Speaker: Dr. Ya-Ning Chang, Assistant Professor (College of Computing, National Cheng Kung University)
Topic: Exploring the Applications of Language and AI in Dementia and Mental Health Time: 14:10 – 16:00, Thursday, November 13, 2025 Venue: Conference Room 080101, Guo Fu Building, Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University (NCCU)
!! All faculty and students are cordially invited to attend !!
In recent years, linguistic and acoustic features have emerged as promising digital health indicators for detecting cognitive decline, dementia, and mental health conditions. When combined with AI system models, this research approach has the potential to offer widespread, rapid, and effective early detection. Therefore, in this talk, I will introduce some related studies and discuss their significance, potential, and future challenges.
Dr. Chang received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Manchester, UK. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the College of Computing, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), and a Visiting Scholar at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
Her research expertise lies in computational modeling and psycholinguistics, combining computational modeling, behavioral experiments, neuroimaging, and corpus analysis to investigate the relationship between language processing and learning, and memory. In recent years, she has focused on the application of brain-inspired computing and Artificial Intelligence in digital health and precision medicine, such as developing voice-based biomarkers for the early detection of mental health issues and dementia.
Speaker Website: https://sites.google.com/gs.ncku.edu.tw/yaningchang
