Name: Medical Image Computing in Resource Constrained Settings Workshop & KI (MIRASOL)
Start: 2025-09-26T23:00:00Z
End: 2025-09-27T13:00:00Z
Location: Daejeon Convention Center - Room DCC1-1F-111

NextGen Interchange

Welcome to the hub for pioneering research and entrepreneurial spirit, dedicated to fostering impactful solutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This platform connects early career researchers and dynamic startups with leading industry figures at MICCAI, creating a unique nexus for collaboration and innovation. Discover opportunities to showcase your groundbreaking ideas, develop scalable solutions tailored to local needs, and forge partnerships that translate cutting-edge research into tangible global impact. Join us in shaping a healthier, more equitable future by bringing vital innovations to the communities that need them most.

Finalists will be invited to present live in front of a panel of Industry and Academic experts. It’s your chance to make meaningful connections, get real-time feedback, and accelerate your idea’s journey.

Submission Portal

How to apply

Submit a Registered Report
Provide a concise 4-pages document outlining the technical methodology behind your research or startup solution.
Submit a Pitch
Submit a 3 MP (Three Minute Pitch) style video

Submission details

Registered Report Guidelines
Your written submission should clearly explain your technical approach, what makes it innovative, and how it contributes to addressing an important issue in LMICs. We encourage clarity, brevity, and a strong emphasis on real-world applicability. The report should be no more than 4 pages (2-page reference).
Download the Registered Report Template: RR Template
3 Minute Pitch Video Guidelines
Alongside your written report, we invite you to submit a short pitch video. This should tell the story of your project: the problem you are tackling, why it matters, how your method works, and what contribution you are making. Avoid technical jargon, focus on clarity, and aim to inspire a broad audience. You may include one static slide to support your message, but avoid dense text or complex visuals.
🧩 What to include:
- The problem: What is the real-world issue your research is tackling?
- Why it matters: Why should people care? What’s the broader impact?
- Your approach: Describe your research method briefly and clearly.
- Your contribution: What have you learned or built so far? What are the potential outcomes?

✅ Tips for success

Tell a story - take the audience on a journey from problem to solution.
Use analogies and examples to make complex concepts relatable.
Avoid jargon - speak as if you’re explaining your research to an intelligent non-expert.
Show your passion - enthusiasm helps your message stick!
Practice! Record multiple takes, test with friends or colleagues, and time yourself carefully.

🖥️ Slide Guidelines:

You should use one static slide, which should enhance (not clutter) your message.
Keep it simple, legible, and visual - avoid dense text or complicated figures.

📦 Submission Format

Registered Report: Use the submission portal below to submit your 4-page (2-page reference) report to the MIRASOL Interchange Track.
3MP Submission: Enter the Google Drive link to your 3MP in CMT when you submit your registered report. Make sure the link is accessible to anyone with the link (view permission enabled)
Video length: Maximum 3 minutes
File format: MP4 preferred
One static slide only (no animation)

🔗 See examples of 3MT presentations and videos: 3MT Thesis Presentation and 3MT Video
🔗 Tips on recording your presentation in PowerPoint: Record a presentation—Microsoft Support

Evaluation Criteria

Your submission will be judged based on:

Locality: PASS/FAIL (Ideas must address local LMIC needs)
Innovation: 40%
Feasibility: 30%
Scalability (Globally): 30%

Submission Portal

Interchange Jury

Are you a researcher, academic, startup founder, or industry leader at the intersection of AI, healthcare, and innovation? Do you value mentorship and supporting the next generation of global innovators? We invite emerging leaders and changemakers like you to join us as Interchange Juries at MIRASOL 2025, Student Exchange Session. This dynamic, student-led platform highlights innovative, real-world solutions for resource-constrained settings (RCS).

As a jury member, you will have a crucial role in evaluating, encouraging, and empowering students who are applying machine learning and medical imaging to address urgent challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and other underserved areas.