Adam Yala

Adam Yala is an Assistant Professor of Computational Precision Health, Statistics, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and UCSF. He is also the Founder & CEO of Voio Inc., a company focused on clinical translation of AI tools.

• PhD in Computer Science from MIT (2022)

His research lies at the intersection of Machine Learning and Precision Medicine, with a focus on robust AI tools for clinical deployment, personalized screening policies, and private data sharing. Current work includes multi-modal imaging analysis, decision guarantees in clinical workflows, and prospective trials in oncology and radiology.

Recent publications highlight advancements in AI for cancer risk prediction, vision-language models in healthcare, and data privacy techniques. Tools like Mirai are implemented in 66 hospitals across 30 countries.

• Bakar Fellows Spark Award (2024)
• Eppy Award: Investigative Reporting (2022)
• Falling Walls Finalist: Life Science (2022)
• NSF Fellowship (2016)

He advises PhD students in AI-driven healthcare and collaborates with hospital systems globally. His lab emphasizes clinical translation of machine learning methods in radiology and oncology.