Development of an AI-based population health foundation model utilizing health and register data from three European countries
Description of the granted funding
We develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to analyze health data from national databases in Europe. Inspired by language models like ChatGPT, these AI systems predict future health events and adapt to various healthcare tasks, aiming at more accurate prediction of progression of diseases like cancer, or estimation of future healthcare costs, useful in public health planning. One strength of the project is the use of representative large datasets from Finland (7 million people) and France (16 million people). With the aid of such comprehensive data, it is possible to train more accurate models for minority groups and individuals suffering from rare diseases. A key goal is protecting privacy, aiming to use AI to create synthetic, anonymous datasets that mimic real data but cannot be linked to any real person, minimizing privacy concerns. We seek to make health data AI models more versatile, and improve privacy safeguards, advancing public health and healthcare innovation.
Show moreStarting year
2025
End year
2029
Granted funding
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
Academy research fellows
Decision maker
Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment
16.06.2025
16.06.2025
Other information
Funding decision number
369500
Fields of science
Public health care science, environmental and occupational health
Research fields
Kansanterveystiede
Identified topics
public health, occupational health