SkinLens
It was just another day in the lab. We were discussing exciting use cases for AI in sports education over stale bagels when Emily came in looking really, really frazzled.
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“Sorry I’m late. I just had the worst experience at the doctor's. It was so nerve-wracking that I started crying…”
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Emily had just had a nightmare of an experience at the dermatologist. She had a mole that she’d been wanting to get checked out for ages, and it had taken her weeks to even get an appointment at the dermatologist’s office.
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Unfortunately, she’d gotten the address wrong this morning and reached 20 minutes late. They had canceled her appointment due to "no-show" reasons, and she was back to square one, waiting for weeks before she could get her skin checked.
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As I checked the average wait times for doctors’ appointments, dermatology was one of the worst on the list, coming in at an astounding 32 days. That’s when SkinLens was born.
SkinLens is an AI-powered app designed to improve accessibility to skin cancer diagnosis by utilizing a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to classify skin lesions. In the current healthcare setting, patients often face long wait times and high costs for dermatological consultations, which can deter them from seeking necessary care.
SkinLens addresses these challenges by offering rapid, reliable lesion identification through a user-friendly mobile app, reducing dependence on in-person consultations and associated costs. The app not only facilitates quicker access to skin health management but also provides options for users to connect with healthcare professionals for further consultations, either in-person or virtually. SkinLens aims to enhance patient outcomes by making skin cancer screening more accessible and efficient.
Highest Social Impact Award
Northwestern IEEE annual technical showcase
Aphro-die-te : Fight for Love
The brainchild of six Computer Science majors, each with a borderline unhealthy obsession with Greek myths.
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Aphro-die-te: Fight for Love is an action-adventure game where you must battle enemies, earn the favor of Greek gods, and endure Aphrodite's wrath to save your partner's life. The story begins with a romantic candlelit dinner, where your partner declares, "You are more beautiful than even Aphrodite." Insulted by this claim, the goddess captures your partner and vows to destroy you—after all, she must defend her title as the most beautiful. To survive, you must journey through the realms of the gods, overcoming enemies and winning favors, all while preparing for the ultimate showdown with Aphrodite herself.
Will you emerge victorious and reunite with your love, or fall to the goddess's fury?
ReportGPT
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