Data Science Bowl 2017 - Conquer Cancer
Desperately seeking multi-disciplinary brains!
Calling all Data Science Experts, Machine Learning Experts, Deep Learning Experts, Artificial Intelligence Experts, Cloud Experts, Big Data Experts, Medical Imaging Experts, Biotechnology Experts, Statistics Experts, Oncology Experts, Medical Imaging Experts, Database Experts, Graph Database Experts, Data Warehouse Experts, Programming Experts (R, Python), Social Media Experts, Motivational Experts...and any other 'Expert' that has anything to offer...
Why do we need you?
To win this year's annual Data Science Bowl!
One year ago the Cancer Moonshot initiative was launched to make a decade's worth of progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in just 5 years.
The 2017 Data Science Bowl is aimed at becoming a critical milestone in support of the Cancer Moonshot initiative by convening the data science and medical communities to develop lung cancer detection algorithms
Using a data set of thousands of high-resolution lung scans provided by the National Cancer Institute, participants will develop algorithms that accurately determine when lesions in the lungs are cancerous. This will dramatically reduce the false positive rate that plagues the current detection technology, get patients earlier access to life-saving interventions, and give radiologists more time to spend with their patients.
This year, the Data Science Bowl will award $1 million in prizes to those who observe the right patterns, ask the right questions, and in turn, create unprecedented impact around cancer screening care and prevention. The funds for the prize purse will be provided by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation
What do you get out of it?
If you're asking that question then "jog on"! This really isn't for you!
Yes...we do want skills, knowledge and brains...but only from those that are "givers"; those with humanitarian, adventurous & scientific spirits. Yes...you will be part of an Internet-based global multi-disciplinary community. Yes...we will acknowledge work that you've done if it will help you in your career. But first and foremost we are offering you the experience of climbing a mountain...simply because it is there!
What to do now?
If you've got this far, then we want to hear from you!
Send a membership request to "Data Science Bowl 2017 - Conquer Cancer", briefly outline your relevant skills, and let's get started!
At the time of writing this article...we are only a humble three members. Will you take us to four, forty four or, who knows, even four hundred & forty four? Come on...if you have the brains, you're up for a challenge and you can give up some time in the interests of a great cause, then let's show the World that we don't need bucket loads of money, we don't need big pharma...we just need humanity, knowledge and a smidgin of motivation! Hope to see you there!
Ben WOODS