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The Da Vinci Surgical Robot operates on colorful shapes.

The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now, The New York Times

Russ Taylor, Greg Hager, and Axel Krieger spoke to The New York Times about the future of AI and robotics in surgery. 

Headshot of Muyinatu Bell.

Muyinatu “Bisi” Bell appointed the John C. Malone Assistant Professor

The John C. Malone Assistant Professorship was endowed through the generosity of John C. Malone ’64, ’69 to support outstanding Whiting School faculty members within the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare.

Headshot of Ayah Zirikly.

Scientist Spotlights: Ayah Zirikly 

A new research scientist with both the Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP) and Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Zirikly builds AI-enabled models that analyze social media posts and word usage patterns to predict mental health disorders and symptoms.

Headshot of Muyinatu Bell.

Muyinatu Bell receives SPIE’s 2021 Early Achievement Award

Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently named the recipient of the 2021 Early Career Achievement Award – Academic Focus by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

Ilya Schpitser and three students gather around a Macbook in front of a blackboard with mathematical equations written on it.

Malone faculty win 2020 Discovery Awards

Of the 41 awarded projects, 6 projects involve one or more faculty from the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare.

Headshot of Eli Sherman.

Eli Sherman named 2020 Google Machine Learning Fellow

With the fellowship, Sherman, a PhD candidate advised by Ilya Shpitser, will investigate how machine learning can help improve clinical decision-making and allocation of healthcare resources.