“Intelligent Oncology – The Potential of AI to Cure Cancer“
30. September 2022
MISSION
Connecting investigators and other visionaries aiming to boost cancer research with the help of modern AI methods. Bringing together leading experts from interdisciplinary fields such as physicians, computer scientists, cell and molecular biologists, as well as from pharma and the med-tech industry. We are exploring new pathways in cancer treatment with AI together. Our common goal: push the boundaries of what is possible. Joining forces, we can learn to cure cancer.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The theme of the symposium is AI-assisted cancer research, and our aim is to present the states-of-the art in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment with data-driven methods. Our goal is to identify high-impact research directions, and to connect experts from academia and industry, in order to foster collaborations and translation into clinical practice.
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Prof. Dr. Mascha Binder
CRIION Scientific Director Clinical Oncology & University Hospital Halle
Prof. Dr. Joschka Boedecker
CRIION Scientific Director AI & Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Dr. Melanie Börries
CRIION Scientific Director Systems Medicine & Medical Center, University of Freiburg
Maria Kalweit, M.Sc.
CRIION Head of Applied AI Research & Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg
Gabriel Kalweit, M.Sc.
CRIION Head of Fundamental AI Research & Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg
Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Roland Mertelsmann
CEO Mertelsmann Foundation & Medical Center, University of Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser
CRIION Scientific Director Translational Oncology & Medical Center, University of Freiburg
PROGRAM 2022
09:00 – 09:10
Introduction
Prof. Roland Mertelsmann and Prof. Joschka Bödecker, CRIION
09:10 – 09:15
Welcome remarks from Baden-Württemberg
Nadyne Saint-Cast, Abgeordnete im Landtag
Baden-Württemberg, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
09:15 – 09:20
Welcome remarks from the city of Freiburg
Thomas Stoffel, Leiter Abteilung Wirtschaftsförderung der Freiburg Touristik Wirtschaft
und Messe GmbH & Co. KG
09:20 – 09:35
Welcome remarks from the University and University Hospital
Chancellor Christina Leib-Keßler, Chief medical director Prof. Frederik Wenz,
Dekan Prof. Roland Zengerle, Medical director Prof. Justus Duyster
Coffee break
Session I: AI-assisted Diagnosis and Treatment
chairs: Prof. Melanie Börries & Prof. Joschka Boedecker
10:00 – 10:30
AI in cancer genomics
Dr. Quaid Morris, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA
10:30 – 11:00
AI in hematology: computer vision and machine learning for improved diagnosis and risk stratification
Dr. Jan Moritz Middeke, University Hospital Dresden, Germany
11:00 – 11:30
Towards clinical decision support in oncology: Data integration, outcome models, and intuitive software
Dr. Nikolaus Schultz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Lunch break & poster presentations
Session II: Towards a Better Understanding of Cancer via AI
chairs: Prof. Robert Zeiser & Prof. Rolf Backofen
13:30 – 14:00
Dissecting intra-tumor heterogeneity by single cell RNA-seq
Dr. Itay Tirosh, Weizmann Institute, Israel
14:00 – 14:30
SIMON says: Deciphering the human immune responses using machine learning
Dr. Adriana Tomic, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
14:30 – 15:00
Clinical intelligent systems in the wild?
Prof. Lena Maier-Hein, German Cancer Research Center Germany (online)
15:00 – 15:30
The deep learning architecture of AlphaFold
Prof. Olaf Ronneberger, Google DeepMind, United Kingdom (cancelled)
Coffee break & poster presentations
Session III: On the Practical Use of AI in Oncology
chairs: Dr. Florian Scherer & Prof. Roland Zengerle
16:00 – 16:30
Droplet microfluidics in antibody discovery and personalized cancer therapy
Prof. Christoph Merten, EPFL, Switzerland
16:30 – 17:00
Predicting adaptive immunity using systems immunology and machine learning
Dr. Victor Greiff, University of Oslo, Norway
17:00 – 17:30
Philosophy of AI for health
Dr. Ignacio Mastroleo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:30 – 17:50
WrapUp: Learing to cure cancer & Poster award ceremony
17:50 – 18:00
Farewell
Networking Apéro
SPEAKERS 2022
Dr. Quaid Morris
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA
Dr. Jan Moritz Middeke
University Hospital Dresden, Germany
Dr. Nikolaus Schultz
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Dr. Itay Tirosh
Weizmann Institute, Israel
Dr. Adriana Tomic
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Prof. Lena Maier-Hein
German Cancer Research Center Germany
Prof. Dr. Christoph Merten
EPFL, Switzerland
Dr. Victor Greiff
University of Oslo, Norway
Dr. Ignacio Mastroleo
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina