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Conference Agenda

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Session Overview

Date: Sunday, 24/Aug/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	Targeted Learning Oliver Dukes, Stijn Vansteelandt, Shaun Seaman Location: Biozentrum U1.111	The design of simulation studies Tim P. Morris, Ian R. White Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Network meta-analysis: from key concepts to advanced methods Virginia Chiocchia, Konstantina Chalkou, Orestis Efthimiou, Tasnim Hamza, Georgia Salanti Location: Biozentrum U1.141	Good Software Engineering Practice for R Packages Audrey Te-ying Yeo, Alessandro Gasparini, Daniel Sabanés Bové Location: Biozentrum U1.101	Bayesian Methods for Precision Medicine Peter F. Thall Location: Biozentrum U1.197
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	Targeted Learning Location: Biozentrum U1.111	The design of simulation studies Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Network meta-analysis: from key concepts to advanced methods Location: Biozentrum U1.141	Good Software Engineering Practice for R Packages Location: Biozentrum U1.101	Bayesian Methods for Precision Medicine Location: Biozentrum U1.197
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Targeted Learning Location: Biozentrum U1.111	The design of simulation studies Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Network meta-analysis: from key concepts to advanced methods Location: Biozentrum U1.141	Good Software Engineering Practice for R Packages Location: Biozentrum U1.101	Multi-state models: theory, applications and new developments Liesbeth de Wreede, Hein Putter Location: Biozentrum U1.197
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Coffee Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Targeted Learning Location: Biozentrum U1.111	The design of simulation studies Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Network meta-analysis: from key concepts to advanced methods Location: Biozentrum U1.141	Good Software Engineering Practice for R Packages Location: Biozentrum U1.101	Multi-state models: theory, applications and new developments Location: Biozentrum U1.197
6:00pm - 10:00pm	Student Gathering

Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025
9:00am - 9:30am	Formal opening Location: Biozentrum U1.111				Formal opening Location: Biozentrum U1.131, U1.141, U1.101 & ETH E27, E23, E21 Livestream of the plenary
9:30am - 10:45am	Confidence distributions: new tools to design, adapt and analyse clinical trials Ian Marschner Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Thomas Jaki				Confidence distributions: new tools to design, adapt and analyse clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131, U1.141, U1.101 & ETH E27, E23, E21 Chair: Thomas Jaki Livestream of the plenary
10:45am - 11:30am	Coffee Break			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
11:30am - 1:00pm	When worlds collide: Common methodological themes in meta-analysis, causal inference, and hybrid trial design Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: David Phillippo	Efficient analyses of clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Tomasz Burzykowski	Poster Highlights Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Jenny Devenport Chair: Jianmei Wang	Dynamic borrowing and basket trials Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Isaac Gravestock	Causal inference - dealing with bias Location: ETH E27 Chair: Julie Josse	Survival analysis 1 Location: ETH E23 Chair: Thomas Scheike	Prediction / prognostic modelling 1 Location: ETH E21 Chair: Aris Perperoglou	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
2:00pm - 3:30pm	AI-driven multi-omics data integration Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Niko Beerenwinkel	Defining estimands for clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Kelly Van Lancker	Adaptive and multi-arm multi-stage trials Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Nigel Stallard	Causal inference: target trial emulation Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Shaun Seaman	Meta-analysis 1 Location: ETH E27 Chair: Antonio Remiro-Azocar	Prediction / prognostic modelling 2 Location: ETH E23 Chair: Ewout Steyerberg	Joint / longitudinal modelling Location: ETH E21 Chair: Michael Crowther	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Prediction modelling meets causal inference for clinical decision making Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Ruth Keogh	Estimands: causal and multiple imputation approaches Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Ian R White	Clinical trials and regulatory issues Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Marcia Rueckbeil	Model selection and simulations Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Tim P. Morris	Bayesian methods 1 Location: ETH E27 Chair: Daniel Sabanés Bové	Multi-omics data integration Location: ETH E23 Chair: Charlotte Soneson	Biomarker studies & diagnostic tests Location: ETH E21 Chair: Annette Kopp-Schneider	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: M / Monday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
6:00pm - 8:30pm	Welcome reception

Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
8:45am - 9:15am	Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall				Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
9:15am - 10:45am	Mathematical and Statistical Modelling in the Life Sciences: Seeking causal explanations Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Jack Kuipers	Clinical trials with longitudinal and clustered data Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Garth Tarr	Bayesian methods 2 Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Lukas Andreas Widmer	Machine learning 1 Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Andreas Ziegler	Infectious disease modelling Location: ETH E27 Chair: Liesbeth C de Wreede	Meta science 1 Location: ETH E23 Chair: Leonhard Held	Design and analysis of trials in rare diseases Location: ETH E21 Chair: Martin Posch	Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
10:45am - 11:30am	Coffee Break			Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
11:30am - 1:00pm	Optimizing efficiency in adaptive trial designs Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Katherine Lee	Survival and recurrent events in clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Theis Lange	Alternative estimands in causal inference Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Elise Dumas	Machine learning, deep learning, and AI Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Mark van de Wiel	Meta-analysis 2 Location: ETH E27 Chair: Keith R Abrams	Meta science 2 Location: ETH E23 Chair: Carsten Oliver Schmidt	Statistical methods in epidemiology Location: ETH E21 Chair: Stefania Galimberti	Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch			Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: T / Tuesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
2:00pm - 6:00pm	Excursions

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	Cracking causal questions: Estimands for reliable and clinically relevant evidence Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Marcel Wolbers	Design and evaluation of clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Babak Choodari-Oskooei	Competing events and multi-state modelling Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Sarah Friedrich	Machine learning 2 Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Wessel van Wieringen	Prediction / prognostic modelling 3 Location: ETH E27 Chair: Carolin Strobl	Infectious disease and longitudinal modelling Location: ETH E23 Chair: Hein Putter	Biomarker studies & mixed topics Location: ETH E21 Chair: Krista Fischer	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
11:00am - 11:15am	Session chair's introduction Vanessa Didelez Location: Biozentrum U1.111				Session chair's introduction Location: Biozentrum U1.131, U1.141, U1.101 & ETH E27, E23, E21 Livestream of the plenary
11:15am - 12:15pm	Statistical and causal perspectives on machine learning in estimating individualized treatment strategies Erica E. M. Moodie Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Vanessa Didelez				Statistical and causal perspectives on machine learning in estimating individualized treatment strategies Location: Biozentrum U1.131, U1.141, U1.101 & ETH E27, E23, E21 Chair: Vanessa Didelez Livestream of the plenary
12:15pm - 1:30pm	ISCB Annual General Meeting Location: Biozentrum U1.111			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Improving replicability in clinical biostatistics Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Anne-Laure Boulesteix	Randomization and analysis of clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Stephen Senn	Survival analysis 2 Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Martina Mittlböck	Causal inference: Mixed topics Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Stijn Vansteelandt	Innovation in oncology dose escalation trials and beyond Location: ETH E27 Chair: Sebastian Weber	Missing data and imputation Location: ETH E23 Chair: Jonathan Bartlett	Observational/real-world data 1 Location: ETH E21 Chair: Michail Katsoulis	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall			Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Generative AI in clinical research and drug development (BBS invited session) Location: Biozentrum U1.111 Chair: Giusi Moffa	Efficient use of interim analyses in clinical trials Location: Biozentrum U1.131 Chair: Francois Mercier	Survival analysis 3 Location: Biozentrum U1.141 Chair: Dominic Edmund Magirr	Causal inference in time-varying settings Location: Biozentrum U1.101 Chair: Oliver Dukes	Prediction / prognostic modelling 4 Location: ETH E27 Chair: Richard D Riley	Meta-analysis 3 Location: ETH E23 Chair: Ulrike Held	Observational/real-world data 2 Location: ETH E21 Chair: Sabine Hoffmann	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at ETH Location: ETH, UG hall	Poster Exhibition: W / Wednesday posters at Biozentrum Location: Biozentrum, 2nd floor
6:00pm - 11:00pm	Conference Dinner

Date: Thursday, 28/Aug/2025
9:15am - 10:45am	Mini-Symposium 1: Causal Inference for Improved Clinical Collaborations: A Practicum Location: Biozentrum U1.111	Mini-Symposium 3: STRATOS – Statistical Research needs to improve – on the important roles of simulation studies and guidance for analysis: Phases of methodological research Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Mini-Symposium 2: Early Career Biostatisticians’ (ECB) Day Location: ETH E21 & E23
10:45am - 11:30am	Coffee Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Mini-Symposium 1: Causal Inference for Improved Clinical Collaborations: A Practicum Location: Biozentrum U1.111	Mini-Symposium 3: STRATOS – Statistical Research needs to improve – on the important roles of simulation studies and guidance for analysis: Talks from TGs and panels Location: Biozentrum U1.131	Mini-Symposium 2: Early Career Biostatisticians’ (ECB) Day Location: ETH E21 & E23
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Mini-Symposium 4: Enhancing Cancer Clinical Trials with Patient-Reported Outcomes: Insights from SISAQOL-IMI Location: Biozentrum U1.111
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Mini-Symposium 4: Enhancing Cancer Clinical Trials with Patient-Reported Outcomes: Insights from SISAQOL-IMI Location: Biozentrum U1.111