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SciForce at UpToDate 5.0: Insights from Ukrainian Oncology Conference

The SciForce Medical team recently attended a major oncology conference in Ukraine. The two-day event in Kyiv brought together over 2,000 experts, including doctors, researchers, and industry leaders. It provided a great chance to learn about the latest advancements in cancer care and connect with potential partners. The conference had a busy schedule of sessions, workshops, and presentations on topics like cancer diagnostics,advanced treatments, and personalized care. Since we couldn’t attend e

Published: December 23, 2024
# AI / ML
# Big Data
# Data Science
# Healthcare
Synthetic Data: A Passing Trend or the Future of AI?

What if businesses could access unlimited, high-quality data without privacy risks or tedious preparation? Synthetic data is making this possible, offering a scalable, efficient alternative to real-world data. Gartner predicts synthetic data will surpass real data in AI model training by 2030, with the market growing from $351.2 million in 2023 to USD 2,339.8 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 31.1%. Data preparation is a major hurdle, with data scientists spending over 60% of their time cleaning and

Published: December 9, 2024
# AI / ML
# Big Data
# Data Science
Bridging Innovation and Collaboration in Healthcare: SciForce at OHDSI Symposium 2024

After an exciting time at the 10th Annual OHDSI Global Symposium at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ, SciForce is coming back with new energy! With over 470 experts gathered from around the world, our team, led by Polina Talapova, explored the latest tools and methods in OHDSI and OMOP. We tackled topics like data conversion, geospatial vocabularies, and Jackalope benchmarking, gaining valuable insights and sharing strategies to help move healthcare research forward. Educational Tutorial (

Published: November 8, 2024
# Healthcare
# Data Science
# Big Data
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Large Language Model

LLMs are enabling computers to understand and generate human-like text, making them indispensable in industries ranging from customer service to content creation. The global market for LLMs is expected to skyrocket from $1.59 billion%20market%20size%20in%20terms%20of,79.80%25%20during%202024%2D2030.) in 2023 to $259.8 billion by 2030, with North America alone projected to hit $105.545 million by 2030. The dominance of the top five LLM developers, who currently hold 88.22% of the market revenue,

Published: September 4, 2024
# AI / ML
# Big Data
# Data Science
From Insights to Action: The Role of Predictive Analytics in Business Transformation

Predictive analytics uses historical data and techniques like statistical modeling and machine learning to predict future outcomes. It provides accurate forecasts, helping organizations predict trends and behaviors from milliseconds to years ahead. The global predictive analytics market was valued at 14.71 billion U.S. dollars in 2023 and is projected to grow from 18.02 billion U.S. dollars in 2024 to 95.30 billion U.S. dollars by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1% during

Published: June 12, 2024
# AI / ML
# Big Data
# FinTech
# Healthcare
# Manufacturing
# Marketing
# Retail / E-commerce
How to Scale AI in Your Organization

According to WEKA's 2023 Global Trends in AI Report, 69% of organizations now have AI projects up and running, and 28% are using AI across their whole business. This shows a big move from just trying out AI to making it a key part of how companies operate and succeed. However, this is just the beginning as the major point is not to have only AI but to have it work to your benefit. Organizations have to address various challenges such as the collection of data, hiring the right skills, and fittin

Published: April 4, 2024
# AI / ML
# Computer Vision
# NLP
Top Computer Vision Opportunities and Challenges for 2024

Computer vision (CV) is a part of artificial intelligence that enables computers to analyze and understand visual information, both images and videos. It goes beyond plain “seeing” an image, but teaches computers to make decisions based on what they see. The AI-driven computer vision market is experiencing rapid growth, rising from $22 billion in 2023 to an expected $50 billion by 2030, with a 21.4% CAGR from 2024 to 2030. This technology imitates human vision but works faster using sophisticate

Published: March 8, 2024
# Computer Vision
# AI / ML
How to tell a fantastic data story (Plus Best Books on Data Visualization)

What are the central parts of any data-driven story, and how to apply the Gestalt laws to your data visualization reports? What role does context play in your data story? We are dwelling on these questions and providing you with a list of the best books and tools for stunning data visualization. Check it out! First, let us start from the central part of any good data story — the data-ink ratio. You’ve probably heard of or read something from Edward Tufte, the father of data visualization, who ha

Published: December 9, 2021
# Big Data
Face Detection Explained: State-of-the-Art Methods and Best Tools

So many of us have used different Facebook applications to see us aging, turned into rock stars, or applied festive make-up. Such waves of facial transformations are usually accompanied by warnings not to share images of your faces — otherwise, they will be processed and misused. But how does AI use faces in reality? Let’s discuss state-of-the-art applications for face detection and recognition. First, detection and recognition are different tasks. _Face detection_ is the crucial part of face re

Published: June 17, 2021
# Computer Vision
# AI / ML
Brain-Computer Interfaces: Your Favorite Guide

At the beginning of April 2021, Neuralink’s new video featuring a monkey playing Pong with his mind hit the headlines. The company’s as-always-bold statements promise to give back the freedom of movement to people with disabilities. We decided to look beyond the hype and define what these brain-computer systems are capable of in reality. Let’s dive right into it. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)* or *Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) capture a user’s brain activity and translate it into commands f

Published: May 20, 2021
# Computer Vision
# AI / ML