📍 IHU Strasbourg | 🗓️ July 7-11, 2025
👥 24 participants | 🌍 12 countries | 🧠 +40 global experts | 🔬 5 intensive days of immersion
This week, IHU Strasbourg is hosting the 4th edition of its Summer School in Surgical Data Science, organized in partnership with the CAMMA research group of the Robotics, Data Sciences & Healthcare Technologies team (ICube Laboratory, University of Strasbourg) and supported by France 2030. The event brings together young talent from around the world to address a fundamental challenge for the future of medicine: the use of data to improve the quality and safety of surgical procedures.
A vision led by Prof. Nicolas Padoy
At the helm of this initiative is Prof. Nicolas Padoy, Scientific Director and Director of Research in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at IHU Strasbourg. A pioneer in augmented surgery, he has been working for over a decade to build bridges between the worlds of surgery, data science, and artificial intelligence.
His commitment has made the IHU Strasbourg a key global player in the field of data-driven surgery. This summer school fully embodies his interdisciplinary vision: to train the next generation of clinician-researchers and engineers capable of advancing surgical practice through digital technologies.
A mission to serve the medicine of tomorrow
The school’s mission is clear: to train future experts capable of designing, analyzing, and deploying digital tools for surgery, taking into account the realities of the operating room. It encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration and dialogue to transform surgical data into concrete and safe solutions for the benefit of patients.
A high-level international faculty
Alongside Prof. Padoy, the 2025 edition brings together leading speakers, including:
- Brice Gayet (Université Paris Cité, France),
- Debby Keller (Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University, USA),
- Evis Sala (Gemelli IRCC University Hospital, Catholic University, Italy),
- Hongliang Ren (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China),
- Nassir Navab (TU Munich, Germany),
- Silvana Perretta (IHU Strasbourg et Strasbourg University Hospitals, France),
- Pierre Jannin (Inserm Rennes, France),
- Paul Barach (Thomas Jefferson University, USA).
A rich and immersive program
Alternating between lectures, keynote, practical work, laboratory workshops, and group projects, the 2025 program explores strategic themes:
- AI for surgical gesture recognition,
- Multimodal language models for surgical AI,
- Endoscopic and robotic simulation,
- Analysis of communication in the operating room,
- Transfer to industry and healthcare entrepreneurship.
Participants also have the opportunity to work in advanced simulation environments and meet experts from the MedTech ecosystem, in connection with the research and innovation projects of the IHU Strasbourg.
International influence, in the heart of Strasbourg
This edition brings together 24 young researchers and clinicians selected for their excellence, from Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. The IHU Strasbourg is thus strengthening its position as an international leader in the field of data-driven and artificial intelligence-guided surgery.
An initiative to transform the healthcare system with a project that will shape the future of surgery
More than just an academic program, this Summer School embodies the values of the IHU Strasbourg: innovation, interdisciplinarity, openness, and clinical impact. It is part of a broader strategy promoted by the institute: to develop breakthrough surgical technologies, support high-level training, and accelerate transfer to the industrial and hospital sectors. An exemplary model of the interconnection between science, care, and innovation.
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