Joining Hands in Solving the Global Mental Health Challenges Through AI
September 20, 2024
Workshop Agenda
SUNY Global Center — Global Room
10 to 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers:
- Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
- David Christini, Senior Vice President for Research, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
- Pradeep Kakkattil, CEO, Health Innovation Exchange
10:15 to 10:30 a.m.
Year in Review
Presenter: Center's Co-Directors from SUNY Downstate and UAlbany
- Salvador Dura-Bernal, Ph.D., Interim Co-Director, GCAIMH
- Lindsey Disney, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Chair of GCAIMH Steering Committee
Highlights:
- Introduction of new leadership and steering committee
- Overview of achievements from the past year
- Unveiling new center offerings, including incubator space, access to student talents, access to patients, and supercomputing facilities
10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
GCAIMH Featured Projects
- Eric Stern, Interim Director of AI Plus Institute, Lead of Project SPIRIT: Scalable Person-Centered Interventions for Resilience through Integrated Technologies
- Salvador Dura-Bernal, Ph.D., Interim Co-Director, GCAIMH, Lead of Project entitled “Brain Digital Twins and Multimodal Foundation Models for Precision Mental Healthcare”
Break (15 minutes)
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Reaction Panel: Building Partnerships for AI and Mental Health
Panelists:
- Synho Do, Director of Medical Imaging and Computational Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Monique Chandler-Waterman, member of the New York State Assembly for the 58th district
- Amy Nitza, Executive Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health, SUNY New Paltz
Moderator: Theresa Pardo, Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, UAlbany
12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch