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MissionTo enable the promise of health and wellnesstechnology by innovating mobile- and cloud-computing systems that respect the privacyof individuals and the trustworthiness ofmedical information.

Project Overview

THaW tackles many of the fundamental researchchallenges necessary to provide trustworthyinformation systems for health and wellness. Theinterdisciplinary research team includes expertisefrom computer science, business, behavioral health,health policy, and healthcare information technologyto enable the creation of health & wellness systemsthat can be trusted by individual citizens to protecttheir privacy, and can be trusted by healthprofessionals to ensure data integrity and security.

Broadening Participation: Exploring Graduate Studies Workshop

THaW created and hosted a series of workshops fornearly 200 students drawn from around the country.The workshops are specifically aimed at increasingthe number of female and URM students heading forgraduate school in CS and Engineering, andparticularly into computer security.

THaW created a replicable outreach program anddelivered it at one high school each in Baltimore, MDand Hanover, NH. Using the FitBit fitness band as aplatform, this program aims to raise interest incomputing careers, and health IT in particular,among 15-18 year-old high-school students. We aimto continue to replicate this program so we candevelop a generalizable and translatable curriculum.In the coming year we hope to pilot the program at ahigh school near the University of Illinois.

Additional Outreach

THaW has regularly participated in a wide range of advisoryroles, such as cybersecurity tutorials for medical-deviceengineers, or consultations with NIH and the White Houseabout Precision Medicine Initiative.

Trustworthy Health & Wellness (THAW)David Kotz – Dartmouth College; Kevin Fu – University Of Michigan; Carl Gunter – University Of Illinois; Avi Rubin – Johns Hopkins University

thaw.orgThis research program is supported by a collaborative award from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF award numbers CNS-1329686, 1329737, 1330142, and 1330491).

Education: Engaging Local Communities

Students participate in the Exploring Graduate Studies Workshop

The THaW High School Outreach Program At Baltimore Polytechnic

Thank you notes from the education outreach students

...very interesting to learn about data and how companies like Fitbit use our data. [It] will dictate in the future which companies and websites I use.

your talk about the security of personal data was very interesting… for the first time I actually read the privacy agreement… it really helps math seem a little more relevant to the real world.