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Elaine O. Nsoesie is an Associate Professor at Boston University's School of Public Health, Department of Global Health, with affiliations in Biomedical Engineering and Computing & Data Sciences. Her work bridges computational methods with public health challenges, focusing on AI-driven solutions for global health equity. Key roles include leading the AIM-AHEAD consortium and advising on Sierra Leone's national data initiatives.
Education:
- PhD in Computational Epidemiology, Virginia Tech
- MS from Virginia Tech
Her research integrates non-traditional data sources (social media, satellite imagery) with machine learning to address issues like disease forecasting, health equity, and algorithmic bias. Notable projects include dengue outbreak prediction in Colombia and analyzing racial disparities in healthcare AI.
Awards:
- 2024 Health Innovators to Watch
- 2024 Mozilla Rise25 Award
- NIH Director’s Award (2023)
- Junior Faculty Fellow (Hariri Institute, 2020–2023)
Grants and initiatives include $2.4M NIH funding for AIM-AHEAD and leadership in Africa's AMedRA alliance. She co-directs Boston University's Evans Center projects and teaches courses on computational epidemiology.
Labs/Teams: Active in Hariri Institute's data science group and Evans Center's interdisciplinary teams focused on global health technology solutions.
