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Dia Jain (CAS27) (left), Justin Jin (CAS28), William Spannuth (CAS27), Michael French (CAS26), and Ajau Raman (CAS&GRS26) participated in this year's Med AI Hackathon on Saturday, April 11th, in the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. at Boston University’s first MedAI hackathon, where multidisciplinary student groups tackled pressing biomedical challenges using artificial intelligence. Teams from across the university developed AI models to predict features like microscopic vascular invasion in lung cancer, quantify amyloid burden in Alzheimer’s PET scans, and detect acute tubular injury from kidney proteomics data. The two-day event drew 30 teams competing for $10,000 in prizes on BU’s high-performance computing resources. The hackathon underscored the power of convergent research to turn student innovation into potential contributions for peer-reviewed publications and improved patient care. Photo by Lily Jurman (COM26).

Med AI Hackathon

Dia Jain (CAS27) (left), Justin Jin (CAS28), William Spannuth (CAS27), Michael French (CAS26), and Ajay Raman (CAS’26) take part in Boston University’s first MedAI Hackathon, Saturday, April 11th, at the Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences. April 11. During the two-day event. 30 multidisciplinary student teams developed AI models to tackle three pressing biomedical challenges—early stage lung cancer phenotyping, Amyloid PET quantification for Alzheimer's disease, and detection of acute tubular injury from kidney proteomics data. The hackathon underscored the power of convergent research to turn student innovation into potential contributions for peer-reviewed publications and improved patient care.

By Lily Jurman (COM‘26)

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