NSERC Alliance Grant Awarded for AI-Assisted Intestinal Ultrasound Analysis

Dr. Naimul Khan has been awarded an NSERC Alliance grant (with Mitacs Accelerate support) totalling $120K to develop AI algorithms for segmentation and analysis of intestinal ultrasound, in partnership with Dova Health Intelligence.

The project targets faster and more accurate assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) — a condition affecting millions of Canadians — by automating the interpretation of intestinal ultrasound images using deep learning. IBD assessment currently relies heavily on specialist expertise, and AI-assisted tools have the potential to significantly reduce diagnostic delays.

This project is led by Dr. Randy Tan as post-doctoral research lead.