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EVENT: Harnessing AI for Better Health
Harnessing AI for Better Health an in-person event to learn about the future of personalised nutrition takes place on 19th February 2025, 6.15-7.15pm at the UCC Centre for Executive Education.
The event is hosted by CoDiet, Teagasc and APC Microbiome Ireland – a world leading Research Ireland centre at University College Cork. CoDiet is an international research project that aims to combat diet-related diseases through innovative diet-monitoring technologies and personalised nutrition. Smart technology is central to the project as the study participants are issued with bespoke camera glasses which records their food intake throughout the study.
Join this public engagement event to hear a fascinating discussion between experts from across Europe who will explore how cutting-edge technologies and personalised nutrition are transforming the way we understand the connections between diet and disease.
Whether you're interested in AI, nutrition or health technology, this discussion promises to provide valuable insights into how these fields are converging to help society as a whole be healthier.
Audience members will have an opportunity to wear the smart technology and find out how to participate in a study if they are interested.
Facilitator: Andrea Doolan - CEO of Atlantia Clinical Trials
Panellists:
- Prof Gary Frost: Head of Section for Nutrition Research at Imperial College London and Scientific Lead for CoDiet
- Dr. Itziar Tueros: Head of the Food and Health Department at AZTI and Project Coordinator for CoDiet
- Prof Orla O'Sullivan: Senior Computational Biologist at Teagasc - the Agriculture and Food Development Authority, and Principal Investigator with VistaMilk and APC Microbiome Ireland, a Research Ireland centre
- Prof Noel Caplice: Principal Investigator with APC, Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Centre for Research in Vascular Biology at University College Cork and a Consultant Cardiologist at Cork University Hospital
- Dr Adrian Rubio-Solis: Research Associate in Sensing and Machine Learning at Imperial College London
The panel discussion will be followed by an open Q&A session.
Register for your free ticket here
Disclaimer: this event will not provide medical advice. All medical decisions should be made in discussion with your GP.
