Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) bekerja sama dengan Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIKES) Telogorejo dalam pengabdian kepada masyarakat bertema pemanfaatan kecerdasan buatan (AI) untuk pencegahan dan deteksi dini penyakit kulit. Kegiatan itu berlangsung di STIKES Telogorejo Semarang dan melibatkan dosen serta mahasiswa dari kedua institusi.
Ketua Pengabdian Masyarakat Edukasi Dan Sosialisasi Aplikasi Berbasis Mobile Untuk Deteksi Penyakit Kulit dan sekaligus dosen Udinus, Dr. Catur Supriyanto, S.Kom, M.Cs, menjelaskan bahwa pengembangan aplikasi deteksi dini penyakit kulit masih dalam tahap pengembangan dan belum dipublikasikan secara resmi. Menurutnya melalui sosialisasi tersebut, sebagai sarana untuk mendapatkan berbagai masukan dari dokter spesialis penyakit kulit untuk menyempurnakan aplikasi tersebut.
“Hopefully, the public will later be able to understand the importance of early detection of skin diseases with the help of technology,” Dr. Catur said on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Sementara itu, Cinantya Paramita, S.Kom., M.Eng., yang merupakan inisiator aplikasi berbasis AI untuk Deteksi Penyakit Kulit sekaligus dosen TI Udinus, mengungkapkan bahwa tercetusnya ide tersebut karena keterbatasan aplikasi yang selama ini beredar di masyarakat. Selain itu, aplikasi-aplikasi yang telah ada memiliki peprosesan yang lama karena dataset berbentuk image.
“My team and I studied the problems by implementing the YOLOv8 model into the UI mobile app using the Flutter framework. We took this specific step so medical professionals can easily early-detect skin diseases,” she revealed.
Additionally, Cinatya said that this app was currently in development to further improve its quality. In the future, she and her team plan to develop AI-based apps for detecting other detections, particularly in outer parts of the human body, like eyelids.
In addition, the collaboration between Udinus and STIKES Telogorejo is expected to produce useful products for the public. With AI technology, skin diseases can be detected much earlier, allowing patients to prevent the disease from becoming even more severe.
“Currently, the app can only detect skin cancer and normal skin conditions. We are currently developing it further so it can detect more accurately and deeply. This is our attempt to come up with positive things for the health sector in Indonesia,” she added.
The plan to develop the app was a result of a research center, namely, the Intelligent Distributed Surveillance (IDSS) Dinus Research Group for AI in Medical Science (DREAMS), which was established by Dr. Guruh Fajar Shidik S.Kom, M.Cs
Collaboration in the Medical Realm
There were two main events at the event, including an education and socialization session on a mobile-based app to detect skin diseases, as well as a public lecture. The public lecture was entitled The Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Preventing and Early-Detecting Skin Diseases.
The Head of STIKES Telogorejo, dr. Swanny Trikajanti Widyaatmadja, M.Kes., Ph.D., warmly looked forward to taking part in this collaboration, which had been established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2024. Hopefully, this collaboration can continue in the form of other partnerships like research projects, and community services.
“Today, Udinus and STIKES Telogorojo Semarang have hosted a community service program in the form of education and socialization of a mobile app. We involved thirty senior nursing students and faculty members from both institutions,” she uttered. (Humas Udinus/Alex. FotoDok. Humas Udinus)
