The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Integrating AI, Citizen-Science, Social-Media and Innovative Hardware Tech for Public Health
Among many public health concerns, mosquito-borne diseases are most challenging. The problem is global now. Rising temperatures, floods, mobility are all exacerbating challenges today. Diseases like Zika fever, malaria, dengue and chikungunya have no vaccines or cures, as a result of which around a million people die each year from mosquito-borne diseases with a vast majority of them being children. In this talk, we will present our R&D on a spectrum of solutions geared to combat mosquito-borne diseases. Our technologies combine innovative/explainable AI algorithms, novel methods of citizen-science engagement and systems, Social-media data mining, and innovative hardware to address a range of problems in mosquito surveillance, control, and disease management under outbreaks. Some results of successful deployments will also be highlighted.
Biography of Prof. Sriram Chellappan
Prof. Sriram Chellappan is a Professor in The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Florida, where he directs the SCoRe (Social Computing Research) Lab. His primary interests lie in many aspects of how Society and Technology interact with each other, particularly within the realms of Smart Health, Cyber Safety and Privacy. He is also interested in Mobile and Wireless Networking, Cyber-Physical Systems, Distributed and Cloud Computing. Sriram's research is/has been supported by grants from National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Army Research Office, National Security Agency, DARPA and more. Prior to joining USF, he was a faculty member in the Computer Science Dept. at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Sriram received the PhD degree in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio-State University in 2007. Sriram received the NSF CAREER Award in 2013.
Prof. Chao-Tung Yang
Department of Computer Science, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Building Smart Services
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has revolutionized the concept of smart services. Intelligent systems influence many aspects of daily life. Also, with the emergence of IoT, AI and Machine Learning (ML) opportunities have been created for smart computing infrastructure. We have proposed iSEC (Intelligent Sensors, Edge Computing, and Cloud Computing) framework. The project deploys a smart cloud edge-computing architecture to provide ML and deep learning in the cloud edge environment. By leveraging the iSEC architecture and real-time streaming services, AI and IoT can be effectively combined to enhance smart services. One prominent application is the utilization of YOLO (You Only Look Once) image recognition and object detection for intelligent service delivery. This approach enables the identification and analysis of objects in real-time, allowing for efficient and accurate decision-making in various smart service scenarios.
Biography of Prof. Chao-Tung Yang
Prof. Chao-Tung Yang is a Lifetime Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. He received B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, in 1990, and M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 1992. He received Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University in July 1996. In August 2001, he joined the Department of Computer Science at Tunghai University as an Associate Professor. He became a full Professor in August 2007, a Distinguished Professor in August 2015, and a Lifetime Distinguished Professor in August 2021. Prof. Chao-Tung Yang has received many research awards for his research work and activities. He serves on a number of journal editorial boards, including Future Generation Computer Systems (SCIE), International Journal of Communication Systems (SCIE), KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (SCIE), Journal of Cloud Computing and so on. Prof. Chao-Tung Yang has published more than 350 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He is a senior member of the IEEE. He is lifetime members of IICM and TACC in Taiwan.
