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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in computer science intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than other wealthy nations but has poorer health outcomes. One reason for this gap is the focus on ?sick care,? which reactively treats illness with costly interventions that often fail to improve outcomes. A better approach is proactive care that emphasizes prevention and healthy living. Behavioral health?which includes lifestyle and mental, emotional, and social well-being?is central to this shift. In this course, we will develop practical AI solutions to monitor and improve behavioral health. This course makes extensive use of modern mobile and wearable sensing technologies. The curriculum has two parts. In the first part, we focus on continuous monitoring of well-being (e.g., mental health) and lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress, and substance use. Continuous monitoring lays the foundation for identifying health risks early, before problems occur. The second part covers interventions to improve health