Health Informatics
Improving the ability to access, understand, and make use of health information.
Research Projects
Human-Like Coaching for Home PT Exercises
Principal Investigator(s): Galina Madjaroff Reitz
Funder: Maryland Industrial Partnerships UMD Funded
Research Areas: Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Researchers are developing an AI-powered physical therapy coach that uses real-time motion tracking and personalized feedback to improve exercise adherence and outcomes. By simulating human-like interaction and emotional engagement, the project aims to make home-based rehabilitation more effective and accessible.
Principal Investigator(s): Galina Madjaroff Reitz
Funder: Maryland Industrial Partnerships UMD Funded
Research Areas: Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Researchers are developing an AI-powered physical therapy coach that uses real-time motion tracking and personalized feedback to improve exercise adherence and outcomes. By simulating human-like interaction and emotional engagement, the project aims to make home-based rehabilitation more effective and accessible.
Quantum Choreobotics: Democratizing Quantum Computing Through Interactive Dance/ Theater Performance, With On-Body Robots
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funder: UMD Funded
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction
Principal Investigator(s): Bill Kules
Funder: UMD Funded
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Health Informatics > Human-Computer Interaction
Developing and Investigating Data Science Interventions Connected to University Athletics to Address Systemic Racism in Undergraduate STEM Education (better known as DataGOAT)
Principal Investigator(s): Tamara Clegg
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Health Informatics
Principal Investigator(s): Tamara Clegg
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Health Informatics
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Recent News
A lack of access to solid information has bred cynicism, depression and willingness to bend rules among the estimated 400 million people nationwide battling long COVID, according to new UMD research. Illustration by Adobe Stock via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ Lack Reliable Information, UMD Study Shows
INFO's Beth St. Jean finds long COVID patients face info gaps, fueling distrust and risky decisions
Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Central Roles of Public Libraries in Supporting Their Communities’ Needs for Information and Beyond During the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”
Dr. Beth St. Jean explores how public libraries fight infodemics
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