IBIT

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DIF Project

Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assessment

Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Project proposes a novel virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) protocol that uses a unique initial virtual PR assessment (VPRA) that is designed to address the needs for successful implementation of PR for chronic respiratory diseases patients at home. The Project was founded by Dr. Omid Pourshahid, Assistant Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery and Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

VPRA Dashboard

DIF Role

Prototype and implement a VPRA system that evaluates patients eligibility for a Pulmonary rehab and then use trackers to re-assess eligibility on a regular basis.

Project Founders

Omid Pourshahid
Omid Pourshahid
Assistant Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

DIF Consultant

Cole Robert
Cole Roberts
Computer and Information sciences (CIS) student

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

Embodied Intelligence

The Embodied Intelligence project involves a comparison and effects of AI avatars on the efficacy of hospitality interactions. Lu Lu, Associate Professor, School of Sports Tourism and Hospitality Management and Wangoo Lee, Graduate Fellow are exploring the role of AI avatars in hospitality.

DIF Role

Prototype and implement a mobile friendly platform, that will allow participants to initiate and complete an ordering task by interacting with an Interactive AI Agent.

Project Founders

Lu Lu
Associate Professor
School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Wangoo Lee
Assistant Professor
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

DIF Consultant

David Liang
David Liang
Management Information Systems (MIS) student
Moath AL Balushi
Moa Al Balushi
Management Information Systems (MIS) student

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

Revolutionizing Rehabilitation – Empowering clinicians with personalized digital therapy solutions

The Movision Pro digital platform for physical and occupational therapists, and chiropractors enables providers to create personalized home exercise programs for patients. The Augmented Reality app that applies AI will also provide real-time feedback to patients at home. Cole Hagen, a PhD student in Neuromotor Science is leading the project.

Movision PRO

DIF Role

Prototype and implement real-time feedback for patients using live camera feeds. This approach creates accountability, leading to more effective and successful treatment options.

Project Founders

Cole Hagen
Cole Hagen
PhD student
Neuromotor Science
Dr. Shiv Hiremath
Associate Professor
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

DIF Consultant

Yuval Shimoni
Yuval Shimoni
Computer and Information sciences (CIS) student

DIF Awards

Movision Pro, Recipient of the 2023 Digital Innovation Award
Yuval Shimoni, Recipient of the Fall 2024 Niraj & Cara Patel Endowed Scholarship

Impact

“The project has strengthened my technical skills, allowed me to learn new technologies, and also express my passion for health and fitness.” Yuval Shimoni

“DIF has been instrumental in creating a structure and team to push Movision forward. We now have a roadmap to make the vision a reality.” Cole Hagen

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

Fanalli – Fair-priced tickets for true fans

The Fanalli platform ensures that genuine fans can access concert tickets at fair prices. Rhea Mohite, Management student, recognized that ticket bots inflate prices, depriving fans of fair prices: “Fanalli unlocks the power of fandom to create an enjoyable concert ticket buying experience.”

DIF partnered with Fanali after their entry into the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Competition. Cole Roberts and Ayush Gupta are designing the platform’s architecture to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), with Manoj Chacko providing architectural guidance.

According to Cole: “The project has allowed me to refine the skills I acquired as a Management Information Systems (MIS) major including building an application and starting a business.” Ayush, a CIS student added: “I enjoy learning new programming languages and getting a glimpse into the dynamics of working in industry and startups.”

Generative AI transparency and predictability

Raghu Sankaran, CIO, Scholastic Inc., an IBIT partner, is working with DIF to investigate the results produced by generative AI solutions to increase transparency and predictability. The DIF team includes Konstantin Bauman, Assistant Professor of MIS, Yan Wang, Associate Professor of CIS, Manoj Chacko, and Munir Mandviwalla.

Sankaran notes that: “There are so many unknowns and facets around Gen AI that that we need to evaluate, so partnering with Temple was a no brainer to help us make progress on multiple fronts simultaneously.”

The goals include evaluating (a) how generative AI responds to different types of requests (b) evaluate the accuracy and appropriateness of the responses, and (c) estimate the factors that contribute to the responses and how that can be used to improve the tool. The DIF team has configured a virtual lab that includes the major Gen AI platforms and generated preliminary results.