Our Company
Melalogic is a platform that gives black people a single source of skin health information from trusted professionals who look like them.
Problem
Black people die or are injured from completely treatable skin conditions.
25%more likely to die
if black
~100%black population
at-risk
97%of all dermatologists
need training
Linda Carroll, "Many dermatologists need more training on African American skin and hair," Reuters, August 21 2019, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-dermatology-black-perceptions/many-dermatologists-need-more-training-on-african-american-skin-and-hair-idUSKCN1VB2IG
The Gap
There is no convenient way for a black person to access resources that display what a skin issue could potentially look like on them...until now.

Solution
Melalogic is a platform that aims to protect black people from being killed or injured from treatable skin conditions.
In short, Melalogic modernizes the skin health experience for black people.
Visual Aids



App
Users will be able to submit a photo of any skin issue they may have and receive instaneous feedback as to what it could be, and suggestions on how they should treat it.


Melalogic is a Self-Health Management App for Individuals and Families
Melalogic provides Dermatology Practitioner Resources
Melalogic has a Products & Services Marketplace
Milestones
The Afro Newspaper
Written Interview
2022Collaborate & Elevate
Video Interview
Avery Smith is building Melalogic to be a trustworthy and reliable resource for Black Skin health
2022Audible, an Amazon Company
Audio Interview
Founder Avery Smith is featured in Episode 1 of The Bias Diagnosis, an Audible Original Series
2021AI: Decodes The System
Audio Interview
Decoding how machines only learning white faces can lead to bad outcomes for other races
2021Technical.ly
Written Interview
2021Mozilla Foundation
Award
Melalogic Receives Mozilla Creative Media Award for Black Interrogations of AI
2021British Medical Journal
Written Interview
Can we trust AI not to further embed racial bias and prejudice?
2020National Science Foundation
Achievement
Melalogic Completes National Science Foundation Regional I-Corps Program at the City University of New York
2019Technical.ly
Written Interview
2018American Medical Association
Research Paper Published
Machine Learning and Health Care Disparities in Dermatology
2018Dr. LaToya Smith
February 20th 1982 - December 9th 2011
Went home to be with The Lord
2011