The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) has named a new co-lead for its work in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (Pillar 1)—Lauren Steimle, PhD, MSE. Dr. Steimle will co-lead Pillar 1 with Naveen Muthu, MD, who has been a co-lead since July 2024.

Dr. Steimle is the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Early Career Professor and an Assistant Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on the application of operations research and machine learning to improve medical decision-making and population health. 

Dr. Muthu is a pediatric hospitalist and Director of Research & Innovation Technology at Children's. His research focuses on innovative uses of health information technology to improve safe and effective patient care, such as effectively using risk predictions to improve timely recognition of clinical deterioration in hospitalized children. 

Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Dr. Steimle received her PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan working with researchers in the School of Public Health.

As we welcome Dr. Steimle to this role, we would also like to express gratitude for the leadership of Gian-Gabriel Garcia, PhD, who recently left Georgia Tech for the University of Washington. Dr. Garcia served as co-lead of Pillar 1 for just over a year and we appreciate his contributions.

We have no doubt that Dr. Steimle and Dr. Muthu will lead our Pillar 1 work to new heights. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Steimle to the team, and in thanking Dr. Muthu for his continued leadership.

Sincerely,

Stanislav Emelianov, PhD
Co-Director of the PTC, Georgia Institute of Technology

Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD
Co-Director of the PTC, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Natasha Rishi-Bohra, MPH
Deputy Director, Pediatric Technology Center