DATA SCIENCE FOR
HEALTH AND EQUITY
Elliott Albers, Angela Snyder and Daniel Takabi
Daniel Takabi in the Department of Computer Science, Angela Snyder in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Elliot Albers in the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience will be working together with their teams in this area.
As data science continues to evolve across a multitude of fields, this group of researchers is at the forefront of computer science and data technology. The multidisciplinary team will push this technology forward to find solutions in public health and neuroscience while laying the groundwork for equity and security in the rapidly emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Participants include departments and centers, including INSPIRE, TReNDS, the Atlanta Global Studies Center, Institute for Insight and the Neuroscience Institute.
About the Researchers
H. Elliott Albers
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
Dr. H. Elliott Albers will develop a Neuroscience Stress and Trauma Consortium. Led by the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) and the Grady Trauma Project (GTP), the consortium will use informatics to advance translational, clinical research and training in social stress and trauma. The partnership will include students and faculty bringing together experts from the Mark Chaffin Center for Health Development (MCCHD), as well as Emory University.
2022 Project RISE Award: $250,000
Angela Snyder
Department of Public Management and Policy, Georgia Health Policy Center
Already a national leader in the collection of data of patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Dr. Angela Snyder will develop the ‘Building Research Expertise Across Teams for Health Equity’ (BREATHE) program. The work will capitalize on the Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program by bringing together patients with researchers, clinicians and public health epidemiologists. The project will leverage the data to further treatment progress and pain science. The project will include collaborations with Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as well as Augusta University.
2022 Project RISE Award: $250,000
Daniel Takabi
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has impacted almost every corner of society and led to a need for global solutions to ensure equitable use of the technology. Working with faculty from across the university, Daniel Takabi will create a hub to leverage existing strengths and develop best practices for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) for an Equitable Digital Society. Georgia State recently launched a new graduate certificate program in Trustworthy AI Systems to prepare working professionals for this new and fast-growing field.
The research will focus on several areas, including threat avoidance, data vulnerability, equity, privacy and ethics. This diverse group of scholars will develop best practices for this important emerging field and position Georgia State as a continued leader in the field of AI.
2022 Project RISE Award: $250,000