The School of Medicine of TU hosted the 17th session of the Taizhou High-Level Medical Forum in its academic lecture hall on the afternoon of February 28. He Zhihai, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), was invited to present a lecture titled “AI-Driven Healthcare and Rehabilitation in the Era of Large Language Models.” The event was presided over by Professor Cao Xuan, Dean of the School of Medicine, with attendees including Zhuang Rubo, Director of Taizhou University-Affiliated Zhong’an Rehabilitation Hospital, Zhu Ning, Vice President of Taizhou Smart Healthcare Association, and representatives of faculty and students from the School of Medicine.
Professor He introduced the technical principles, development trends, and current dynamics of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models, as well as their applications in healthcare and rehabilitation. Through detailed case studies, he explained how AI models analyze medical data to assist doctors in disease diagnosis, develop personalized treatment plans based on patients’ genetic information and medical histories, and enhance therapeutic outcomes. He further elaborated on AI’s capabilities in real-time monitoring of patients’ physiological indicators, activity patterns, sleep quality, and nutritional status in home environments, enabling predictive analysis of potential health risks, early warning of emergencies, and proactive interventions.
Professor He delivers a lecture
During the interactive Q&A session, participants actively engaged in discussions on topics such as “the role of AI in pathological research,” “applications of large AI models in daily teaching,” and “prospects for the development of smart healthcare.”
Group photo of attendees
The lecture not only raised awareness about opportunities and challenges brought by the intelligent era to professional development and student employment but also provided in-depth insights into AI’s role in medical research.
Expert Profile:
He Zhihai is a Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at SUSTech, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor, and an IEEE Fellow (2015). Prior to returning to China full-time in June 2021, he worked at the University of Missouri for 18 years (2003-2021), where he served as the Robert Lee Tatum Chair Professor. Since 2003, he has conducted cutting-edge research in AI-driven Internet of Things (AIoT) and intelligent cyber-physical systems, achieving internationally recognized breakthroughs in machine vision, machine learning, video network communication, and IoT. He has received prestigious awards such as the IEEE TCSVT Best Paper Award and SPIE Young Investigator Award. From 2019 to 2024, he was consecutively listed on Stanford University’s Lifetime Scientific Impact and Annual Scientific Impact Rankings of global top scientists. He has led key projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Tianyuan Mathematics Initiative, and his large model-driven AI platform for home-based healthcare and chronic disease management won the 2024 Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Technology Invention Award.
