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Designing a Social Media Augmented Psychiatric Assessment Tool

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Our goal is to learn whether social media analysis can support mental health clinicians to assess their patients. We developed a medium fidelity prototype of a social media augmented assessment tool. We are conducting user studies with clinicians in which they explore the tool and provide their own opinions, such as whether they could see medical value in it, whether they could understand the system without a problem, and whether they would like to incorporate the system into their work practices.

Instagram Moderation in Pro-Eating Disorder Communities

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Social Dynamics and Wellbeing Lab

The existence of pro-eating disorder (pro-ED) communities has challenged many social media platforms, such as Instagram. These communities promote the adoption and progression of eating disorders, which are known to have negative impacts on health. Instagram has reacted by banning searches on several pro-ED tags as well as issuing content advisories on others. In response, the pro-ED community has adopted non-standard lexical variations of these moderated tags to circumvent restrictions. This research investigates the impacts of Instagram banning tags on the community.

Flow Medtech

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Venture Lab

Currently, 4.4 million Americans have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), in which the heart beats in an irregular rhythmic pattern. That number is estimated to reach 12-16 million by the year 2050. Patients with atrial fibrillation have over a fivefold increase in the chance of stroke. Due to complications from the current standard of care, anticoagulants (i.e. blood thinning drugs), to treat resulting thromboembolism (i.e. clotting) from AF, alternative treatments are actively being sought out to decrease complications and risk of stroke.

Upcoming Events

Jun 12

ML@GT ICML Luncheon

Luncheon for ML@GT students, faculty, and alumni who are attending ICML 2019.
Jun 19

ML@GT CVPR Luncheon

A luncheon for all ML@GT students, faculty and alumni who are attending CVPR 2019.
Dec 4-6

ITU Kaleidoscope

The Georgia Institute of Technology is hosting ICT for Health: Networks, standards and innovation, December 4-6

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GVU News

AIs and Humans Become ‘Creative Equals’ with New Design Tool

Will video game developers welcome AI assistance in their workflow? In short, yes, and in wildly different ways, based on research from Georgia Tech published this month.
Tech Unbound Podcast EP2: Computers Dissect Every Minute of HBO's Game of Thrones to Reveal the Show's Dominant Colors and Dialogue

GVU Center at Georgia Tech, May 13, 2019
Two Georgia Tech Alums Receive Prestigious Awards at CHI 2019

Jennifer Mankoff, one of Professor Gregory Abowd’s first of 30 Ph.D graduates in 2001, was inducted into the prestigious CHI Academy this week, and Gillian Hayes (2007), also advised by Abowd, was awarded the Social Impact award.