In Vivo Interaction: Towards Personal Bioinformatics

Speaker
Yang Cai
Systems Scientist, Human Computer Interaction Institute and Research Fellow at Studio for Creative Inquiry, CFA.

When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305 (Michael Mauldin Auditorium)

Description

The FDA newly approved capsule camera started a brand new era of personal bioinformatics about in-vivo interaction. This presentation explores the pros and cons of approaches of personal bioinformatics, e.g. implanted, disposable and virtual scopes. Two cases are studied: First, the design of a disposable tongue scanner for health diagnosis [1][2]. Second, a game engine based biomedical simulation system BioSim, developed by a group of international scientists and artists [3]. The potential applications include medical diagnosis, intuitive problem solving, biomedical training, and learning.

References:
[1] Y. Cai, A Novel Imaging System for Tongue Inspection, IEEE IMTC'2002
[2] Y. Cai, Distributed Alternative Medical Intelligence, DMI:4'2002
[3] Y. Cai, I. Snel, B.S. Bharathi, C. Klein, J. Klein-Seetharaman, Towards Biomedical Problem Solving in a Game Environment, submitted to ICCS'200

Speaker's Bio

Yang Cai is Systems Scientist at HCII and Research Fellow at Studio for Creative Inquiry, CFA. His research interests include Perceptive Computing and Creative Design. Cai is PI for projects: “Computer Vision for Tongue Inspection,” “Default Operation Design,” and Co-PI of “Perceptive Computing for NASA On-Board Processing.” Cai teaches HCI graduate courses: Perceptive Computing (S03-05-899D, S03-05-499D) and Innovation Process (F02-05-899C). For more info: http://www.cmu.edu/magazine/02fall/tongue.html