A Conversation with Nikita Joshi: Using IoT and AI to build a more proactive and accessible healthcare future

In this interview, Ubiquity senior editor Dr. Bushra Anjum speaks with Dr. Nikita Joshi about the evolving role of computing in healthcare. The discussion traces Dr. Joshi's journey from IoT-based remote patient monitoring to AI-driven mental health prediction using data from smartphones and wearable sensors. It highlights how her work integrates IoT, fog computing, and machine learning to enable proactive, real-time health monitoring and explores the ethical and practical dimensions of using AI to make healthcare more accessible and preventive.