Dr. Ahmad P. Tafti, PhD, FAMIA, is a globally recognized expert in AI-powered healthcare informatics, explainable artificial intelligence, and health data science. As Assistant Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Pitt HexAI Research Laboratory, he leads pioneering research focused on leveraging AI to improve patient diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment through advanced analysis of clinical and biomedical data.

With a career spanning academia, healthcare research, and medical innovation, Dr. Tafti has contributed to breakthroughs in medical imaging, machine learning, and explainable AI. A Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA), he is widely recognized for advancing the responsible and impactful application of AI in healthcare and precision medicine.

At AIMedEx 2026, Dr. Tafti will share insights on the future of explainable AI in medicine, exploring how intelligent systems can enhance clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and build greater trust in AI-driven healthcare.