Agata Rozga is a psychologist with expertise and 16 years of experience forging a new interdisciplinary research area at the intersection of computing and psychology called computational behavioral science. The research vision is to transform the measurement and understanding of long-term, health-related behavioral trends by leveraging advances in sensing, wearable and mobile technologies, and computational analysis methods. The goal is to develop tools that can lead to better detection and monitoring of health-related trends in everyday settings. 

One thrust of Dr. Rozga’s research has focused on understanding early trajectories and predictors of social communication in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In her most recent work, she is applying novel computational analysis methods to longitudinal measures of communication to identify different pathways to language in autism, including failure to acquire spoken language by age 5. 

Dr. Rozga’s research has recently expanded to include a thrust focused on Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment, with an eye toward developing novel, AI-based systems to monitor cognitive and functional decline during everyday activities. A related thrust focuses on developing and evaluating situated AI-based interactive supports to help older adults maintain independence and quality of life 

Dr. Rozga serves as the Director of Translational Research for the Georgia Tech-led NSF National AI Institute for Collaborative Assistance and Responsive Interaction for Networked Groups (AI-CARING). She previously served as Programs and Research Director for the Technology Core of the Cognitive Empowerment Program at the Emory Brain-Health Center, and as Head of Product for Diligent Robotics.