Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar
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Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar (b. 1960 in Paris, France) is a French
Internet pioneer best known as the founder of Q.O.A.C.H (Question Oriented Approach for Common Health) which makes medical knowledge easy understandable and usable by the public via the Internet
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). He quickly got interested in medical data computing, expert systems and artificial intelligence
. He achieved several projects with Pr Pierre Debray-Ritzen and Pr Yves Pélicier, neuro-psychiatrists interested by the brain-computer analogy, and finished his research and doctorate work with the authorization of the dean at the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of Belgrade University, under the direction of his friend Dr Zoran Bozovic, a biophysician member of the DECUS
(Digital Equipment Computer User Society). He programmed for that occasion the first medical expert system
available on a micro-computer, making a diagnosis on a electrocardiographic wave.
(the French Videotext
system), he left the idea for some time. In 2006, the birth of a social Internet opened new possibilities and the trade mark was created simply replacing the C of coach with a Q, standing for "question": the system is question-based, requesting the user's memory to train him with a good health attitude. Behind the scene, a non profit organization raised in 2007 to collect scientific information and start specifically needed studies on prevention and longevity: The Longevity Project.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Internet pioneer best known as the founder of Q.O.A.C.H (Question Oriented Approach for Common Health) which makes medical knowledge easy understandable and usable by the public via the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
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University
After studies in mathematics, Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar attended in 1979 what was at that time a refuge for multidisciplinary students in Paris: the medical school Necker - Enfants Malades (University of Paris V: René DescartesUniversity of Paris V: René Descartes
Paris Descartes University, is one of the main Paris universities, with a strong focus on:* Medical Sciences...
). He quickly got interested in medical data computing, expert systems and artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
. He achieved several projects with Pr Pierre Debray-Ritzen and Pr Yves Pélicier, neuro-psychiatrists interested by the brain-computer analogy, and finished his research and doctorate work with the authorization of the dean at the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies of Belgrade University, under the direction of his friend Dr Zoran Bozovic, a biophysician member of the DECUS
DECUS
The Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society was an independent computer user group related to Digital Equipment Corporation.The Connect User Group Community, formed from the consolidation in May, 2008 of DECUS, Encompass, HP-Interex, and ITUG is Hewlett-Packard’s largest user community...
(Digital Equipment Computer User Society). He programmed for that occasion the first medical expert system
Expert system
In artificial intelligence, an expert system is a computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert. Expert systems are designed to solve complex problems by reasoning about knowledge, like an expert, and not by following the procedure of a developer as is the case in...
available on a micro-computer, making a diagnosis on a electrocardiographic wave.
Doctorate of medicine and computer science
Medicine, expert systems: finitude, incompletude. Université Paris V, 1997.Birth of Q.O.A.C.H
Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar's idea of a public oriented health system raised very early at the university, but after several attempts with the MinitelMinitel
The Minitel is a Videotex online service accessible through the telephone lines, and is considered one of the world's most successful pre-World Wide Web online services. It was launched in France in 1982 by the PTT...
(the French Videotext
Videotext
Videotext may refer to:* Videotext, another name for Teletext, a broadcast information service* Videotex, an interactive information service* Living Videotext, a software development company founded by Dave Winer in 1983...
system), he left the idea for some time. In 2006, the birth of a social Internet opened new possibilities and the trade mark was created simply replacing the C of coach with a Q, standing for "question": the system is question-based, requesting the user's memory to train him with a good health attitude. Behind the scene, a non profit organization raised in 2007 to collect scientific information and start specifically needed studies on prevention and longevity: The Longevity Project.