DermaML

The DermaML project is a joint effort with Dr. Powers’s Dermatology lab at the University of Iowa, aiming to quantify biological and chronological aging in the hands, specifically in relation to occupational and sun exposures. Members of the Powers lab have imaged the largest known collection of patient hands and associated each with a set of demographic information. With these images, we explore color spaces and textures that capture patterns expected from general aging trends. We use these features in interpretable modeling options, including AutoML, CNNs, and SHAP plots.