{"id":6094,"date":"2025-12-08T12:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:52:10","slug":"pre-arc-vital-visionary-integration-of-technology-ai-and-learning-in-critical-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/2025\/12\/08\/pre-arc-vital-visionary-integration-of-technology-ai-and-learning-in-critical-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"VITAL (Visionary Integration of Technology, AI, and Learning in Critical Illness)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interdisciplinary Leadership<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Charlene J. Ong, MD, MPHS<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Neurology, Director of Neurocritical Care AI Innovation, Boston University \/ Boston Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noelle N. Saillant, MD<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care), Director of Critical Care Systems Innovation, Boston University \/ Boston Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deepa M. Gopal, MD, MS<\/a><\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Director of Multimodal Monitoring and Cardiometabolic Integration, Boston University \/ Boston Medical Center<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ioannis C. Paschalidis, PhD<\/a><\/td>\nDistinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Director of Data Science and Predictive Modeling, Boston University<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Next meetings \/ events to be announced<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Summary
<\/strong>VITAL Pre-ARC to ARC Overview<\/h4>\n

To pursue a convergence-focused collaboration<\/b>\u00a0model 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Aim 1:<\/b>\u00a0Build clinical-grade multimodal data infrastructure integrating structured text, imaging, and common data elements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Aim 2:<\/b>\u00a0Develop predictive AI models to detect deterioration before clinician recognition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Aim 3:<\/b>\u00a0Create implementation pathways incorporating clinician, patient, and regulatory perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Opportunities for Collaboration<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    For information about collaborations, please contact one of the ARC Directors above.<\/p>\n

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    Current Core Group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Name<\/strong><\/td>\nTitle<\/strong><\/td>\nInstitution <\/strong>(BU\/BMC\/ external collaborator)<\/em><\/td>\nDepartment<\/strong><\/p>\n

    (Primary appointment)<\/em><\/td>\n

    		Area of Expertise for this Project<\/strong><\/td>\nRank during 1st<\/sup> year with ARC; Current Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Charlene Ong, MD, MPHS<\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Neurology<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nNeurology<\/td>\nNeurocritical care, artificial intelligence in acute illness, clinical informatics<\/td>\n2025: Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Noelle N. Saillant, MD<\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Surgery<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nSurgery (Trauma and Critical Care)<\/td>\nSurgical critical care, trauma systems, translational data integration<\/td>\n2025: Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Deepa M. Gopal, MD, MS<\/td>\nAssociate Professor of Medicine<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nMedicine (Cardiology)<\/td>\nHeart failure, cardiovascular physiology, multimodal monitoring<\/td>\n2025: Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Brian Coffey, PhD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU<\/td>\nComputer Science<\/td>\nComputational modeling, AI systems integration, data engineering<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Huimin Cheng, PhD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU<\/td>\nBiostatistics<\/td>\nMachine learning, continuous waveform data analysis<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Debbie M. Cheng, ScD<\/td>\nProfessor<\/td>\nBU \/ Hariri Institute<\/td>\nBiostatistics \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\nBiostatistics, clinical trials, implementation methods<\/td>\n2017: Professor; 2025: Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jacob Nudel, MD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nMedicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)<\/td>\nCritical care informatics, ICU data systems<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nicholas Cordella, MD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nMedicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)<\/td>\nICU monitoring, real-time data architecture<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Rebecca Rudel, MD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nInfectious disease<\/td>\nImplementation, innovation, triage and early warning systems<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ioannis C. Paschalidis, PhD<\/td>\nProfessor<\/td>\nBU<\/td>\nElectrical & Computer Engineering<\/td>\nData science, optimization, predictive modeling<\/td>\n2017: Professor; 2025: Distinguished Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cristina Lebedis, MD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nRadiology<\/td>\nNeuroimaging interpretation, acute cerebrovascular imaging<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Eshed Ohn-Bar, PhD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU<\/td>\nComputer Science<\/td>\nComputer vision, multimodal AI, real\u2011time inference pipelines<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cristanto Torres, PhD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU<\/td>\nSurgery<\/td>\nLarge Datasets<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Shariq Mohammed, MD, MS<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nNeurology \/ Neurocritical Care<\/td>\nBrain injury monitoring, informatics, outcomes research<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mohamad Abdalkader, MD<\/td>\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nRadiology (Neurointerventional)<\/td>\nEndovascular therapy, cerebrovascular imaging, stroke workflow<\/td>\n2025: Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Chris Farris, MD<\/td>\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\nBU \/ BMC<\/td>\nRadiology<\/td>\nAcute care delivery, critical care transitions, systems innovation<\/td>\n2025: Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1607,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[627],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1607"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6094"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6790,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6094\/revisions\/6790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}