Programme

We have an exciting scientific programme, with 5 invited talks and more than 50 contributed talks, a poster session and a short course on modern methods for analysing survival and time-to-event data. In addition, an excellent social programme. You can download the Programme using the following link:

• IWSM2026_Programme.pdf

Academic Programme

Please find here below the conference schedule, which can also be downloaded here as a pdf document:

Invited Speakers

Nils L. Hjort,  University of Oslo

 Web page: https://www.mn.uio.no/.../nils/

Title: Counting the Uncounted: How Many Were Killed in Guatemala, 1978-1996?

Susanne Ditlevsen, University of Copenhagen

Web page: https://web.math.ku.dk/~susanne/

Title: Estimating tipping points in climate

Mats J. Stensrud, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Web page: https://www.epfl.ch/.../prof-mats-julius-stensrud/

Title: Optimal Treatment Strategies with Policy-Relevant Guarantees

Małgorzata Bogdan, University of Wrocław

Web page: http://www.math.uni.wroc.pl/~mbogdan/

Title: Identifying Low-Dimensional Patterns Using Convex Non-Differentiable Regularizers

Göran Kauermann, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Web page: https://www..../kauermann/index.html

Title: 30 years of P(enalized) Splines

Short Course

The Short Course will take place on Sunday 28th June 2026 prior to the main IWSM conference. It must be added to your conference registration (for an additional fee).

Title
Modern methods for analysing survival and time-to-event data

Overview 
The course gives a broad introduction to the most important concepts and methods for analysing survival data and other types of time-to-event data. Some recent developments of will also be considered. 
The methods covered in the course have applications, e.g., in epidemiology, clinical medicine, customer churn, demography, insurance, and technical reliability. 
In the tutorial the students will analyse survival and time-to-event data using R, and the students should bring their own laptops with the last version of R and RStudio installed. Some R packages will also be needed, and the participants will be informed about this before the start of the course. 

Prerequisites 
Master’s level knowledge of statistics. No background in survival and time-to-event analysis is required. 

Lecturers 

Ørnulf Borgan, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo

Web page: https://www.mn.uio.no/.../borgan/

Clara Bertinelli Salucci, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo

Web page: https://www.mn.uio.no/.../clarabe/

Preliminary program

Literature

Aalen O.O., Borgan Ø., and Gjessing H.K. (2008). Survival and Event History Analysis: A Process Point of View. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Bertinelli Salucci C., Bakdi A., Glad I.K., Lindqvist B.H., Vanem E., and De Bin R. (2025). Lifetime analysis with monotonic degradation: a boosted first hitting time model based on a homogeneous gamma process. Lifetime Data Analysis, 31: 300-339

Kvamme H., Borgan Ø., and Scheel, I. (2019). Time-to-event prediction with neural networks and Cox regression. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 20: 1-30.

Social Programme

Our social programme is made up of the following events:

• an Informal Gathering at Mastermind Bar on Sunday 28th of June;

  We will meet at Mastermind Bar (Schweigaards gate 17) at 19:00. Join us for an aperitif if you have dinner late, or for a beer after dinner if you eat early. The bar does not serve food, but you are allowed to bring your own. If you would also like to eat there, just order or pick up some food nearby (Barcode Street Food is just one bridge away) and bring it with you.
  Drinks and food are not included in the conference fee.

  

• the Welcome Reception at the Toppsenter (Oslo Science Park) on Monday 29th of June;

  The Welcome Reception will take place at the Toppsenter of the Oslo Science Park, which is located very close (2 minutes walking) to the Ole-Johan Dahl's hus, the main conference venue. Food and drinks will be provided.

  

   

• the Poster Reception at the Ole Johan Dahls on Tuesday 30th of June:

  The Poster Reception will take place in the Ole-Johan Dahl's hus, which is the main conference venue. Food and drinks will be provided. Delegates will present posters and network with each other in a friendly setting.

• the Excursions on Wednesday 1st of July:

Excursion 1:

Excursion 2:

• the Conference Dinner at Voksenåsen Kultursenter on Thursday 2nd of July:

  The conference dinner will take place at the Voksenåsen Kultursenter, which can be reached by metro. It includes a three-course menu and an apéritif—alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Other beverages (except water) are charged separately.

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  MENU:

  • Beetroot Carpaccio,
    Horse Radish Cream, Pickled Pumpkin, Crispy Seeds, Balsamico Sirup and Fresh Salad
    (contains: Mustard, egg and milk)

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  • Honey and Garlic Glaced Filet of Trout,
    Green Pea Pure, White Wine Sauce, Baked Potatoes, Herb Oil and Pickled Red Onion
    (Contains: fish, sulfitt, selery)

  • vegetarian: Prasley and Chickpea “Steak”

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  • Creme Brûlèe Passion Fruit Sorbet
    (contains: milk & egg)

Allergies and special dietary requirements mentioned in the registration form will be handled by the restaurant

Note: The Excursion and Conference Dinner must be added to your main conference registration (for an additional fee).

Presentation (Oral and Poster) Guidelines

• Oral presentations: The duration of each contributed talk will be no more than 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions and changeover to the next speaker, i.e., there is a 20-minute slot that will run as a 15min+5min format.

• Poster presentations: Posters should be prepared in an A0 portrait format, i.e., height = 118.9cm and width = 84.1cm. Landscape posters will not fit on our boards.

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Committees

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