Interviews with the Partners of the VERA Research Project – Alexei Sammut, University of Malta

🎥 The VERA Research interview series continues with a new perspective from one of our project partners.

Today, we are pleased to introduce Dr Alexei Sammut, Researcher at the University of Malta and VERA Project Coordinator for the University of Malta team.

In this interview, Dr Sammut discusses the role of the University of Malta within VERA, from data collection and analysis to the coordination of activities across the project’s work packages.

He also reflects on one of the key ambitions of the VERA Project: supporting people experiencing cognitive decline, improving their quality of life, and exploring how emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning can contribute to prevention, care, and healthy ageing.

🎥 Watch the interview below to hear Dr Sammut's perspective on the project and its potential impact on both current and future generations: https://youtu.be/gNmjzRXHO4o

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🗣️ Interview:

My name is Alexei Sammut. I represent the University of Malta, one of the partners.

My role on the VERA Project is that I am the Coordinator from the University of Malta side. In my professional role, I am the Head of the Department of Mental Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Malta.

In the VERA Project, we are responsible for collecting data as well as coordinating parts of the work packages which revolve around data collection and data analysis.

This project is a very interesting one because, first of all, it combines two neighbouring countries with strong ties together, both in terms of culture and now even more in terms of research and collaboration.

This project also has a very important aim: to help individuals with cognitive decline and to investigate and improve the quality of life of people who unfortunately have to deal with decreased cognitive function.

The VERA Project is something which I hope will be of great help to this generation and also future generations, especially with the development of technology, AI and machine learning — tools which have to be embraced in modern medicine and in the delivery of high-quality care.

So, this project, I really hope and also trust, will serve a very important purpose in the provision of quality care for our clients in relation to those who have cognitive decline, but also in the fight to prevent cognitive decline and to maintain well-being and a healthy lifestyle.