Teenager's Start
Roya Qader
What  Qader  has built is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence  reams of biomedical data and various algorithms to essentially "read" mammogram images  spotting and diagnosing abnormalities quickly and at low cost — a potential boon to developing countries  where access to doctors and health care can be limited. The technology is still in the testing stage  says  Qader .
 Qader  acknowledges that interpreting mammograms is usually the task of radiologists  but  his  goal is not to replace human physicians   he  says  but to help them — particularly in areas  often in low-income countries like Afghanistan  where trained physicians can be scarce.  Qader  believes  his  technology can aid doctors by quickly pinpointing diagnoses to allow for earlier and better care. Although there are mammogram machines in Afghanistan there are not enough skilled doctors to read the results   he  says. "They have the hardware — it's only getting cheaper — but not the manpower."
He's not the only one who thinks so. After meeting  Qader  at Google's I/O developer conference in May 2017  Google CEO Sundar Pichai and chairman Eric Schmidt sent him Twitter shout-outs.
 Qader  also presented a TEDxTeen talk in London about  his  quest to apply machine-learning technology to health care in the developing world: "How I Searched My Way to a Cure."
It's the story of an immigrant family seeking the American dream and of a kid whose curiosity led him to become a budding entrepreneur.  Qader  was born in Afghanistan in 1999 and came to Chicago with  his  parents when  he  was only a few months old.  He  grew up surrounded by aunts  uncles and cousins  all of them   he  says  "trying to figure out" how to make new lives in their new country. A key ingredient   his  family taught  him   was helping people: "If we were in the position that we could help ourselves  we could help others. That is the philosophy I grew up with and that has always helped me."
"This is how he is " says his mother  Roya Qader. He returned from their family trip to Afghanistan asking  "Why people there don't have the opportunities that he had to study. And what could he do to help people there?"
What  Qader  has built is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence  reams of biomedical data and various algorithms to essentially "read" mammogram images  spotting and diagnosing abnormalities quickly and at low cost — a potential boon to developing countries  where access to doctors and health care can be limited. The technology is still in the testing stage  says  Qader .
 Qader  acknowledges that interpreting mammograms is usually the task of radiologists  but  his  goal is not to replace human physicians   he  says  but to help them — particularly in areas  often in low-income countries like Afghanistan  where trained physicians can be scarce.  Qader  believes  his  technology can aid doctors by quickly pinpointing diagnoses to allow for earlier and better care. Although there are mammogram machines in Afghanistan there are not enough skilled doctors to read the results   he  says. "They have the hardware — it's only getting cheaper — but not the manpower."
He's not the only one who thinks so. After meeting  Qader  at Google's I/O developer conference in May 2017  Google CEO Sundar Pichai and chairman Eric Schmidt sent him Twitter shout-outs.
 Qader  also presented a TEDxTeen talk in London about  his  quest to apply machine-learning technology to health care in the developing world: "How I Searched My Way to a Cure."
It's the story of an immigrant family seeking the American dream and of a kid whose curiosity led him to become a budding entrepreneur.  Qader  was born in Afghanistan in 1999 and came to Chicago with  his  parents when  he  was only a few months old.  He  grew up surrounded by aunts  uncles and cousins  all of them   he  says  "trying to figure out" how to make new lives in their new country. A key ingredient   his  family taught  him   was helping people: "If we were in the position that we could help ourselves  we could help others. That is the philosophy I grew up with and that has always helped me."
"This is how he is " says his mother  [TGT]. He returned from their family trip to Afghanistan asking  "Why people there don't have the opportunities that he had to study. And what could he do to help people there?"