Intel and Alibaba Cloud launch competition to develop AI algorithm for detecting early signs of lung cancer, with LinkDoc providing CT scans to train algorithms

Briefing

Intel and Alibaba Cloud launch competition to develop AI algorithm for detecting early signs of lung cancer, with LinkDoc providing CT scans to train algorithms

April 19, 2017

Briefing

  • Lung Cancer Detector Contest – Intel and Alibaba Cloud announced Tianchi Healthcare AI competition, where participants create algorithm that can detect lung cancer from medical images
  • Prominent Disease – Lung cancer is prominent form of cancer in China, with 4.3 million new patients and more than 2.8 million deaths in 2015 alone
  • Provided Technologies – Intel will provide Xeon and Xeon Phi processors, algorithms, access to mathematical libraries, and deep learning software designed to analyze medical images to participants, while Alibaba will contribute cloud resources, and oncology Big Data company LinkDoc will provide high resolution computerized tomography (CT) scans to train algorithms
  • More Than 500 Participants – Joined by more than 500 participants from enterprises, universities and academia
  • Contest Prize – Grand prize winner will receive ¥1 million ($145,000) with winning algorithm to be used in actual diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer

Accelerator

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
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Sector

Healthcare/Health Sciences, Information Technology

Organization

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Intel Corp., LinkDoc Technology Ltd.

Source

Original Publication Date

March 31, 2017

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