Name: The 2nd UPLIFT School for “Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy”
Start: 2026-11-01T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-07T17:59:00+01:00
Location: Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF)

The 2nd UPLIFT School for “Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy”

from Sunday, 1 November 2026 (00:00) to Saturday, 7 November 2026 (17:59)

Monday, 26 October 2026
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Friday, 30 October 2026
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Sunday, 1 November 2026

13:00 Arrival @Monte Verità
Arrival @Monte Verità
13:00 - 14:00

14:00 Registration: UPLIFT school
Registration: UPLIFT school
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 Exercise I: Introduction to AI development platform and basic funtion - Lennart Volz (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
Exercise I: Introduction to AI development platform and basic funtion
- Lennart Volz (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
15:00 - 18:00
18:00 Welcome address - Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Welcome address
- Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
18:00 - 19:00

Monday, 2 November 2026

08:00 Opening: 2nd UPLIFT school
Opening: 2nd UPLIFT school
08:00 - 08:30
08:30 Opening plenary: AI in RT - Stine Korreman (Aarhus University)
Opening plenary: AI in RT
- Stine Korreman (Aarhus University)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Auto contouring - clinical status and limitation - Jintao Ren (Aarhus University)
Auto contouring - clinical status and limitation
- Jintao Ren (Aarhus University)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 AI-based medical image segmentation - Mauricio Reyes (University of Bern)
AI-based medical image segmentation
- Mauricio Reyes (University of Bern)
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Scientific writing and peer review - Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Scientific writing and peer review
- Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
13:00 - 13:45
13:45 Conflict resolution - Tracy Underwoods (Leo Cancer Care & UCL)
Conflict resolution
- Tracy Underwoods (Leo Cancer Care & UCL)
13:45 - 14:30
14:30 Intellectual property and patents - Erik Engwall (RaySearch Laboratories)
Intellectual property and patents
- Erik Engwall (RaySearch Laboratories)
14:30 - 15:15
15:15 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 Exercise II: DL based image segementation // commerical software - Lennart Volz (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
Exercise II: DL based image segementation // commerical software
- Lennart Volz (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
15:45 - 18:30
UPLIFT supervisor meeting - Christian Graeff (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
UPLIFT supervisor meeting
- Christian Graeff (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
15:45 - 18:30
18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
08:30 Adaptive radiotherapy - offline, online, real-time - Barbara Knaeusl (Medical University of Vienna)
Adaptive radiotherapy - offline, online, real-time
- Barbara Knaeusl (Medical University of Vienna)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Re-irradiation - Ane Appelt (Rigshospitalet & Technical University of Denmark)
Re-irradiation
- Ane Appelt (Rigshospitalet & Technical University of Denmark)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 AI boost deformable image registration - Eliana Vasquez Osorio (The University of Manchester)
AI boost deformable image registration
- Eliana Vasquez Osorio (The University of Manchester)
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Social activity (hike and think)
Social activity (hike and think)
13:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
08:30 MRgRT - clinical status and future direction - Daniela Thorwarth (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)
MRgRT - clinical status and future direction
- Daniela Thorwarth (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Treatment outcome modelling - Marianne Aznar (The University of Manchester)
Treatment outcome modelling
- Marianne Aznar (The University of Manchester)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Image guidance - CT/PET/prompt gamma - Katia Parodi (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Image guidance - CT/PET/prompt gamma
- Katia Parodi (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Round table discussion: Research/Clinic/Industry - Petra Trnkova (Czech Technical University in Prague) Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
Round table discussion: Research/Clinic/Industry
- Petra Trnkova (Czech Technical University in Prague)
- Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Poster discussion 1 (8+2min per person x 15)
Poster discussion 1 (8+2min per person x 15)
15:30 - 18:30

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30
Thursday, 5 November 2026

08:15 Welcome symposium
Welcome symposium
08:15 - 08:30
08:30 Clinical plenary: Intelligent radiation oncology in the age of AI - Esther Troost (Technische Universität Dresden)
Clinical plenary: Intelligent radiation oncology in the age of AI
- Esther Troost (Technische Universität Dresden)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 CS plenary: Artificial Intelligence - a Paradigm Shift in Human Thought!? - Joachim Buhmann (ETH Zurich)
CS plenary: Artificial Intelligence - a Paradigm Shift in Human Thought!?
- Joachim Buhmann (ETH Zurich)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Generative AI
Generative AI
11:00 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Direct image to dose prediction -AI vs. MC - Guillaume Landry (LMU Munich)
Direct image to dose prediction -AI vs. MC
- Guillaume Landry (LMU Munich)
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 Medical big data and quantum computing - Kurt Stockinger (Zurich University of Applied Sciences & University of Zurich)
Medical big data and quantum computing
- Kurt Stockinger (Zurich University of Applied Sciences & University of Zurich)
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Poster discussion 2 (8+2min per person x 15)
Poster discussion 2 (8+2min per person x 15)
15:30 - 18:30

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 19:30
Friday, 6 November 2026

08:15 Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
08:15 - 08:30
08:30 Physics plenary: From image synthesis to digital twins - Xiaofeng Yang (University of Chicago)
Physics plenary: From image synthesis to digital twins
- Xiaofeng Yang (University of Chicago)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 AI boost plan optimisation - Zoltan Perko (Radformation & Delft University of Technology)
AI boost plan optimisation
- Zoltan Perko (Radformation & Delft University of Technology)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Session A: Oral presentation x2
Session A: Oral presentation x2
11:00 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Session B: Oral presentation x4
Session B: Oral presentation x4
13:00 - 15:00

15:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:00 - 16:00

16:00 Session C: Oral presentation x4
Session C: Oral presentation x4
16:00 - 18:00

18:00 AI4PT dinner
AI4PT dinner
18:00 - 19:30
Saturday, 7 November 2026

08:15 Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
08:15 - 08:30
08:30 Closing plenary: future of AI for RT - Lei Xing (Stanford University)
Closing plenary: future of AI for RT
- Lei Xing (Stanford University)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Session D: Oral presentation x2
Session D: Oral presentation x2
09:30 - 10:30

10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 AI4RT plenary discussion - Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf) Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
AI4RT plenary discussion
- Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
- Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 Closing remark -- Lunch (to go)
Closing remark -- Lunch (to go)
12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Departure AI4PT (flexible)
Departure AI4PT (flexible)
13:00 - 16:00

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