Equity-Driven Design through phantom validation

Equity Driven Design through Phantom Validation

This workshop will explore how we can more equitable devices by leveraging phantoms during iteration and validation.  When the proper considerations are made, we can better account for the variability in measurement that we expect to encounter during deployment.  Phantoms provide a means to have controlled variables in measurement and measurement conditions (i.e. adulterants, skintone, skin thickness, BMI, environmental factors, etc.)  They also provide a platform for pushing the limits of measurement past what is safe to induce in human subjects.  We will discuss how and when it is appropriate to use phantoms, but also how to keep humans in the loop as much as possible.

Presenters

Alexander T Adams, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor, School of Interactive Computing

Core faculty, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM)

Core faculty, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)

Rishabh Goel, Georgia Institute of Technology

Robotics Ph.D. student 

Uncommon Sense & Ka Moamoa Lab

Phillip Tan, University of Texas at Austin

Timeline

Introduction (30 min)

Panel: Equity in healthcare (1hr)

Q&A (15 min)

Brainstorming Solutions (1hr)

Breakdown

Introduction

Presenter: Alexander Adams, Georgia Institute of Technology

Phantoms & Equity-Driven Design

Panel

Matthew Major: Northwestern University

Matthew Flavin: Georgia Institute of Technology

Mashfiqui Rabbi: Optum Labs

Nabil Alshurafa: Northwestern University 

Discussion points

• Leveraging systematic, in-lab testing with phantoms to better design equitable solutions

  • • • How are we doing this and how can it be improved

• Balancing iteration with human trials: 

  • • • How far can we, or should we, take it before introducing human trials

• Remember who this is for

  • • • How do we maintain focus on the people and not the product

Presentations & Demos

• Demo (10 min): Rishabh Goel, Georgia Institute of Technology 

  • PuffBot: We introduce one of our phantoms and discuss how it enables testing and iteration that would not otherwise be feasible (or safe).  

• Demo (10 min): Phillip Tan,University of Texas at Austin

  • Ultrasound and Optical Phantoms

Brainstorming

We will break into groups.  Each will choose one of the following topics

• Sensing and Substance use Disorder

• Accounting for skin tone

• Accounting for Gender in metrology 

Each group will identify one scenario and measurement in the topic.

They will then identify why this would substantially benefit from phantom testing.

The groups will then come up with a phantom setup that will help improve or even enable testing that would not otherwise be feasible.

Each group will present their ideas, and discuss how this could enable more equitable design.