GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – This week on Tech Tuesday, our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media spotlight the future of AI and smart systems at the University of Florida. Led by Dr. Christophe Bobda, the lab’s research is showcased through the insights of graduate student Antonio Hendricks, who describes his research on advancing AI by developing models of complex real-world applications.
“AI is rapidly changing life as we know it, but how is it getting smarter? Let’s learn more. Antonio, tell us a little more about who you are and what you do,” Duong said.
“Hello, I am a fourth year doctoral student at university. [the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering] This is the University of Florida. I work [in] At SmartSystems Lab, we build application-specific AI, from home care environments to Parkinson’s disease to human-robot collaboration in warehouses and industrial spaces. [and] Even surgical robots. I created a tool to help surgical residents understand how their technology works and use AI to improve their behavior,” said University of Florida graduate student Antonio Hendricks.
“Please tell me more about it,” Duong said.
“It takes a lot of training, a lot of data collection, a lot of labeling, but beyond that, we’re trying to really get to know the specific research areas of the medical industry and the niche areas that we’re working in, while also extrapolating that to a broader perspective and understanding what it means to do the work. AI makes general sense about everything. They’re very good at providing solutions, but it’s much more difficult to dive into the details of a topic, and that’s what we’re working on. As an engineer, I don’t know much about drugs, but surgeons do, and they provide us with that information so that we can train the model,” Hendrix said.
“So where do you think this work will go in the future?” asked Duong.
“It is located in hospitals and doctors’ exam rooms, where Parkinson’s disease patients are standing in front of a camera instead of having to visit multiple clinics to receive a diagnosis. [and] Get 1 rating. The doctor has all the information necessary to make a diagnosis and issue a prescription. Alternatively, in surgery, professional surgeons can train residents without having to spend all their surgical time supervising them,” Hendricks said.
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