My research explores health through computational tools & methods
I am a Senior Research Scientist in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. Along with collaborators in computer science, I am forging a new interdisciplinary research area at the intersection of computing and psychology, which we call computational behavioral science. Our research vision is to transform the measurement, analysis, and understanding of health-related behaviors by leveraging advances in sensing, wearable and mobile technologies, and computational analysis methods. The ultimate goal is to develop tools that can lead to better detection and treatment of a variety of health conditions.
One area that my research has focused on is early trajectories and predictors of social-communicative development in individuals with autism. I am developing novel tools to objectively and automatically measure behaviors such as social gaze and gestures in natural settings, and using these tools to gain new understandings of how behaviors emerge and change over time in children with autism.
I am passionate about deploying health technologies in real-world settings and relying on both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess their impact on patients and health care providers. On the autism side, I collaborated with Behavior Imaging to develop, deploy, and evaluate a novel tool for supporting remote diagnosis of autism using videos recorded by families in their homes. More recently, as Head of Product for Diligent Robotics, I directed activities aimed at identifying opportunities for service robots to support nurses and other clinical staff in acute care settings, and to document the impact of this robotic support on staff time and workflows.
One area that my research has focused on is early trajectories and predictors of social-communicative development in individuals with autism. I am developing novel tools to objectively and automatically measure behaviors such as social gaze and gestures in natural settings, and using these tools to gain new understandings of how behaviors emerge and change over time in children with autism.
I am passionate about deploying health technologies in real-world settings and relying on both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess their impact on patients and health care providers. On the autism side, I collaborated with Behavior Imaging to develop, deploy, and evaluate a novel tool for supporting remote diagnosis of autism using videos recorded by families in their homes. More recently, as Head of Product for Diligent Robotics, I directed activities aimed at identifying opportunities for service robots to support nurses and other clinical staff in acute care settings, and to document the impact of this robotic support on staff time and workflows.
Get in touch with me
agata@gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology/Health Analytics
756 W. Peachtree Street SW, 15 East
Atlanta, GA 30332-4014
My office: CODA Building, Rm.E1560B
Phone: 404-894-2304
Georgia Institute of Technology/Health Analytics
756 W. Peachtree Street SW, 15 East
Atlanta, GA 30332-4014
My office: CODA Building, Rm.E1560B
Phone: 404-894-2304
