the main road blocks/challenges for data science and AI in this field? What are the main challenges/ needs of the industry that could be addressed using AI/ML?
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How could academia and industry collaborate to accelerate/ improve the benefits of AI in healthcare?
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How important is data science / AI in the industry today? What does the future hold, what can we expect in the long term?
Speakers
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António Murta, Managing Partner at Pathena - Moderator
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José Cruz, Chief Software Officer, Fundação Champalimaud
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José Pedro Almeida Head of Analytics & Data Science Department of São João Hospital Center
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Liliana Ferreira, Director at Fraunhofer Portugal
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Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Principal Investigator at BioData, CINTESIS
5:45 pm: Case Studies - applied research
A brief showcase of ML/AI is being applied to specific use cases and impacting healthcare system R&D and work.
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From Small Data to Big Impact, José Sousa CTU Manager Health Informatics, Univ. Queen’s, Belfast
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How Fraunhofer is applying ML/AI to healthcare, Liliana Ferreira, Director at Fraunhofer
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Big Data & ML - From hype to saving lives in the real world. The most advanced solution in Europe, José Pedro Almeida, Head of Analytics & Data Science Department of São João Hospital Center
6:50 pm: Closing remarks by Faber (10m)
7:00 pm: Cocktail & Networking