Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Matthew McDermott (Columbia University)
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/matthew-mcdermott-columbia-university-2026-02-12
Theory of Computing and Healthcare
In recent years, foundation models have grown in prominence within ML/AI, and promise significant benefits in health and biomedical applications, especially on non traditional modalities. In this talk, I will present a formalization of foundation models that provides insight into their relative strengths and weaknesses, and how we can build meaningful new foundation models across health and biomedical applications. In so doing, we will examine emerging foundation models for electronic health record data and identify new algorithms that can offer significant benefits in various health settings.
Matthew McDermott (Columbia University)
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/matthew-mcdermott-columbia-university-2026-02-12
Theory of Computing and Healthcare
In recent years, foundation models have grown in prominence within ML/AI, and promise significant benefits in health and biomedical applications, especially on non traditional modalities. In this talk, I will present a formalization of foundation models that provides insight into their relative strengths and weaknesses, and how we can build meaningful new foundation models across health and biomedical applications. In so doing, we will examine emerging foundation models for electronic health record data and identify new algorithms that can offer significant benefits in various health settings.
