Ascona Workshop 2019

Statistical Challenges in Medical Data Science

Scope

Rapid biotechnological advances have turned the biomedical sciences into a data science. Today, large-scale high-dimensional data is generated routinely by new imaging modalities, DNA sequencing technologies, and many other molecular profiling techniques. These profiles promise to reveal the molecular basis of diseases and to guide the design of novel therapeutic interventions. In addition to molecular and clinical data, mobile health data obtained from internet-based pervasive monitoring can also provide useful information. However, integrating and analyzing complex clinical, molecular, and mobile health data is extremely challenging, and new statistical models and computational inference methods are needed. Our workshop will (i) explore recent advances and open problems in statistical modelling, inference, and integration of molecular profiling, electronic health record, and mobile health data; (ii) identify opportunities and challenges for translation of data science approaches to health and disease, such as the construction of data-driven medical decision support systems; and (iii) facilitate meaningful interactions between engineering, biomedical, and quantitative researchers.

News

Directions to DownloadConference Dinner (PDF, 217 KB). (Only needed for people not joining the excursion.)

Programme

DownloadSchedule (PDF, 91 KB)

DownloadAbstract book (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Speaker information:

Keynotes: Please aim for a 45-minute talk leaving 15 minutes for questions.
Contributed talks: Please aim for a 20-minute talk leaving 10 minutes for questions.

Poster information:

Please print your poster in a maximum A0 format (ca. 118x84 cm) and in portrait format only
No on-site printing facilities available

Dates

Workshop: 16 - 21 June 2019.

15 January: external pagepre-registration starts,
22 February: pre-registration ends (extended deadline),
11 March: applicants will be notified,
20 March: registration opens,
6 May: deadline for registration.

Location

Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

Keynote speakers

Karsten Borgwardt (ETH Zurich)
Tianxi Cai (Harvard)
Christina Curtis (Stanford)
Anna Goldenberg (U Toronto)
Chris Holmes (Oxford)
Jennifer Listgarten (UC Berkeley)
Marylyn Ritchie (U Penn)
Michael Snyder (Stanford)
Matthew Stephens (U Chicago)
Yinyin Yuan (ICR London)

Pre-registration

Please fill out external pagethis form to apply for the workshop. Note that this application does not ensure participation. Abstracts will be selected by the organizers, and successful applicants will then be invited to register.

Registration

Registration fees are CHF 300 for academic participants, and CHF 800 for industry participants. Not included are board (approximately CHF 350) and lodging (approximately CHF 500). Please note that registration is limited to invited applicants.

Contact

Organizing committee

Niko Beerenwinkel, Peter Bühlmann, Wolfgang Huber

CSF award

Congressi Stefano Franscini sponsors an award to a young scientists for the best presentation at the conference. This year it was awarded to Hélène Ruffieux, EPFL.