The mDOT Center
Transforming health and wellness via temporally-precise mHealth interventions
mDOT@MD2K.org
901.678.1526
901.678.1526
Invitation-Only Think Tank on the Next Generation of Wearable Tech for Health & Wellness
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
The Visioning Think Tank on Generative AI-Powered Interactive mHealth Interventions is designed as a dynamic and forward-thinking event bringing together experts from academia and industry.
New advancements in Generative AI, especially large language models (LLMs), are creating powerful opportunities for intelligent, interactive health interventions that can generate high-quality content (text, audio, image, video) with fluency and contextual awareness. In combination with emerging wearable and sensor technologies, these models can be used to engage users in natural dialogue while interpreting real-time behavioral, physiological, and environmental data. This convergence holds tremendous potential to advance more engaging and effective just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs)—an intervention approach that leverages rapidly changing information about a participant’s state and context to decide whether and how to deliver behavioral interventions in the moment.
This invitation-only Visioning Think Tank brings together leaders in behavioral science, AI, mobile health (mHealth), and human-computer interaction (HCI) to shape the next wave of innovation at the intersection of Generative AI, wearables, and JITAIs. Together, participants will envision how to develop and deploy the next generation of JITAIs that are supported by Generative AI to deliver highly engaging and effective behavioral interventions.
To showcase the current state of the field, this event will highlight emerging tools in audio and video content generation. These capabilities, while not targeting health directly, show how tools built for other domains can be translated into behavioral health while raising new questions about how to best deploy them in JITAI settings.
This Think Tank is a launch point for identifying priority use cases, exploring partnerships, and shaping a shared roadmap for how Generative AI + Wearables + JITAIs can work together to revolutionize behavioral health. Whether building platforms or applying them in practice, this forum will offer both inspiration and a foundation for profound and transformative collaboration.
The Think Tank will dive into the rapidly evolving intersection of Generative AI, wearable technologies, and behavioral health. Discover how these tools can unlock new ways to design just-in-time, adaptive interventions (JITAIs) that respond to individuals in the moment.
The Think Tank will engage in structured discussions to uncover the most promising use cases for Generative AI in mHealth, while examining key barriers – technical, clinical, and societal – that must be addressed to ensure responsible deployment.
The Think Tank will explore the ethical, privacy, and algorithmic challenges that arise when applying LLMs and generative models to health contexts. Gain insights into how to design systems that are transparent, equitable, and trustworthy.
A pivotal goal of the Think Tank is to develop a strategic roadmap. Work collaboratively to define a shared vision for the future of Generative AI-powered JITAIs. Identify key priorities, research gaps, and implementation pathways that can guide innovation over the next 3–5 years.
The closing session of the Think Tank will provide a platform for summarizing outcomes and contributions. Participants will share insights gained and discuss the next steps for the research community. The Think Tank aims to Build momentum beyond the event by outlining concrete next steps, forming new partnerships, and contributing to a growing community committed to advancing the science and impact of AI-driven behavioral interventions.
Ford Robotics Building
2505 Hayward St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2106
On The Campus of the University of Michigan
Ford Robotics Building
2505 Hayward St
Ann Arbor, MI
48109-2106
The majority of Think Tank attendees will be staying at the Campus-preferred hotel.
3600 Plymouth Rd,Ann Arbor, MI 48105USA
1-734-769-9800
For those staying at the DoubleTree Hotel: A hot breakfast is complimentary with your stay if booked through the reserved link: HERE
Continental breakfast, freshly brewed coffee, and hot tea will be available from 8:00 am onwards just outside the meeting room in Ford Robotics Building. Attendees are encouraged to join between 8:00 am and 8:30 am, allowing ample time for networking and catching up before the Think Tank begins.
For attendees staying at the DoubleTree Hotel, there will not be a shuttle to the conference venue.
Attendees are encouraged to carpool with fellow attendees at the Campus Hotel who may have rental cars or Uber/Lyft to the venue.
Once onsite at the venue, attendees will connect to the network and follow the registration information.
More information to come.
Ann Arbor is a dynamic mix of energy and charm—a bustling university town, a foodie’s paradise, and a cutting-edge tech hub, all wrapped in a walkable downtown bursting with world-class arts and culture. Located in Michigan’s southeast Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor is the heartbeat of a vibrant network of communities across Washtenaw County. With its creative spirit, diverse flavors, and unique neighborhoods, Ann Arbor shines as a exciting oasis.
Ann Arbor is a city west of Detroit, in the Midwestern state of Michigan. It’s home to the sprawling University of Michigan, known for its research programs. The University of Michigan Museum of Art displays works from around the globe and spanning centuries. Science-focused attractions in the city include the Museum of Natural History and the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, with kid-friendly interactive exhibits.
Founded in 1824 with American settlers from the East Coast, it was incorporated as a city in 1851. The city is located on the Huron River. It is the principal city of its metropolitan area, and it is also included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor combined statistical area as well as the Great Lakes megalopolis. It had a population of 123,851 in 2020.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia, Ann Arbor.org).
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Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD | Professor of Medicine | Harvard Medical School
David C. Mohr, PhD | Professor of Preventive Medicine | Northwestern University
David Kennedy, PhD | Professor of Psychiatry | University of Massachusetts Medical School
Santosh Kumar, PhD | Lillian & Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Professor | University of Memphis – Center Director, Lead PI, TR&D1, TR&D2, TR&D3
Jim Rehg, PhD | Founder Professor of Computer Science | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Center Deputy Director, TR&D1 Lead
Susan Murphy, PhD | Professor of Statistics & Computer Science | Harvard University – TR&D2 Lead
Benjamin Marlin, PhD | Associate Professor | University of Massachusetts Amherst – Co-I, TR&D1, TR&D2
Emre Ertin, PhD | Associate Professor | The Ohio State University – TR&D3 Lead
Mani Srivastava, PhD | Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | University of California, Los Angeles – Co-I, TR&D3
Vivek Shetty, DDS, MD | Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Biomedical Engineering | University of California, Los Angeles – Training & Dissem. Lead
Inbal Nahum-Shani, PhD | Collegiate Research Professor at the University of Michigan | University of Michigan – d3c Center Director
Susan Murphy, PhD | Professor of Statistics & Computer Science | Harvard University – PI
Cait Hayward, PhD | Institute for Social Research | University of Michigan – d3c Center Managing Director
Koustuv Saha | Affiliate Assistant Professor | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mashfiqui Rabbi | Assistant Research Professor | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Harish Haresamudram | Doctoral Student | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Wanting Mao | Doctoral Student | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sameer Neupane | Doctoral Student | The University of Memphis
Mithun Saha | Doctoral Student | The University of Memphis
Aditya Radhakrishnan | Doctoral Student | The University of Memphis
Maxwell Xu | Doctoral Student | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
