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Universities are increasingly dependent on commercial providers of digital services and technologies.

A new AI system can help endoscopists recognise oesophageal cancer early, according to a study by Amsterdam UMC and TU Eindhoven. "The earlier you recognise oesophageal cancer, the better the outcome for the patient," said Jacques Bergman, professor of endoscopy at Amsterdam UMC. "We are therefore very happy with this help from artificial intelligence."

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Master AI alumnus Piyush Bagad is the recipient of the KHMW Thesis Prize for Informatica and Informatiekunde. During an award ceremony organized by the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen on 27 November, he will receive a prize of 3000 euros for his thesis entitled “It’s About Time: Time Awareness in Video Foundation Models”.

The CAESAR research group at Amsterdam UMC developed an AI tool that automatically shows liver tumors on CT scans of patients with colon cancer that has spread to the liver. This gives doctors quick insight into the size of the tumors. The fact that the tool is now being investigated in the doctor's daily practice is good news, as many AI tools remain stuck in the development phase. Researcher Michiel Zeeuw explains how this software came about.