When Liyah Coleman was 12, her mother showed her a “60 Minutes” television segment on the creator of an artificial intelligence application that helped people to converse with a computer without having to speak aloud. Intrigued by how a technological advancement could aid people with speaking impairments, the young girl decided she wanted to work in a similar field someday.
“Ever since then, I knew I wanted to work on similar applications that help individuals who have cognitive impairments such as sight loss and lack of spatial awareness,” Liyah says. “The idea of creating noninvasive technologies that improve the human experience for those that need it