Dr. Trister is the former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at Verily. He currently advises the OpenAI Foundation, Humana, the National Academies, and DARPA BTO on artificial intelligence in health and biosecurity, as well as serves as non-executive director at Biocopy.
Andrew Trister, MD PhD will deliver the Day 2 keynote, "Closing the distance: From the Pocket to the Cortex in Everyday Brain Health," at the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference.
As a leader in aging and dementia research, Au is widely recognized for her pioneering work with digital biomarkers. Au is a Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurology, Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University and MPI of the Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program.
Dr. Rhoda Au will deliver the Day 1 keynote, "Research at the Speed of AI: How to Move from Walking to Sprinting," at the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference.
Panelists:
Amir Meghdadi, Advanced Brain Monitoring
Michael Kahana, Nia Therapeutics
Vijaya Kolachalama, Cognimark
Matt Adams, BrainScope
Martin Schrimpf, Dandelion Science
The Neurotech Panel at the 2026 N.E.W. Conference will feature industry leaders developing innovative technologies across cognitive assessment, neurodiagnostics, therapeutic interventions, brain monitoring, and AI-enabled neuroscience solutions.
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This session will feature research leveraging digital health technologies, wearable devices, and data-driven approaches to better understand brain health and behavior in real-world settings, with the goal of advancing more precise and personalized assessment and care.
Featured Speakers:
Raeanne C.Moore, Ph.D., UC San Diego
Hadi Hosseini, Stanford University
Andrew Jin Soo Byun, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The third symposium at the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference will explore advanced methods for brain health, with a focus on scaling, validating, and personalizing emerging technologies and analytical approaches.
Join us Monday, October 26 from 4-5pm ET for a talk by Andreas Charidimou, an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University @a_charidimou
Title: Detecting Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Beyond Hemorrhage: What MRI Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
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This session will investigate how computational models can help uncover the mechanisms underlying natural communication, memory, and everyday cognition.
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The 2nd symposium at the 2026 N.E.W. Conference will highlight emerging approaches for studying cognition in real-world settings, leveraging advances in both neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
Speakers:
Samuel Nastase, USC
Chris Baldassano, Columbia
Martin Schrimpf, EPFL
This session will discuss wearable devices, voice-based biomarkers, & passive digital sensing technologies within the Framingham Heart Study to better understand cardiovascular health, physical activity, cognitive aging, & dementia.
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The 1st symposium at the 2026 N.E.W. Conference will examine how digital phenotyping is transforming our understanding of health and aging across the lifespan. #NEWconf2026
Featured Speakers:
Nicole Spartano, BU
Katherine A. Gifford, BU
Honghuang Lin, UMass Chan Medical School
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Join us for 2 days of presentations, panels, networking, & posters highlighting the latest AI-driven approaches in neuroscience & brain health research.
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