March 18, 2025
Professor Young Kim Leads Purdue Research Team Developing Smartphone Based Malaria Screening Method
Professor Young L. Kim and his team at Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a smartphone-based malaria screening method using computer vision to analyze the inner eyelid. This innovative approach, tested in collaboration with the Rwanda Biomedical Center, offers a noninvasive and accessible solution for early malaria detection in resource-limited settings.