Past Challenges

DEC 2023

Theme: Integrating AI Solutions and Adoption Strategies to Impact Health Equity

Brief description:  

Given LMI’s focus on health and communities, this became the motivation for DEC 2023—actionable health equity solutions coupled with adoption strategies focused on explainability and building trust. Successful health equity solutions can lead to profound impacts for health outcomes, societal stability, economic conditions, and the healthcare system itself. DEC 2023 ultimately engaged 14 registered teams, involving nearly 40 students across 5 UVA Schools (School of Data Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, McIntire School of Commerce, Darden School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences).  

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Winners: Team “Health Data Wizards”

Project: Community Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Summary: The team proposed a web interface that generates a health score based on different contributing factors, such as the availability of healthy, nutritious food.

• Sarrah Abdulali, McIntire School of Commerce
• Jayeesh Chennupati, School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Rishi Raghavan, College of Arts and Sciences
• Peneeta Wojcik, School of Engineering and Applied Science