A team of enthusiastic 4th year software engineering students from the University of Victoria, consisting of Arun Alex, Christian Bookout, Julian France and Scott Kenning took home the prize. A design solution to support overworked hospital staff and to speed up the healthcare system, their machine learning model identifies brain tumors from MRI images with an accuracy rate above 99%.
“We innovated by generating a heat map that displays where the tumour is located, if one was identified, and created a web user interface that allows users to interact with the model directly by uploading their own images.”
Sponsored by Engineering Deans Canada, this award recognizes achievements in innovative design to advance the objectives of sustainable development outlined in the Canadian Engineering Grand Challenges. The award recognizes design teams who demonstrate creativity, ingenuity, and a commitment to tackling complex societal issues facing Canada.
The award is given to a design team participating in the annual Canadian Engineering Competition, run by the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students.