Faculty Insights - Edith Luhanga

Please join us for Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering "Faculty Insights: A 20 Minute Briefing." In this series, faculty will share insights into their research, its impact, and provide perspective for the future of the field. Following the 20-minute presentation, attendees will have an opportunity to direct questions and comments to the speaker.

Human-centered design for improving financial inclusion and health in East Africa

In the last decade, East Africa has greatly improved access to financial and healthcare services in urban and rural areas through SMS-based mobile applications. With more than a quarter of the population now using mobile internet, there is a potential to further increase the impact of mobile interventions by integrating technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). In this talk, Edith Luhanga, an assistant research professor at CMU-Africa, will discuss projects that use human-centered design to develop AI-based applications for uniquely identifying livestock through biometrics and for early warning of pregnancy complications. The first aims to improve access to loans and international trade opportunities, and the second to reduce maternal deaths.

Thursday, February 22nd
10-11 a.m. EST

Zoom Webinar, Online