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.

Debaleena Chattopadhyay is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Trained as a computer scientist, she transitioned into human-computer interaction to explore how technology can better serve diverse users. Her research focuses on enabling the continual digital inclusion of older adults by intersecting community-based participatory research methods with ongoing advances in artificial intelligence. She collaborates with local organizations to lead workshops and community events that both teach digital literacy and surface the barriers older adults encounter in their technology use. Dr. Chattopadhyay holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Stony Brook University. She is committed to designing technologies that not only improve usability but also promote empowerment and long-term engagement through inclusive design.

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.