DDLS Cell & Molecular Biology 2027 theme workshop: Toward a national imaging informatics strategy
April 6 @ 12:00 – April 8 @ 16:00 CEST
Please save the day for the 2027 workshop on the theme “Toward a national imaging informatics strategy” – hosted by DDLS Cell & Molecular Biology.
Microscopy is facing ever-increasing challenges: Datasets are reaching terabyte sizes, computing requires software designed for GPUs, and there is an increased demand for smart microscopy (“AI in the loop”).
Vision & Aim:
Find a way to make microscopes and image data AI-ready – particular focus on large images and image collections
Solution:
1. Bring all developers in Sweden together, produce a solution that matches user needs and is deployable on Swedish HPC infrastructure
2. Make HPC infrastructure image-ready (S3!)
3. Form long-term collaborations among the top scientific software developers
Stakeholders:
SciLifeLab AI strategy
BIIF (BioImage Informatics Facility)
NAISS, local HPC facilities & AI factory
SciLifeLab Serve / Data Centre
Target Group: This event aims to gather stakeholders (power users, software developers, HPC and core facility managers) in identifying present and future challenges (first day), followed by a 2-day hands-on hackathon and/or focus sessions to begin tackling the most pressing issues.
Confirmed Speakers
Joel Luhti (BioVisionCenter, U. Zurich)
Aubrey Weigel (AlphaCell)
Arco Bast (HHMI Janelia Farm)
Preliminary Program
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
| 12:00 | Registration and Lunch |
| Session I: Compute & store of big image data | |
| Session II: Smart microscopy | |
| Mingle dinner with games and activities |
Wednesday, April 7, 2027
| 08:30 | Session III: AI-ready microscopy |
| Session IV: A Swedish national imaging strategy | |
| 15:00 | End of main program; Start of hackathon |
Thursday April 8, 2027
| 08:30 | Hackathon, focus sessions TBA |
| 16:00 | End of hackathon |
Registration
Participation fee of 1000 SEK/pp. Includes dinner & activities.
Registration will open <date>, limited seats available, in-person attendance only. Travel and accommodation will be paid by participants.
For questions, please contact johan.henriksson@umu.se
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