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Advancing privacy-preserving causal inference methods for COVID-19 treatment analysis with innovative AI-assisted collaborative modeling

Challenge Overview

Develop Structural Causal Models (SCMs) with LLM assistance to estimate effects of glucocorticoids on COVID-19 patient survival, evaluated through secure computing environments.

Key Dates

  • Launch: May 15, 2025
  • Webinar: May 20th and 27th
  • Mid-point Evaluation: June 25th
  • Final Evaluation: July 30th
  • Results: Mid-August 2025

Innovation

Combining Structural Causal Models (SCMs) with real-time collaborative canvas, generative AI, and a secure federated learning environment - maintaining privacy while enabling robust analysis.

How It Works

  1. Build causal diagrams in cStructure
  2. Benchmark using de-identified COVID-19 EHR data
  3. Get weekly performance feedback
  4. Final validation with COVID-19 cohort study data in EscrowAI

Evaluation Criteria

  • Alignment with RCT results
  • Proper adjustment for confounding
  • Calibration-in-the-large metrics
  • Plausibility of causal relationships

Registration Process

  1. Register with your email address, team name, and organization (optional)
  2. Sign Up for an account with the same email address
  3. Sign in and join the challenge