Michael Zyda, PhD

Founding Director of the Computer Science Games Program at the University of Southern California (USC), and a Professor of Engineering Practice in the USC Department of Computer Science. Zyda is an ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, an IEEE Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award winner, a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, and a National Associate of the National Academies.

PROBLEMS

“Most of the medicine of the future can then potentially be diagnosed by the patient at home before having to meet in-person with the physician.”
“The rapid development of biometric sensors and their interpretation through machine learning is going to make a huge change in the way medical conditions will be diagnosed and treated.”
“...sensor-fed, ML-infused online games has the potential to dramatically change and improve medical care.”
“I think the application of low-cost biometric sensors and machine learning to the measurement, interpretation and treatment of the patient will move medicine to become closer to the patient.”