Interdisciplinary Leadership

Charlene J. Ong, MD, MPHS Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of Neurocritical Care AI Innovation, Boston University / Boston Medical Center
Noelle N. Saillant, MD Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care), Director of Critical Care Systems Innovation, Boston University / Boston Medical Center
Deepa M. Gopal, MD, MS Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Director of Multimodal Monitoring and Cardiometabolic Integration, Boston University / Boston Medical Center
Ioannis C. Paschalidis, PhD Distinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Director of Data Science and Predictive Modeling, Boston University

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Summary
VITAL Pre-ARC to ARC Overview

We will pursue a convergence-focused collaboration model across BU, VA, and BMC to strengthen AI-driven critical care research. We see Vital ARC as a hub for integrating sensors, data science, engineering, and clinical innovation, serving as the intersection of research across disciplines, particularly in critical care. Meetings will remain outcome-oriented, identifying priorities and timelines for spring readiness.

  • Aim 1: Build clinical-grade multimodal data infrastructure integrating structured text, imaging, and common data elements.

  • Aim 2: Develop predictive AI models to detect deterioration before clinician recognition.

  • Aim 3: Create implementation pathways incorporating clinician, patient, and regulatory perspectives.

Opportunities for Collaboration

For information about collaborations, please contact one of the ARC Directors above.

Current Core Group

Name Title Institution (BU/BMC/ external collaborator) Department

(Primary appointment)

 Area of Expertise for this Project Rank during 1st year with ARC; Current Rank
Charlene Ong, MD, MPHS Associate Professor of Neurology BU / BMC Neurology Neurocritical care, artificial intelligence in acute illness, clinical informatics 2025: Associate Professor
Noelle N. Saillant, MD Associate Professor of Surgery BU / BMC Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care) Surgical critical care, trauma systems, translational data integration 2025: Associate Professor
Deepa M. Gopal, MD, MS Associate Professor of Medicine BU / BMC Medicine (Cardiology) Heart failure, cardiovascular physiology, multimodal monitoring 2025: Associate Professor
Brian Coffey, PhD Assistant Professor BU Computer Science Computational modeling, AI systems integration, data engineering 2025: Assistant Professor
Huimin Cheng, PhD Assistant Professor BU Biostatistics Machine learning, continuous waveform data analysis 2025: Assistant Professor
Debbie M. Cheng, ScD Professor BU / Hariri Institute Biostatistics / College of Engineering Biostatistics, clinical trials, implementation methods 2017: Professor; 2025: Professor
Jacob Nudel, MD Assistant Professor BU / BMC Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) Critical care informatics, ICU data systems 2025: Assistant Professor
Nicholas Cordella, MD Assistant Professor BU / BMC Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) ICU monitoring, real-time data architecture 2025: Assistant Professor
Rebecca Rudel, MD Assistant Professor BU / BMC Infectious disease Implementation, innovation, triage and early warning systems 2025: Assistant Professor
Ioannis C. Paschalidis, PhD Professor BU Electrical & Computer Engineering Data science, optimization, predictive modeling 2017: Professor; 2025: Distinguished Professor
Cristina Lebedis, MD Assistant Professor BU / BMC Radiology Neuroimaging interpretation, acute cerebrovascular imaging 2025: Assistant Professor
Eshed Ohn-Bar, PhD Assistant Professor BU Computer Science Computer vision, multimodal AI, real‑time inference pipelines 2025: Assistant Professor
Cristanto Torres, PhD Assistant Professor BU Surgery Large Datasets 2025: Assistant Professor
Shariq Mohammed, MD, MS Assistant Professor BU / BMC Neurology / Neurocritical Care Brain injury monitoring, informatics, outcomes research 2025: Assistant Professor
Mohamad Abdalkader, MD Associate Professor BU / BMC Radiology (Neurointerventional) Endovascular therapy, cerebrovascular imaging, stroke workflow 2025: Associate Professor
Chris Farris, MD Assistant Professor BU / BMC Radiology Acute care delivery, critical care transitions, systems innovation 2025: Assistant Professor

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