Piel

AI Skin Cancer Detection for Minority Patients

Piel uses artificial intelligence to detect skin cancer and is optimized for darker skin tones which are traditionally ignored by existing apps.


--Check moles or lesions easily using your camera in 2 easy ways--


(1) Take a photo of the lesion with your iPhone camera through the app to check its risk of skin cancer.


(2) Choose an existing photo of the lesion from your camera roll to check its risk of skin cancer.


For optimal performance, make sure photos are focused, well-lit, and centered with minimal background distractions.


--Spanish language support available--


Toggle the app language between English and Spanish at any point during the process.



**This application and its usage are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or diagnosis. Any results from this application are purely for informative purposes and should not be treated as medical advice. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, go to the emergency department, or call 911 immediately.**



Piel App Pitch

How it Works


Piel is trained using VGGNet on the Fitzpatrick 17K dataset, which provides skin cancer images sorted by skin tone. This ensures that the app runs smoothly without sacrificing accuracy across any given skin tone.

Our Team

Soryan Kumar

Warren Alpert Medical School

Class of 2025

Arnav Kumar

Princeton University

Class of 2024

Swata Alagar

Warren Alpert Medical School

Class of 2025