Standards in the Preparation of Biomedical Research Metadata: A Bridge2AI Perspective

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10432v2
• Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:37:41 GMT
• Title: Standards in the Preparation of Biomedical Research Metadata: A Bridge2AI Perspective
• Authors: Harry Caufield, Satrajit Ghosh, Sek Wong Kong, Jillian Parker, Nathan Sheffield, Bhavesh Patel, Andrew Williams, Timothy Clark, Monica C. Munoz-Torres,
• Abstract summary: Bridge2AI has defined the criteria a dataset may possess to render it AI-ready.<n>These criteria include FAIRness, provenance, degree of characterization, explainability, sustainability, and computability.<n>This report assesses the state of metadata creation and standardization in the Bridge2AI Grand Challenges.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: AI-readiness describes the degree to which data may be optimally and ethically used for subsequent AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) methods, where those methods may involve some combination of model training, data classification, and ethical, explainable prediction. The Bridge2AI consortium has defined the particular criteria a biomedical dataset may possess to render it AI-ready: in brief, a dataset's readiness is related to its FAIRness, provenance, degree of characterization, explainability, sustainability, and computability, in addition to its accompaniment with documentation about ethical data practices. To ensure AI-readiness and to clarify data structure and relationships within Bridge2AI's Grand Challenges (GCs), particular types of metadata are necessary. The GCs within the Bridge2AI initiative include four data-generating projects focusing on generating AI/ML-ready datasets to tackle complex biomedical and behavioral research problems. These projects develop standardized, multimodal data, tools, and training resources to support AI integration, while addressing ethical data practices. Examples include using voice as a biomarker, building interpretable genomic tools, modeling disease trajectories with diverse multimodal data, and mapping cellular and molecular health indicators across the human body. This report assesses the state of metadata creation and standardization in the Bridge2AI GCs, provides guidelines where required, and identifies gaps and areas for improvement across the program. New projects, including those outside the Bridge2AI consortium, would benefit from what we have learned about creating metadata as part of efforts to promote AI readiness.

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