Welcome to the CARE Lab website, The CARE Lab is a research group at Worcester Polytechnic Institute focused on state-of-the-art AI at the intersection of AI and healthcare to tackle critical challenges. Our projects include Smartphone Wound Assessment (SmartWAnDS) to support nurses in analyzing wounds, and Cardiovascular Disease Detection using deep learning to identify conditions like Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from echocardiograms. We also focus on Gait Analysis via smartphones to detect intoxication and neurological issues, and on DARPA’s Warfighter Analytics, which assesses health conditions like Traumatic Brain Injury in military personnel. Other research areas include Wearable Infectious Disease Monitoring for early illness detection (e.g., COVID-19) and Neurolinguistic Assessment for mental health tracking. Additionally, our Chronic Pain Management study explores biomarkers to optimize mindfulness interventions for underserved populations with low back pain. Through these initiatives, CARE Lab is advancing healthcare with AI-powered, accessible solutions.

Our work is generously supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, DARPA, Google.