Eliot L. Siegel, MD, to Speak About IBM "Watson" Project on March 28, 11 until Noon

Eliot L. Siegel, MD, FACR, FSIIM, is a professor and vice chair of imaging informatics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, where he heads the Maryland Imaging Research Technologies Laboratory. He is also chief of Imaging Services for the Maryland Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Dr. Siegel is board certified in both radiology and nuclear medicine and a fellow of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine as well as a fellow of the American College of Radiology. In addition, he is also the Lead Subject Matter Expert in the Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG®) In Vivo Imaging Workspace.

SYNOPSIS: The Jeopardy match between the two best human players of all time and the IBM Deep Q/A software, “Watson,” captured the spotlight and stimulated the imagination of the entire world. The subsequent announcement of IBM’s involvement in the creation of “Dr. Watson” has created a high level of interest in the healthcare community about the potential of this breakthrough technology as well as the potential pitfalls of the use of “artificial intelligence” in medicine. Dr. Siegel is currently working together with IBM engineers to explore how Dr. Watson can work together with physicians and medical specialists. His presentation on March 28th will provide a high level overview of the uniqueness of Deep Q/A Software and how it differs from other previous artificial intelligence applications.

Date: March 28, 2012

Time: 11:00 to 12:00 Noon

Presentation: The presentation will be available for viewing after the event on our Speaker Series Videos page and on YouTube

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