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Marc CombaliaMC

Marc Combalia

Experto en Inteligencia Artificial

€700/day
Barcelona, ES
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Marc

Founder of kenko.ai, an AI consultancy and product development company specializing in healthcare and sports industries. Prior to this, held the position of Artificial Intelligence Director of the Skin Cancer group at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and CTO of Athena Tech.

Demonstrated expertise in product development, having created eight research technology demonstrators showcased at major events such as the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 and 2017 in Barcelona and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas 2018.

Published co-authored papers on AI for medical and sports applications at prestigious conferences including the Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) and the Medical Imaging and Deep Learning (MIDL) conferences. Actively involved in the AI working group of the International Skin Imaging Collaboration (ISIC) Consortium and serves as the Lead of the AI Task force for the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).

Significantly contributed to various international projects including SERUMS, QUALITOP, Implementació de medicina personalitzada en melanoma maligne mitjantçant AI, Optimització del maneig del càncer colorectal T1, iTOBOS, and MELCAYA, with funding ranging from €300,000 to €12,039,139.25.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Catalan

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • kenko.ai
    Founder - Artificial Intelligence Expert
    TECH
    June 2020 - Today (6 years)
    Our consultancy and product development services provide cutting edge solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing these sectors, from enhancing patient outcomes to optimizing athletic performance. At uncage.ai, we are proud to collaborate with some of the world's leading organizations. Through our partnerships, we are able to leverage the latest advancements in AI technology to deliver measurable results and create value for our clients. As a leader in this exciting and rapidly-evolving field, I am committed to staying at the forefront of innovation and helping our clients unlock the full potential of AI. Whether you are a healthcare provider, a sports organization, or simply looking to leverage AI in your business, we are here to help you achieve your goals and drive success.
  • Athena Tech
    Founder & CTO of Athena Tech SL
    October 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 2 months)
    As the former CTO of Athena Tech, I am proud to have been responsible for leading a team that specialized in leveraging artificial intelligence for healthcare applications. Our spin-off from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona allowed us to develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative projects that had a real impact on people's lives. During my tenure as CTO, Athena Tech became experts in deep learning, machine learning, computer vision, and data lake technologies. We successfully applied these technologies to a variety of projects, including:
    • Athena Care: a platform that used AI to provide personalized care plans for skin cancer patients.
    • Automatic Parasite Detection: a tool that used computer vision to automatically detect and quantify parasites in biological samples, enabling faster and more accurate diagnoses.
    • Pedophile Detection Platform: a system that used machine learning algorithms helping to protect vulnerable populations. As the CTO of this dynamic team of AI experts who were committed to making a difference in healthcare and beyond, I ensured that we had the resources and support we needed to succeed.
  • Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica
    Artificial Intelligence Research Director - Skin Cancer
    October 2018 - July 2022 (3 years and 9 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    As an Artificial Intelligence Director in the skin cancer field, I have had the privilege of leading a team focused on developing innovative AI solutions to improve patient outcomes. Our funded projects have included:
    - SERUMS: Securing Medical Data in Smart Patient-Centric Healthcare Systems, 2019 - 2022. This € 4 370 062,50 H2020-EU funded project aims to improve healthcare data security and patient-centric care using AI.
    - QUALITOP: Monitoring multidimensional aspects of QUAlity of Life after cancer ImmunoTherapy. This € 5 196 772,50 H2020-EU funded project focuses on monitoring the quality of life of patients undergoing cancer immunotherapy using AI.
    - Implementació de medicina personalitzada en melanoma maligne mitjantçant AI. This Marató de TV3 funded project with a budget of € 300,000.00 focuses on the implementation of personalized medicine for malignant melanoma using AI.
    - iTOBOS: Intelligent Total Body Scanner for Early Detection of Melanoma. This € 12 039 139,25 H2020-EU funded project aims to develop an intelligent total body scanner for the early detection of melanoma. In addition to these projects, I have led several initiatives and workshops in the field, including serving as Co-Chair of the ISIC Consortium AI Working Group and Co-Chair of the CVPR ISIC Workshop in 2019, 2020, and 2021, as well as Co-Chair of the MICCAI ISIC Challenge in 2019 and 2020. I also led the Digital Health Hackathon in 2019 and served as the EADV AI Task Force Lead. I am passionate about using AI to improve patient outcomes in the skin cancer field and beyond. If you share this passion and are interested in collaborating, please don't hesitate to reach out.

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Education

  • Master's degree, Ingeniería de telecomunicaciones
    UPC - ETSETB Telecos BCN
    2018
    Master's degree, Ingeniería de telecomunicaciones
  • Grado en Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones, Ingeniería de telecomunicaciones
    UPC - ETSETB TelecomBCN
    2015
    Grado en Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones, Ingeniería de telecomunicaciones

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