Can you help radiologists detect lung cancer earlier and save lives?

We’re calling on a global community of data scientists, engineers, designers, and researchers to build an open source software application that brings advances from machine learning into the clinic. We’re not just optimizing an algorithm for a single metric—we’re collaborating to build tools which put AI in the hands of clinicians.

In addition to pushing forward the cutting-edge of open clinical software, top contributors will be eligible for a share of $100,000 in monetary prizes generously provided by the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

Contribute now by grabbing an issue from the project's GitHub repository and submitting a PR!

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Algorithms

Predictions

Clinicians

Timeline

Final Winners Announced: 2018-02-04 (World Cancer Day)

2017-08-04

2017-10-27

MVP

2017-10-27

2017-12-22

Feature building

2017-12-22

2018-01-25

Packaging

The Problem

Lung cancer causes more deaths each year than any other cancer in the US, and early detection makes a big difference.

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Algorithms

Recent advances in machine learning – including open source algorithms from the 2017 Data Science Bowl – help find and interpret early signs of cancer.

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The Challenge

Using imagery from CT scans, this application will build on cutting-edge algorithms in machine learning to help clinicians identify and interpret lung nodules.

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Contributing

Your guide to contributing throughout the challenge. All you need to start contributing is a passion for building great software and a github account.

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Evaluation

Contributions of all sizes can earn points as they add value to the project, by building on pre-designated issues, building out new content, and building up the community.

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Awards

$100,000 in cash, as well as other in-kind prizes, will be available for top contributors filling key roles throughout the challenge.

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Leaderboard

A live leaderboard keeps track of points earned throughout the challenge by top contributors filling key roles.

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Partners

Meet the amazing group of of technical, clinical, and domain experts that are helping to guide the end-to-end design of this challenge.

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About ALCF

The Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) has set the audacious goal of making lung cancer a chronically managed disease by 2023.

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Challenge Sponsors

Compute Resources

Deployment

Open source licensing

Version control

Continuous integration

Ultimately, the goal of this project is to produce a tool that draws on machine intelligence, is useful to clinicians, and makes a lasting difference in the lives of patients. We hope you will find a way to contribute!