WID Expertise: AI and Health
Associate Professor Claudia Solís-Lemus of the Department of Plant Pathology leads a lab in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery focused on producing novel methods and models to reconstruct the Tree of Life.
At a recent open house for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Tech Exploration Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) a partnership between the Wisconsin School of Business bold ideas and community impact come to life through the Tech Exploration Lab. Kevin Ponto and Jon Eckhardt, brought deep expertise in design thinking and entrepreneurship to support students in turning innovative ideas into real-world solutions.
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery researcher Kevin Ponto was featured on Channel3000 to discuss the development of an app designed to easily assess homes for accessibility improvements. Along with Professor Jung-Hye Shin, chair of UW’s Design Studies Department, they developed the Augmented Reality Home Assessment Tool, or ARHAT. The app aims to make it easier to identify accessibility enhancements using mobile devices.
Researchers are using augmented reality to help make homes safer for older adults through a tool called ARHAT—the Augmented Reality Home Assessment Tool. ARHAT guides users through a process to measure key features of a living space and suggests accessibility improvements. By streamlining what can be a clunky and expensive process, the tool supports a more affordable, community-based approach to home safety. The project is led by Jung-hye Shin and Kevin Ponto from the Department of Design Studies and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, alongside occupational therapist and kinesiology professor Beth Fields.
The new UW Tech Exploration Lab is a partnership between the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Wisconsin School of Business, and provides a unique space for students to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual and augmented reality, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Unconventional paths and microbial communities - postdoc highlight of Margaret Thairu. "The overall goal of my current projects is to better understand microbial community function."
Ashton and Knight founded Neurosetta to commercialize RosetteArray™ technology, a scalable screening platform that models human brain and spinal cord development, specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders such as Spina Bifida and Autism Spectrum Disorder. This platform can be used by chemical and drug development companies to screen for the developmental neurotoxicity associated with potential compounds in their product pipelines.
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