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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
HHS · no agency ID · record R0971

Ptolemy

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/NIH

Overview

Development stage
DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2023-01 (month precision)Source: Jan-23
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Science
Operational functions
No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Automated screening of CryoEM specimens

Expected benefits

Algorithm used to find and classify areas in low magnification CryoEM images for imaging (https://github.com/SMLC-NYSBC/ptolemy). This tool is utilized by the Cryo-EM core in support of research projects within NIEHS DIR and DTT laboratories.

System outputs

Inputs are low magnification cryoEM imaging data, outputs are specimen classifications.

Technology

AI classification
Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
No
Public source code
github.com ↗

Sourcing

How it was built
Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
Vendor (as reported)
Open Source
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
No
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
Models were trained using publicly available data.
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported