Lauren E. Au, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, United States

Dr. Lauren Au is an Associate Professor of Nutrition and Registered Dietitian at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Au's research is at the intersection of innovative dietary assessment, nutrition policy, and obesity prevention for low-income populations. Her work focuses on harnessing artificial intelligence to improve dietary assessment technology and examining how cross-utilization of safety net programs impacts nutrition security.

Presentation(s):

• Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics and Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science (NEBS) GEM Forum

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Transforming Food Recognition Through LLM Technology in the U.S. and Abroad: Plant Village Food

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  3:10 PM - 3:25 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics and Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science (NEBS) GEM Forum

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  3:40 PM - 4:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR27-05-26) Impacts of California’s WIC Modernization Efforts on Participant Enrollment and Benefit Redemption: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Design

  Tuesday, July 28, 2026
  10:48 AM - 11:00 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.