Walter R. Boot, PhD, is the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in Geriatrics II and Associate Director of the Center on Aging and Behavioral Research at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is a principal investigator of the National Institute on Aging-funded CREATE Center and Co-Director of the NIDILRR-funded ENHANCE Center. His research examines how existing and emerging technologies can support the health, well-being, quality of life, and social connectedness of older adults with and without cognitive impairment. His recent work focuses on using artificial intelligence, including large language models and natural language processing, to help older adults navigate complex health systems. His expertise includes human factors, user-centered design, cognitive aging, age-related cognitive impairment, clinical trial design, and technology adoption across the lifespan.

Dr. Debaleena Chattopadhyay is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Her research focuses on "Aging in the Age of AI," exploring how digital technology can better support older adults instead of creating unnecessary barriers. She holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University and an MS in Computer Science from Stony Brook University. She is a passionate advocate for bridging the digital divide, empowering older adults to navigate the modern digital landscape with confidence, independence, and safety. You can learn more about her work at debaleena.com

Sean is a researcher examining how to mitigate the harmful effects of misinformation that have recently been exacerbated by the advent of generative AI. His background in cognitive psychology motivates him to examine misinformation from a mnemonic perspective, and he designs and tests interventions with a particular focus on memory. Recently, he has been riding the wave of large language models in social science by integrating them into the research process, from generating stimuli and coding qualitative responses to customizing chatbots and personalizing interventions.

Yue Hu is currently a postdoc working at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is interested in technology adoption, human-intelligent system collaboration, successful aging in contexts, cognition, and neuroscience.

Millicent O. Ngwu is a PhD student in Sociology at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on family, health, aging, caregiving and the life course, with attention to the well-being of African immigrants, older adults, and racial and ethnic minority populations. She examines how family processes and life experiences, including adverse and positive childhood experiences, interact with structural factors to shape health outcomes and disparities in later life. Her work also explores community-based, trauma-informed and culturally responsive interventions to improve maternal, child and aging health.