Delivering Individualized Hearing Healthcare in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
December 5-6, 2025
Live-streaming and in-person at the Double Tree Hilton Golf Resort, Palm Desert CA
The agenda is in the process of being finalized. The tentative list of presenters and their topics is listed below. A finalized agenda will be posted shortly. Please note that individual speakers or lecture titles might change slightly, but the final agenda will reflect these topics.
FACULTY
Ross K Maddox PhD - University of Michigan rkmaddox@umich.edu
Malcolm Slaney PhD - Stanford and ICSI Berkeley malcolmslaney@gmail.com
Josh McDermott PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology jhm@mit.edu
Virginia Ramachandran PhD – Oticon vira@oticon.com
Kevin Seitz-Paquette -Sonova Kevin.Seitz-Paquette@sonova.com
Rick Carlson and Miles Aron, PhD - Neurotone Lace AI
Mark A Parker PhD - Hearing University pshs@palmspringshearingseminars.com
Tom Pritsky - Captify Glass captifyglass@gmail.com
Dan Scarfe CEO- Xrai Glass dan@xrai.glass
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 2024 (ALL TIMES ARE PST)
7-8 am Registration
Section I (3 hrs.)
8-9: A primer on deep learning neural networks- Maddox
9-10: Machine learning and AI technology to model the auditory system- Slaney
10-11: AI-based models of human hearing, and how we are using those to understand auditory prosthetics- McDermott
Lunch Provided: please contact us with any dietary restrictions
Section II (3 hrs.)
12-1:30: Artificial Intelligence in Hearing Aids: Current State and Future Perspectives- Ramchandran
1:30-3: AI-powered advancements in HA signal processing to improve patient quality of life- Seitz-Paquette
15 min break
Section III (3 hrs.)
3:15-4:45: From Lab to Living Room: Research-Based AI for Home Aural Rehab- Carlson & Aron
4:45-6:15: Breakout Session: Listening Stations- Parker
Wine and Cheese Social: All are invited
SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2024 (ALL TIMES ARE PST)
7-8 am Registration
Section IV (3 hrs.)
8-9:30: Speech to Text Glasses for the Hearing Impaired- Pritsky
9:30-11: When XR, AI and accessibility combine. Result? Life- Scarfe
Lunch Provided: please contact us with any dietary restrictions
Section V (3 hrs.). Ground Rounds
12-3: Case studies in hearing loss, diagnosis, and treatment- Parker
