April, 2022: We have received the SSRI Large Pilot Award to support financial wellbeing of individuals with bipolar disorder.
April, 2022: Sahiti has passed the comprehensive exam — congrats!
April, 2022: Our team has been selected to receive funding for the next phase in the 2022 Nittany AI Challenge.
March, 2022: Sahiti is attending the 2022 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for IDEALS.
February, 2022: The WHI Lab’s Nittany AI team has advanced to the second phase of the Nittany AI Challenge.
February, 2022: Sahiti is joining Google this summer as a research intern with the FitBit Research Team, where she will be working on understanding individuals’ menstrual health journeys through biometric signals.
January, 2022: Our paper on privacy sensitive speech analysis using federated learning to assess depression has been accepted in ICASSP.
January, 2022: Our paper on the use of Alexa as an active listener and its implication for mental health support has been accepted in CSCW.
September, 2021: Sahiti was selected to be a part of the 2021 Google CS Research Mentorship Program
September, 2021: Sahiti and Saeed co-organized the “Mental Health : Sensing & Intervention” workshop at UbiComp 2021.
September, 2021: Johnna presented her work at the UbiComp doctoral colloquium!
August, 2021: We have two papers accepted in the UbiComp/ISCWC Adjunct Proceedings.
August, 2021: Welcome to 3 new members: Suhas, Jeff, and Sarah!!
June, 2021: Johnna and Saeed gave a keynote speech at the CHHA (Canadian Hard of Hearing Association) National Educational Conference.
April, 2021: Our project using smart speakers to provide personalized care for women with metastatic breast cancer was featured in Penn State News.
April, 2021: Sanjana and Hee Jeong attended the 2021 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women.
March, 2021: Johnna passed her comprehensive exam with flying colors!
January, 2021: We have two papers accepted in CHI 2021 Late Breaking Work.
January, 2021: Johnna participated in a podcast interview discussing her work on smart assistant accessibility.
January, 2021: Our project on smart assistant accessibility was featured in Penn State News, Science Blog, Hearing Review, and The Hearing Health Foundation.
September, 2020: Sahiti attended the 5th International Workshop on Mental Health And Well-Being: Sensing And Intervention at UbiComp 2020.
August, 2020: Welcome to 3 new members: Sanjana, Ling, and Hee Jeong!!
March, 2020: Our paper has received an Honourable Mention Award at CHI 2020!
March, 2020: Sahiti attended the 2020 CRA-WP URMD Grad Cohort Workshop.
March, 2020: Shan has received Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award! Her thesis focuses on designing digital interventions to reduce prolonged sedentary behaviors.
December, 2019: We have two papers accepted at CHI 2020 focusing on smart speakers!
November, 2019: We presented three posters in CSCW focusing on conversational agents and smart speakers.
October, 2019: We are collaborating with Kathryn Schmitz to develop a care platform using smart speakers for patients with metastatic breast cancer. This project is supported by a grant from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
July, 2019: We have received an NSF grant to develop conversational agents for patients with PTSD.
April, 2019: Johnna attended the Computing Research Association Grad Cohort Workshop for Women (CRA-W 2019).
March, 2019: Sahiti presented her work on light behaviors in smart-speakers at Penn State Graduate Exhibition.
March, 2019: Saeed received the 2019 Junior Faculty Excellence Award in Research from IST.
March, 2019: Our project leveraging Apple Watches to analyze substance use in young adults was featured in Penn State News.
November, 2018: Johnna presented her paper on photo based meal tracking at the American Medical Informatics Association Conference (AMIA 2018).
September, 2018: We have been awarded a seed grant from SSRI. This project aims to use Amazon Alexa for real-time mindfulness intervention delivery to patients with chronic pain.
May, 2018: We have one full paper and two workshop papers accepted in PervasiveHealth.
March, 2018: Our project has received seed funding from ICS. Our goal is to predict relapse onset in bipolar disorder using online behavioral data.
January, 2018: We have been awarded an IST seed grant. The project will develop conversational agents for intervention delivery to patients with PTSD.