Project was presented at Mostratec 2025 by student Vinícius Albino Klug Fagundes

An artificial intelligence system capable of detecting leukemia cells through blood images won the Feevale Innovative Talents award. The work was developed by student Vinícius Albino Klug Fagundes, 18, from the Electronics Technician course at the Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha Technical School Foundation, supervised by Professor Marco César Sauer. The ceremony took place this Friday, October 31, at the Feevale Theater, during the awards ceremony of the International Science and Technology Fair (Mostratec 2025). The work, entitled Artificial intelligence to aid in the detection and classification of leukemia in blood images, developed a system using convolutional neural networks – inspired by the animal visual cortex – that achieved an average accuracy of 94.5% for the detection and classification of leukemia. For model training, a public database provided by the University of Milan was used, containing 130 images of ALL cells (lymphoblasts) and 130 of healthy

cells. The database was combined with the AML - Cytomorphology_LMU (TCIA), which has 3268 images of AML cells (myeloblasts).

About the Feevale Innovative Talents Award

Feevale University annually recognizes the best work from the International Science and Technology Fair – Mostratec, being a pioneer among educational institutions in awarding young talents from the fair. The Institution awarded student Vinícius Albino Klug Fagundes a full scholarship in one of its courses (except Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine). The winner will also enjoy a six-month incubation period at the Feevale Technological Incubator, and his advisor, Professor Marco César Sauer, will be entitled to a 50% scholarship in one of the postgraduate courses (lato or stricto sensu) offered by the University.

*On the photo, from left to right: Carlos Trein, Vinícius Albino Klug Fagundes and Marco César Sauer