Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MAITC): Networking and Mentoring Core

项目概要：网络和指导核心 在马萨诸塞州人工智能和技术中心的老龄化和阿尔茨海默病连接护理 （MAITC），网络和指导核心的活动将促进高影响力项目的发展。 试点团队，一个致力于MAITC目标和下一代个人的研究社区 受到启发，在人工智能，技术，老龄化和AD/ADRD护理的交叉点工作。所有网络和指导 将安排活动，以帮助培养代表性不足的少数群体的研究人员; 在其领域代表性不足的性别;残疾人;以及来自社会，文化， 经济上或教育上处于不利地位的背景。 为了支持这些目标，网络和指导核心有三个目标。第一个目标是建立和 发展一个由研究人员和从业人员组成的多学科网络，使用人工智能增强技术来支持 健康老龄化和AD/ADRD护理。网络和指导核心将在形成 支持一个多学科社区，将利益攸关方（老年人、非专业人士、 护理人员、临床医生、卫生系统和服务提供者），以技术为重点的临床研究人员， 行业合作伙伴、投资者、NIA小企业办公室和其他致力于推进 开发、翻译、验证和部署新兴的人工智能技术，以支持健康老龄化 AD/ADRD护理活动将包括许多多学科联网活动， 强大的在线社区和研究专业知识目录，技术展示活动，并支持 建立多学科试点项目小组。网络和指导核心的工作还将侧重于 保持强大的中心内和跨中心的协同作用，导致领导，研究生和 培训人员和工作人员团结一致地努力实现MAITC支持试点项目团队的共同愿景。的 第二个目标是提供技术、需求评估、用户评估和技术部署培训 对于有兴趣进行与MAITC目标一致的工作的个人， 资源进行高质量的研究，并将基于MAITC研究的技术整合到真实的- 世界设置。网络和指导核心还将为试点赠款获得者提供强有力的指导， 初级教师和学生，以激励下一代的调查人员追求事业的交叉点 科技和健康的结合。第三个目标是通过展示在MAITC的重点领域提供思想领导 视频、专题白皮书、期刊特刊和会议， 应用人工智能技术支持健康老龄化和AD/ADRD护理，并确定关键的 存在重大利益相关者需求但没有可行技术来满足这些需求的差距， 催化新的研究领域。

PROJECT SUMMARY: Networking & Mentoring Core Within the Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MAITC), the activities of the Networking and Mentoring Core will foster the development of high-impact project pilot teams, a research community dedicated to the MAITC’s goals and the next generation of individuals inspired to work at the intersection of AI, technology, Aging and AD/ADRD care. All networking and mentoring activities will be structured to help nurture the development of researchers from underrepresented minorities; underrepresented genders in their fields; people with disabilities; and those from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. In support of these goals, the Networking and Mentoring Core has three aims. The first aim is to establish and grow a multidisciplinary network of researchers and practitioners using AI-enhanced technologies to support Healthy Aging and AD/ADRD care. The Networking and Mentoring Core will play an integral role in forming and supporting a multidisciplinary community with national scope connecting stakeholders (older adults, lay caregivers, and clinicians, health systems and service providers), technology-focused and clinical researchers, industry partners, investors, the NIA Small Business Office and others working to advance the goals of developing, translating, validating and deploying emerging AI-enabled technologies to support healthy aging and AD/ADRD care. Activities will include numerous multidisciplinary networking events, the development of a robust online community and directory of research expertise, technology showcase events, and supports for the creation of multidisciplinary pilot project teams. The Networking and Mentoring Core’s work will also focus on maintaining strong within-center and cross-center synergy to result in leadership, graduate students and trainees, and staff working cohesively toward the MAITC’s shared vision of supporting pilot project teams. The second aim is to provide technology, needs assessment, user assessment and technology deployment training for individuals interested in conducting work aligned with the MAITC’s goals so they have the knowledge and resources to conduct high-quality research and integrate technologies based on MAITC research into real- world settings. The Networking and Mentoring Core will also provide robust mentoring for pilot grant awardees, junior faculty, and students to inspire the next generation of investigators to pursue careers at the intersection of technology and health. The third aim is to provide thought leadership in MAITC’s focus areas via showcase videos, thematic whitepapers, journal special issues, and conference sessions which highlight successful application of AI-enabled technologies to support Healthy Aging and AD/ADRD care, as well as identify key gaps where there is significant stakeholder need but no viable technologies to address these needs, thereby catalyzing new areas of research.