Back to the 4th Edition of the Summer School in Surgical Data Science 2025: 5 days to invent the surgery to tomorrow

This edition in figures: 👥 24 participants | 🌍 12 countries | 🧠 +40 global experts | 🔬 5 intensive days of immersion

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.

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.