The success of the FEE CTU team is due to the recent PhD graduate in Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetics Dr. Tomáš Jeníček and current PhD students Ing. Adéla Šubrtová from the Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction and Ing. Radim Špetlík from the Department of Cybernetics. Both students are also active in the Visual Recognition Group.
Their award-winning project focused on classifying patients into risk groups for chronic kidney disease and providing notifications to doctors about potential health risks. In doing so, it uses a unique combination of machine learning and software system design. The solution was recognized by a panel of judges for its practical applicability and full functionality, which was published to the Azure cloud.
The team has also already begun discussing the potential of implementing the system into an existing healthcare system, and is currently in communication with IKEM about further development. In developing the solution, representatives from FEE CTU applied the insight they gained during their PhD studies into the current problems associated with predictive nephrology analysis at IKEM. Adéla Šubrtová, Tomáš Jeníček and Radim Špetlík are graduates of the Open Informatics programme at FEE CTU and were thus able to benefit from a unique combination of knowledge, especially in the field of machine learning and software system design.
This success not only confirms the quality of research and innovation at FEE CTU, but also shows the real benefit for improving healthcare and diagnosis of chronic kidney diseases.
European Health Hackathon brings new impetus to healthcare
The event seeks innovative solutions that will improve healthcare and patient care. It is the largest of its kind in Central Europe. The winning teams shared a prize money of 175 000 Czech crowns.
More than 200 hackers from the Central European region entered the European Health Hackathon this year. A committee of mentors and event partners selected the 20 most talented teams of three. Sixty ethical hackers, most of them IT students or IT practitioners, programmed in person for 48 hours at the IKEM from Friday to Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, they presented their designs to a jury of several experts. The winning prototypes or hardware designs will be completed next year in collaboration with IKEM experts at the Caelestinus medical incubator.
"During this year's European Health Hackathon, the teams showed many clever and also bold solutions that we will be very happy to develop further at IKEM. That is why we will continue to reach out not only to the winners, but also to other teams to continue our cooperation," says Ivan Veselý, Head of the Department of Informatics at IKEM.
The European Healthcare Hackathon was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. The event was also partnered by the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine IKEM, AstraZeneca, InterSystems, Networksys, CzechInvest and Caelestinus. The event was organized by CEE Hacks (Insane Business Ideas s.r.o.). Detailed information about the event is available at https://hackhealth.eu/.
