About this Class

Dr. Hoifung Poon is the General Manager at Health Futures of Microsoft Research and an affiliated professor at University of Washington Medical School. He leads biomedical AI research and incubation, with the overarching goal of structuring medical data to accelerate discovery and improve delivery for precision health. His team and collaborators are among the first to explore large language models (LLMs) in health applications, from foundational research to incubations at large health systems and life science companies, and ultimately to commercialization. His prior work has been recognized with Best Paper Awards from premier venues, including as NAACL, EMNLP, and UAI.