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, November 1, 2026 (12:00 AM) to Saturday, November 7, 2026 (5:59 PM)

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

1:00 PM Arrival @Monte Verità
Arrival @Monte Verità
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Registration: UPLIFT school
Registration: UPLIFT school
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM 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)
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM Welcome address - Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Welcome address
- Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Monday, November 2, 2026

8:00 AM Opening: 2nd UPLIFT school
Opening: 2nd UPLIFT school
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM Opening plenary: AI in RT - Stine Korreman (Aarhus University)
Opening plenary: AI in RT
- Stine Korreman (Aarhus University)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Auto contouring - clinical status and limitation - Jintao Ren (Aarhus University)
Auto contouring - clinical status and limitation
- Jintao Ren (Aarhus University)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM AI-based medical image segmentation - Mauricio Reyes (University of Bern)
AI-based medical image segmentation
- Mauricio Reyes (University of Bern)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Scientific writing and peer review - Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Scientific writing and peer review
- Antony John Lomax (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Conflict resolution - Tracy Underwoods (Leo Cancer Care & UCL)
Conflict resolution
- Tracy Underwoods (Leo Cancer Care & UCL)
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Intellectual property and patents - Erik Engwall (RaySearch Laboratories)
Intellectual property and patents
- Erik Engwall (RaySearch Laboratories)
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM 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)
3:45 PM - 6:30 PM
UPLIFT supervisor meeting - Christian Graeff (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
UPLIFT supervisor meeting
- Christian Graeff (GSI Helmholtzzentrum f¨ur Schwerionenforschung)
3:45 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
8:30 AM Adaptive radiotherapy - offline, online, real-time - Barbara Knaeusl (Medical University of Vienna)
Adaptive radiotherapy - offline, online, real-time
- Barbara Knaeusl (Medical University of Vienna)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Re-irradiation - Ane Appelt (Rigshospitalet & Technical University of Denmark)
Re-irradiation
- Ane Appelt (Rigshospitalet & Technical University of Denmark)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM 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 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Social activity (hike and think)
Social activity (hike and think)
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
8:30 AM MRgRT - clinical status and future direction - Daniela Thorwarth (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)
MRgRT - clinical status and future direction
- Daniela Thorwarth (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Treatment outcome modelling - Marianne Aznar (The University of Manchester)
Treatment outcome modelling
- Marianne Aznar (The University of Manchester)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM 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 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM 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)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Poster discussion 1 (8+2min per person x 15)
Poster discussion 1 (8+2min per person x 15)
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 5, 2026

8:15 AM Welcome symposium
Welcome symposium
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM 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)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM 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)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Generative AI
Generative AI
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Direct image to dose prediction -AI vs. MC - Guillaume Landry (LMU Munich)
Direct image to dose prediction -AI vs. MC
- Guillaume Landry (LMU Munich)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM 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)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Poster discussion 2 (8+2min per person x 15)
Poster discussion 2 (8+2min per person x 15)
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday, November 6, 2026

8:15 AM Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM 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)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM AI boost plan optimisation - Zoltan Perko (Radformation & Delft University of Technology)
AI boost plan optimisation
- Zoltan Perko (Radformation & Delft University of Technology)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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

12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Session B: Oral presentation x4
Session B: Oral presentation x4
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Session C: Oral presentation x4
Session C: Oral presentation x4
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM AI4PT dinner
AI4PT dinner
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 7, 2026

8:15 AM Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
Joint symposium on AI4R/PT
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM Closing plenary: future of AI for RT - Lei Xing (Stanford University)
Closing plenary: future of AI for RT
- Lei Xing (Stanford University)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Session D: Oral presentation x2
Session D: Oral presentation x2
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM AI4RT plenary discussion - Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut) Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
AI4RT plenary discussion
- Ye Zhang (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
- Aswin Hoffmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Closing remark -- Lunch (to go)
Closing remark -- Lunch (to go)
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Departure AI4PT (flexible)
Departure AI4PT (flexible)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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