Student develops AI algorithms that identify and assess cancerous lung nodules

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation recently brought together more than 650 data scientists, engineers and designers from 68 countries to build open source tools to fight the world's deadliest cancer. During the Concept to Clinic Challenge, contributors built state-of-the-art algorithms applied to the detection and assessment of lung nodules from CT scans to bring advancements in machine learning into medical clinics. The foundation put up $100,000 in prizes for top contributors. Willi Gierke, a student who is getting his masters in IT/systems engineering at Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, was the top prizewinner, taking home more than $30,000. The code developed during this challenge is openly available for anyone to learn from and use.