2018 China Medical AI Conference: Beyond 'AI + Imaging,' Top Three Buzzwords Are Clinical Practice, Data Algorithms, and Precision Medicine

September 22–23, 2018, by Yanqi Lake in Beijing, marking the 40th anniversary of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,2018 China Medical Artificial Intelligence Conference & The 1st AI Yanqi High-End Forumheld. The conference was hosted by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Chinese Society of Image and Graphics, the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, among others. It was organized by the School of Computer Science and Control Engineering at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Smart Healthcare Professional Committee of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Medical Imaging Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Image and Graphics, and the Healthcare and Health Industry Branch of the China Information Association, among others.Wu Jian, Xu Jungang, Zhang Chengwen, Zhao DiCo-Chairs of the Conference (listed in order of the number of strokes in their surnames).

According to VCBeat, this conference focuses on the latest developments and challenges in major areas of artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on frontier topics, future research directions, and industrialization hotspots in the field of medical AI.Xu Tao, Vice President of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Xilin, Deputy Director of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Dean of the School of Computer Science and Control Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Cheng Heping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at Peking UniversityIn addition to industry experts attending the conference, more than 30 leading specialists were specially invited to deliver keynote addresses, including Tian Jie, Director of the Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging at the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Liu Shiyuan, Chief Physician at Changzheng Hospital of Naval Medical University; Gong Qiyong, Vice President of West China Hospital; Liao Hongen, Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University; and Zheng Hairong, Vice President of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. They presented special reports and engaged in discussions on frontier topics, research progress, and future developments in medical artificial intelligence.

Address by Xu Tao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

IEEE Fellow, National Distinguished Young Scholar, Deputy Director of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Vice President of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chen Xilin, delivered a speech.

Yang Qiang, Vice President of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, Fellow of AAAI, ACM, and IEEE, and President of IJCAI, delivered a speech on behalf of the organizers.

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Calcium Signaling Laboratory at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Cheng Heping Delivers a Keynote Address

Zhao Di, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Co-Chair of the Conference, presided over the meeting.

Through an analysis of the keywords from the speakers at this event, VCBeat found that in addition to "AI + Imaging" being the hottest topic, there were also "Clinical Practice, Data Algorithms, Precision Medicine“Three keywords spark heated debate among experts.”

First, all experts are increasingly focusing on “Clinical Practice“(Attention Index: 50), including for certain special diseases and specific departments such as Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular medicine, pediatrics, and pathology, artificial intelligence is advancing from foundational technological research into clinical practice.”

Second, “Data CalculationLaw“(Attention Index: 42),” indicating that as the application of AI-based counting becomes increasingly widespread, the industry is conducting more in-depth research into algorithms—including deep learning, machine learning, and semi-supervised learning—to address challenges encountered in clinical practice.

Third, “Precision Medicine“ (Attention Index 15), the boundaries between disciplines such as bioengineering, IT computing, and medicine are becoming increasingly blurred, with interdisciplinary studies and multi-domain information interaction garnering growing attention.

Note: The “Attention Index” mentioned in this article is calculated by weighting keyword counts, with “AI + Imaging” set as the baseline of 100. The relative frequency of other keywords is then used to determine the industry’s level of interest in the respective fields.

2018 China Medical Artificial Intelligence Conference & The 1st AI Yanqi High-End Forum

Thematic Keyword Analysis