Workshop Core Focus Areas
The workshop welcomes conference paper submissions in the following core areas of focus:
Overcoming Healthcare Barriers in LMICs:
- Address poor imaging quality, scan completeness, and data sharing challenges.
- Utilise affordable X-rays, ultrasound, and smartphone diagnostics.
- Deploy biosignals like EEG and ECG for cost-effective diagnoses.
- Propose low-cost image-guided therapies and computer-integrated interventions
Methodological Advances in ML:
- Enhance image quality with innovative techniques for low-cost devices.
- Develop data-efficient ML models suited for LMICs' sparse data environments.
- Implement robust strategies for handling missing and noisy data.
- Apply cost-effective transfer learning and domain adaptation.
- Focus on AI model bias mitigation and model compression for equity and resource efficiency.
Driving ML Innovations for Improved Care:
- Tailor ML algorithms to meet specific medical imaging challenges in LMICs.
- Advance early disease detection and monitoring with minimal resources.
- Leverage multimodal data for predictive analytics in patient management.
- Evaluate ML's impact on healthcare access and policies in LMICs.
- Accelerate the adoption of ML innovations for sustainable healthcare improvements.
- Develop solutions to manage data scarcity and optimise computational resources.
Awards and Grants
Awards
Two awards sponsored by the Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Foundation (RSNA R&E) will be presented at the workshop. One Best Paper Award ($500) for the highest quality paper selected based on the review results and one People’s Choice Award ($500) chosen by the workshop attendees to recognize the contributed paper presented at the workshop that best captures the focus of the workshop, as well as has the most demonstrated impact in Africa.
Travel Grants
Authors of papers at our workshop can apply for MICCAI Travel Grants. As MICCAI 2024 heads to Africa for the first time, the grants will contribute towards an unprecedented participation of African researchers and students. The MICCAI Travel Grants supports African students and early-career researchers who aspire to pursue careers in medical imaging and healthcare by providing them with the opportunity to attend MICCAI 2024. See MICCAI Travel Grants page for more details on how to apply.
