Strasbourg, June 8-12, 2026
Highlights
Mission
The SDS summer school aims to promote research and innovation on computer/data science tools of clinical value by providing multidisciplinary education on surgical data science. The school is therefore dedicated to educating clinicians and computer scientists on respective contexts, needs, tools and methodologies.
Background
We are witnessing the transformation of operating rooms into smart hubs of interconnected advanced technologies where multiple, highly specialized professionals must coordinate for the benefit of patients. Such high-stake sociotechnical process is generally highly effective but error prone. Surgical data science aims to improve the safety and efficiency of modern surgery by modelling multimodal surgical data and developing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to provide timely assistance to caregivers.
However, to build clinically impactful surgical data science tools there is a need for a tight and effective collaboration between clinicians and computer scientists. Currently, there is a lack of opportunities for these community to meet, learn from each other and finally develop the common language needed to team up and complement each other.
SDS summer school
Educational materials on fundamentals of image-guided surgery and computer/data science is freely accessible on our dedicated online SDS portal. Upon completing these fundamentals, prospective participants will be able to apply to an onsite selective multi-day intensive summer school consisting of a series of lectures and hands-on labs. During the on-site school participants will get the unique opportunity to work in small teams on practical projects with mentors’ help. Towards this, related materials (datasets and trained models) and resources (accelerators) will be provided, and the teams will be challenged to come up with novel ideas and data science solutions of clinical value.
Who should consider applying?
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- Medical students in their last year
- Physicians in residency, master or PhD
- Computer scientists/engineers at a master, doctoral or postdoctoral level
Application process
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- Register on the EVE platform
- Complete the lectures on the EVE platform
- Apply to the SDS summer school
Prospective students will be notified via email by 18th of March 2026 to complete registration.
Registration fees
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- 350€ for students (e.g. medical, computer science, PhD student)
- 100€ for online participation
Registration cost covers summer school educational activities, breakfast, lunch, and welcome dinner. Upon receipt of motivation letter a small number of complimentary registrations for participants from under-resourced areas will be offered.
Important dates
- Launch of online lectures & opening of applications: 1st of December 2025
- Application deadline: 1st of March 2026
- Notification of decision: 18th of March 2026
- Registration deadline: 1st of April 2026
- SDS Summer School at IHU-Strasbourg: 8th – 12th of June 2026
Keynote speakers
Nicolas Padoy, PhD
University of Strasbourg, IHU Strasbourg, France
Peter McCulloch , MD, PhD
University of Oxford, UK
Nassir Navab, PhD
Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Michele Diana, MD, PhD
HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève, Switzerland
Sandy Engelhardt , PhD
Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Pietro Mascagni, MD, PhD
IHU Strasbourg, France
Sophia Bano, PhD
University College London, United Kingdom
Paul Barach, MD, MPH
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Jurriaan Tuynman MD, PhD
Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands
Offline & Onsite lecturers
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Adrien Meyer
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Andrea Naclerio
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Britty Baby, PhD
CAMMA, IHU and University of Strasbourg, France
Deepak Alapatt
Scialytics SAS, France
Farahdiba Zarin
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Florian Stilz
CAMMA, IHU and University of Strasbourg, France
Jamie Roots
Johnson & Johnson
Julia Alekseenko
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Keqi Chen
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Kun Yuan
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Lalith Sharan
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Luca Sestini, PhD
Scialytics SAS, France
Luc Vedrenne, PhD
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Tony Wang
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Saurav Sharma
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
Shi Li
CAMMA Lab, University of Strasbourg, France
IHU Strasbourg, France
Barbara Seeliger, MD, PhD
IHU Strasbourg, France
Bernard Dallemagne, MD
NHC University Hospital & IRCAD Strasbourg, France
Deena Harji, MD, PhD
University of Leeds, UK
Hani Marcus, MD, PhD
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Ivo Boškoski, MD, PhD
Digestive Endoscopy, Fondazione A. Gemelli IRCCS University Hospital, Rome, Italy
Joël L. Lavanchy, MD
University Digestive Health Care Center Clarunis, Basel, Switzerland
Juan Verde, MD
IHU Strasbourg, France
Kenneth Patrick Seastedt, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, USA
Lorenzo Arboit, MD
CAMMA, IHU and University of Strasbourg, France
Marco Delcogliano, MD
Service of Orthopaedic Surgery, EOC, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Michel Adamina, MD
University of Fribourg. Switzerland
Riccardo Giuseppe Bertolo, MD, PhD
Staff Urologist, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy
Rocco Trisolini, MD
Interventional Pulmonology Division, Fondazione A. Gemelli IRCCS University Hospital, Rome, Italy
Ursula Catena, MD, PhD
CLASS Hysteroscopy Center, Fondazione A. Gemelli IRCCS University Hospital, Rome, Italy
Woo Jin Hyung, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea
Program
The summer school’s five-day on-site intense program will consist of a series of lectures and hands-on labs. These will also provide the participants with a unique opportunity to work in small teams on practical surgical data science projects under the guidance of mentors.
Organizers
Pietro Mascagni, MD
Researcher, IHU Strasbourg
Vinkle Srivastav, PhD
Assistant Professor at IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Silvana Perretta, MD
Professor of Surgery, Director of Education, IHU Strasbourg
Lalith Sharan, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Strasbourg, IHU Strasbourg
Agnès Gronfier
Educational Program Manager, IHU Strasbourg
Nicolas Padoy, PhD
Professor, University of Strasbourg, IHU Strasbourg
Justine Chadefaux
Education Program Coordinator, IHU Strasbourg
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This educational project is supported by the Institute for Image-Guided Surgery.
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