Researchers at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) have significantly advanced cancer diagnosis through the EU-funded INCISIVE project. This initiative has developed AI-based decision support services and a federated data repository containing over 5.5 million anonymized cancer images and clinical data.
The INCISIVE platform features a prototype AI toolbox with 28 models designed to assist healthcare providers in interpreting AI-generated recommendations. The project involved 26 partners from nine European countries and was praised by the European Commission for its innovative contributions to cancer treatment.
BSC's contributions include the integration of an AI toolbox that operates on a robust infrastructure and the implementation of federated learning, which allows AI models to learn from distributed data while protecting patient privacy in compliance with GDPR.
As the project concludes, partners aim to enhance interoperability and validate the tools for clinical practice, with ongoing efforts in initiatives like Cancer Image Europe (EUCAIM).