Shinjini Kundu Explained

Shinjini Kundu

Shinjini Kundu (born 1990) is an Indian American physician and computer scientist at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Her research focuses on designing artificial intelligence systems to detect diseases that may be imperceptible to humans. She was named one of Forbes 30 under 30,[1] MIT Technology Review's 35 innovators under 35,[2] a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader,[3] and a winner of the Carnegie Science Award.[4]

Early life and education

Before completing high school at 16,[5] Kundu would help her father, a computer engineer, take apart computers. This influenced her studies at Stanford University, where she graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering,[6] and served as editor in chief of the university's undergraduate research journal.[7] During this time, a class on medical imaging led Kundu into the medical field, where she believed she could use her expertise to diagnose patients faster.[8] Kundu enrolled in the Medical Scientist Training Program conducted by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Subsequently, she completed her residency and fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in radiology and neuroradiology, respectively. Prior to her doctoral program, Kundu also trained as an Indian classical dancer and performed at Madison Square Garden.

Research

Kundu's research focuses on "transport-based morphometry," or TBM, which applies machine learning techniques to identify latent disease not readily observable by humans reviewing traditional magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs).[9] [10] Kundu has authored or co-authored eighteen peer-reviewed articles, including in the journals Nature Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences[11] and has presented at the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.[12]

In 2018, Kundu was a speaker at the United Nations A.I. for Good global summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where her input on transparent A.I. in medicine was adopted as a priority area under Sustainable Development Goal 3.[13] [14]

Accolades

In 2018, Dr. Kundu was listed to Forbes 30 under 30's 2019 list, recognizing her contributions in healthcare. She was also named one of MIT Technology Review's 35 innovators under 35 for her creation of "an artificial-intelligence system that can analyze them [medical images] to find patterns undetectable to the naked eye. Her innovation could have a fundamental impact on the way we detect and treat diseases."[2] Dr. Kundu was also the winner of the 2018 Carnegie Science Award.[15]

In 2017, Dr. Kundu was one of four academics recognized at NRI of the Year,[16] Times Now's annually televised Indian awards show recognizing achievement by those of Indian descent.[17] [18] In 2017, an Elle magazine article remarked, “Not only is she one of the world’s youngest MD-PhD scientists, she has developed technology that could possibly diagnose diseases as early as three years before the symptoms manifest in the patient and she actively works towards the inclusion of more women in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math).”

In 2016, Dr. Kundu was recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine's "40 Under 40," which wrote "The lightning speed of Shinjini Kundu’s academic progress could test the laws of physics, much less those of probability."

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare. Forbes. en. 2019-06-26.
  2. News: Detailed medical images are hard to decipher. Shinjini Kundu's program can see what people can't.. MIT Technology Review. 2018-07-25. en.
  3. Web site: Young Global Leaders . 2023-03-14 . Young Global Leaders . 2019-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702110138/https://www.younggloballeaders.org/new-class?utf8=%E2%9C%93&region=a0Tb00000000DC9EAM#results . live .
  4. Web site: Carnegie Science Center: Awardees. www.carnegiesciencecenter.org. en. 2018-07-25.
  5. Web site: 40 Under 40: 2016 - Pittsburgh Magazine - November 2016 - Pittsburgh, PA. pittsburghmagazine.com. 2017-08-12. 2017-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812214928/http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/November-2016/40-Under-40-2016/index.php?cparticle=10&siarticle=9&ver=1476804287. dead.
  6. Web site: Shinjini Kundu, Carnegie Mellon University | Rising Stars in EECS: 2016. risingstars.ece.cmu.edu. 2017-08-12.
  7. Web site: Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702225255/https://web.stanford.edu/group/journal/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SURJ9.pdf . July 2, 2015 . dead.
  8. News: Mubarak. Salva. Dr Shinjini Kundu on gender biases in STEM fields. 17 August 2017. Elle India. 11 July 2017.
  9. Kundu. Shinjini. Discovery and visualization of structural biomarkers from MRI using transport-based morphometry. NeuroImage. 167. 256–275. 5912801. 2017. 29117580. 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.11.006. 2017arXiv170504919K. 1705.04919.
  10. Web site: Artificial Intelligence Can Change the future of Medical Diagnosis | Shinjini Kundu | TEDxPittsburgh. YouTube. 18 July 2017 . 2017-08-12.
  11. Kundu. Shinjini. 2020. Enabling early detection of osteoarthritis from presymptomatic cartilage texture maps via transport-based learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117. 40. 24709–24719. 10.1073/pnas.1917405117. 3573224. 7547154. 2020PNAS..11724709K . free.
  12. Book: 10.1109/ICASSP.2012.6288140. Light field compression using homography and 2D warping. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP). 1349–1352. 2012. Kundu. Shinjini. 978-1-4673-0046-9. 1769912.
  13. News: Four ways to scale up solutions in Artificial Intelligence for health. ITU. 2018-05-21. ITU News. 2018-07-25. en-US. 2018-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725064000/https://news.itu.int/four-ways-scale-ai-solutions-quick-wins-health/. dead.
  14. News: How AI can help detect and prevent diseases (Q&A). ITU. 2018-07-10. ITU News. 2018-07-25. en-US. 2018-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725064031/https://news.itu.int/ai-detect-prevent-diseases/. dead.
  15. Web site: Carnegie Science Award Winners. Carnegie Science Center. 2018-12-31.
  16. Web site: NRI philanthropist, ISRO honoured at Times Now 'NRI of the Year' Awards. Connected To India. 13 July 2017. 2017-08-12. 2017-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211842/http://www.connectedtoindia.com/nri-philanthropist-isro-honoured-at-times-now-nri-of-the-year-awards-2137.html. live.
  17. Web site: NRI Achievers Award for Global Indians. NRI of the Year 2017. 2017-08-12. 2024-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20240713034720/https://www.nrioftheyear.com/lander. live.
  18. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/2g08EjjywPk. 2021-12-08. Changing the Future of Medicine - Shinjini Kundu (Winner of Season 4,2017 Academics) . YouTube.
  19. Kundu. S. 2021. AI in medicine must be explainable. Nature Medicine. 27. 8. 1328. 10.1038/s41591-021-01461-z. 34326551. 236516826.
  20. Measuring trustworthiness is crucial for medical AI tools. Nature Human Behaviour. 2023. 37985903. 2024-05-08. Kundu. S.. 7. 11. 1812–1813. 10.1038/s41562-023-01711-9 .
  21. Resolution of Suicidal Ideation With Corticosteroids in a Patient With Concurrent Addison's Disease and Depression. 4374812 . 25834753 . 10.4088/PCC.13l01578. 16. 6 . Prim Care Companion CNS Disord . Kundu . S . Bryk . J . Alam . A. 2014 .
  22. The cumulative distribution transform and linear pattern classification. 10.1016/j.acha.2017.02.002 . Rim Park . Se. Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis. 45. 3. 616–641. 1507.05936. 2018. 5398198 .

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