AIS STEAM Lunch & Learn event
November 16th 2023
Elizabeth Nemeti, an Atlanta International School (AIS) alumni, spoke at the AIS STEAM Lunch & Learn on November 16th. This program is designed to give middle and high school students the chance to learn about various STEAM fields and gain insight into future career options. The presentations are informal where our students can learn from guest speakers about what they do and about their education and career paths. Elizabeth discussed the day-to-day experience of continuing her education as a PhD student after her undergraduate, as well as her research explorations in the NISyS lab in the Biomedical Informatics department.
Fernbank after Dark
May 2023
OpenBMI participated in "Fernbank after Dark" on May 12th. This series at the Fernbank Natural History Museum offers evening experiences that combine science, art, and mixology, targeting Atlanta's young adult demographic. Collaborating with Emory's Association for Women in Science, led by Jeanne Powell, BMI's Parisa Sarikhani, Nasim Katebi, and Elizabeth Nemeti showcased medical instruments and an app from the Clifford lab. This app, designed for non-English speaking pregnant women in Guatemala, uses images instead of text to communicate symptoms, facilitating medical information collection without written input. Visitors could try the app, gaining insight into its real-world impact. The event underscored women's scientific achievements and the BMI department's dedication to global healthcare equality, reflecting Fernbank's "Around the World" theme. OpenBMI and AWIS anticipate future events to celebrate women in STEM.
Atlanta Science Festival
March 2023
The Biomedical Informatics (BMI) Department of Emory University hosted an event titled "Does AI Recognize Me?" on March 18, 2023, as part of the Atlanta Science Festival (ASF). The two-hour session, held in Emory's Psychology Building, aimed to shed light on the biases inherent in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their broader implications.
The ASF, an annual celebration of science and STEM career exploration, featured over 150 educational events across Atlanta. Science ATL, in collaboration with Emory University, Georgia Tech, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and other sponsors, facilitated the festival to promote science learning and reflect Atlanta's diverse population. The event attracted families and elementary school children, who actively participated in hands-on demonstrations and discussions.
Emory and Georgia Tech students collaborated on this outreach event, each addressing different AI technologies. Vidhi Talera presented video AI's potential using Mediapipe, while Deeksha Manjunath highlighted biases in speech recognition. Chase Fensore and Jeanne Powell used Teachable Machine and Snapchat's LensStudio, respectively, to demonstrate AI classification biases. Elizabeth Nemeti employed ChatGPT and DALLE to discuss AI-generated art and text biases, and Somayyeh Mousavi concentrated on the biases in synthetic data generation. Dr. Babak Mahmoudi supervised the event, with Dr. Hyeok Kwon's management.
The presentations not only showcased AI technology but also examined ethical concerns, such as discriminatory and accessibility biases, reflecting the BMI department's research focus on equitable AI.