Purdue opens CARE center for AI and robotics in medicine
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University and its partners are launching a new center in Indianapolis to advance the use of artificial intelligence and robotics in medicine.
The Center for AI and Robotic Excellence in Medicine, or CARE, is a collaboration between Purdue’s Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine, according to a community announcement.
Juan Wachs, the James H. and Barbara H. Greene professor in industrial engineering, will serve as the inaugural director of the center.
Mission and goals of the center
CARE aims to transform health care by fostering collaboration among those developing and applying AI technologies and robotics in medicine, according to the announcement.
“There is a dramatic need to bridge between Purdue’s strengths in AI, computing and engineering, and IU School of Medicine’s clinical expertise, domain expertise and therapies,” Wachs said in the announcement. “The best form to accomplish this is through CARE.”
The center’s primary goals include leading research in AI and machine learning to address critical health care challenges, establishing partnerships between researchers and clinicians at Purdue, IU, the IU School of Medicine and industry stakeholders, building AI knowledge and skills for clinicians, and establishing a hub of expertise to address military and frontier medicine challenges.
Purdue leaders express support for the new center
Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson dean of the College of Engineering, said the launch of CARE is a milestone that demonstrates Purdue’s leadership in machine learning.
“We believe CARE’s impact will reach beyond Indianapolis and the state of Indiana, impacting lives around the nation and world,” Raman said in the announcement.
Young-Jun Son, the James J. Solberg head and Ransburg professor of industrial engineering, said the CARE launch will amplify the expertise of the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering and strengthen opportunities for faculty and students in Indianapolis.
“The launch of CARE will spark life-changing discoveries at the intersection of our Boilermaker strengths in AI, engineering and robotics,” said David Umulis, Purdue’s senior vice provost for Indianapolis.
Workshop introduced CARE stakeholders
Purdue, Indiana CTSI and IU School of Medicine leaders held a Dec. 1 workshop called Robotics & AI in Medicine to introduce attendees to the key stakeholders who are establishing CARE.
“We connected experts from industry, government and academics and focused on outlining the innovations in AI, robotics and engineering to improve surgical performances,” Wachs said. “Some of the topics were embodied AI, field and frontier medicine, autonomous laboratories, and surgical simulations.”
The workshop brought together AI scholars, government officials, industry stakeholders and clinicians to brainstorm about the challenges in surgery and medicine and how to best prepare to tackle them as a team, according to the announcement.
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