Ahmed Alaa has been awarded a grant from Microsoft's Accelerate Foundation Models Research Program to use LLMs to develop statistical analysis plans for observational studies. Working with CPH faculty Maya Petersen and Mark van der Laan, Alaa and team will create a chatbot-based LLM that will communicate with multiple stakeholders (statisticians, drug developers & clinical researchers) to develop high-quality statistical analysis plans to evaluate evidence for health benefit in contexts where clinical trials are impracticable.

Dr. Atul Butte has been awarded the 2023 Stead Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics, in acknowledgement of influence over our thinking about informatics, especially improving health and health care in ways that are visionary and transformative.