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<font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Apologies for cross posting<br>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="display:inline-block; border:none; padding:0in"><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="background:#ffffff"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">**Submission deadline extended to Sun 1st
Sept 2019**</font></span></span></font></span><br>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">This is a final call for challengers to our Connectomics in NeuroImaging Transfer-Learning Challenge 2019 held in parallel with the 22nd International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-assisted
Intervention (MICCAI 2019) in Shenzhen, China.<br>
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CNI 2019 will be taking place on October 13th, 2019.<br>
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*** CNI Call for Challengers ***<br>
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Addressing the issues of generalizability and clinical relevance for functional connectomes, you can leverage a unique resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) dataset of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and neurotypical controls (NC) to design a classification
framework that can predict subject diagnosis (ADHD vs. NC) based on brain connectivity data.<br>
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In a surprise twist, we will also evaluate the classification performance on a related clinical population with an ADHD comorbidity. This challenge will allow us to assess (1) whether the method is extracting functional connectivity patterns related to ADHD
symptomatology, and (2) how much of this information "transfers" between clinical populations.<br>
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Training and validation data are both available: <a href="http://www.brainconnectivity.net/challenge_data.html" target="_blank">
http://www.brainconnectivity.net/challenge_data.html</a><br>
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*** Why submit to the CNI Challenge? ***<br>
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- Two great keynote speakers Prof Yong He (Beijing Normal University, China) and Dr. Fan Zhang (Harvard Medical School, USA);<br>
- Oral presentations and poster sessions to provide you with ample opportunity for exchanges and discussions;<br>
- Sponsored prizes for Challenge winners.<br>
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*** Important dates for CNI Challenge ***<br>
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- Submission deadline: Sept 1st, 2019, 23:59 EST<br>
- Submission website: <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CNIChallenge2019" target="_blank">
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CNIChallenge2019</a><br>
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<p><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">For more information, visit <a href="http://www.brainconnectivity.net/challenge.html" target="_blank">
http://www.brainconnectivity.net/challenge.html</a> <br>
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us <a href="http://www.brainconnectivity.net/contact.html" target="_blank">
http://www.brainconnectivity.net/contact.html</a><br>
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We look forward to your participation!<br>
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CNI 2019 Chairs</span></font></p>
<p><span style="display:inline-block; border:none; padding:0in">CNI website: <a href="http://www.brainconnectivity.net/index.html">
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