Raisa Fairooz

Raisa Fairooz
I am a Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering at Metropoliton University, Sylhet, Bangladesh .
My goal is to develop technologies that improve healthcare for everyone. Towards this, I design, develop, and evaluate novel data-driven technologies and AI models by rigorously studying their high-stakes and complex healthcare applications. My research is inherently interdisciplinary, and sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI), responsible AI, ubiquitous computing, and digital health. At Michigan, I am affiliated with the Human Centered Computing Lab and the Eisenberg Family Depression Center.
Much of my work has focused on developing novel passive sensing AI technologies that repurpose the behavioral and physiological data generated by consumer devices to monitor symptoms of mental illness. I have developed AI tools that model multivariate behavioral and physiological data to identify individual-specific behaviors associated with symptoms of schizophrenia and depression.
You can check out my publications on Google Scholar and connect with me on LinkedIn.

Publications
Novel approaches to using consumer device data for monitoring mental health symptoms in real-world settings.
Framework for assessing how well passive sensing models transfer across different populations and contexts.
Participatory research exploring how clinicians can leverage passive sensing data in practice.
Projects
Blog

Exploring the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI technologies into mental health treatment.

Why traditional ML metrics aren't enough when deploying AI in high-stakes healthcare settings.
Real-world insights from conducting longitudinal studies with consumer wearables and smartphones.
Awards & Honors
Best Paper Award
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
2024
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation
2020-2023
Outstanding Research Award
Cornell University
2023
Digital Health Innovation Award
American Medical Informatics Association
2022
Skills & Expertise
Research Methods
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Participatory Design
- User Studies
- Qualitative Analysis
- Mixed Methods
Technical Skills
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Time Series Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Mobile Development
Domain Expertise
- Digital Health
- Mental Health
- Passive Sensing
- Clinical Informatics
- Responsible AI
News & Updates
Excited to announce I'll be joining the University of Michigan as Assistant Professor!
Our paper on passive sensing for depression monitoring was accepted to CHI 2024!
Gave an invited talk at Stanford HAI on responsible AI in healthcare.
Successfully defended my PhD dissertation at Cornell University.
Received the Outstanding Research Award from Cornell CS Department.