Kely Norel
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Bio
I use math and computing to bring insight to complex biological problems. Recently I have been working on collaboration-by-competition projects; since 2010 I have contributed to the DREAM project as an organizer and scorer.
I hold a PhD in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, where I wrote my thesis on “Algorithms for Protein Docking” while co-authoring 10 papers on the subject. I also have an MSc in Computer Science from Weizmann Institute of Science, with a thesis on “A Model for the Adjustment of the Mitotic Clock by cyclin and PMF levels”; this work is published in Science. I also earned a BSc in Engineering Sciences from Universidad de Chile.
The PLoS Collection of DREAM papers
On 2015 I earned The Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (OTAA, the highest technical award of IBM) at IBM for 'Crowdsourcing As a New Paradigm for Biomedical Research: the DREAM and Improver Projects'.
On 2016 I earned an A level Science Accomplishment Award at IBM for 'Speech and Text Analytics for Detecting Neuropsychiatric Conditions'.
On 2017 I was recognized with an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (OTAA) by demonstrating the Practice: Restlessly Reinvent IBM and Ourselves for my work on Psych-e.
On 2019 I earned the Research Division Award (RDA) for our work on Parkinson's Disease Monitoring and Measurement.
On 2021 I was recognized with an Outstanding Research Accomplishment Award for Scientific Discoveries on Disease Progression.
Publications
Beyond neuropsychological tests: AI speech analysis in PKU
- Susan Waisbren
- Kely Norel
- et al.
- 2024
- J. Inherit. Metab. Dis.
Leveraging Large Language Models for Patient Engagement: The Power of Conversational AI in Digital Health
- Bo Wen
- Kely Norel
- et al.
- 2024
- ICDH 2024
Harnessing Remote Speech Tasks for Early ALS Biomarker Identification
- Carla Agurto Rios
- Michele Merler
- et al.
- 2024
- ICDH 2024
Large Language Models as a Tool for Cognitive Stimulation: Chatbot Book Clubs for Seniors
- Hannah Zhou
- Emily Chen
- et al.
- 2024
- ICDH 2024
Using Large Language Models to Understand Suicidality in a Social Media–Based Taxonomy of Mental Health Disorders: Linguistic Analysis of Reddit Posts
- Brian Bauer
- Raquel Norel
- et al.
- 2024
- JMIR Mental Health
Disease related changes in ATAC-seq of iPSC-derived motor neuron lines from ALS patients and controls
- Stanislav Tsitkov
- Kelsey Valentine
- et al.
- 2024
- Nature Communications
Text-based predictions of COVID-19 diagnosis from self-reported chemosensory descriptions
- Hongyang Li
- Richard C. Gerkin
- et al.
- 2023
- Communications Medicine
Remote Inference of Cognitive Scores in ALS Patients Using a Picture Description
- 2023
- ICDH 2023
PainPoints: A Framework for Language-based Detection of Chronic Pain and Expert-Collaborative Text-Summarization
- Shreyas Fadnavis
- Amit Dhurandhar
- et al.
- 2022
- ML4H 2022
Patents
- US
- 11880651
- US
- 11139079
- US
- 11037520
- US
- 9160533
- US
- 9148281
- US
- 9009675