mODa14

Sunday, June 14 2026

15:00 - 20:00
Check-in & Registration
18:30 - 20:00
Welcome reception

Monday, June 15 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Henry Wynn’s Legacy: A Tribute Session
Organizer: Chiara Tommasi
Chair: Chiara Tommasi
Speakers:
Giovagnoli Alessandra (retired)
Working with Henry Wynn: the Quest for Orderings
Riccomagno Eva (University of Genova)
Working with Henry Wynn: from Fourier to Gröbner
Pronzato Luc (CNRS)
Working with Henry Wynn: Over 30 years of collaboration in a few slides (and photos)
Youssef Noha (The American University in Cairo)
Working with Henry Wynn: Henry's ASCM dream
Fontana Roberto (Politecnico di Torino - Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
Working with Henry Wynn: From PhD Student to Co-Author, and Beyond
Müller Werner (TU Dortmund)
Working with Henry Wynn: a few words on ABCD
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Invited Session - Theoretical and methodological advances in probabilistic kernel methods 
Organizer: Anatoly Zhigljavsky, David Ginsbourger, Luc Pronzato
Chair: David Ginsbourger
Speakers:
Bect Julien (L2S / CentraleSupélec)
Uncertainty functionals revisited: Concavity and Jensen’s inequality abstract
Karvonen Toni (Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology LUT)
Good and bad kernels abstract
Mojmir Mutny (ETH Zurich, Broad Institute)
Active Exploration via Experiment Design in Markov Chains abstract
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Contributed session A
Chair: Kirsten Schorning
Speakers:
Baur Pauline (TU Dortmund University)
Optimal Designs for Nonlinear Regression with Dependent Errors using Matrix Norms abstract
May Caterina (Universita' del Piemonte Orientale)
Optimal design of experiments for dynamic factors and functional responses abstract
Parker Ben (Brunel, University of London)
Design of Experiments on Networks for Autoregressive Models (DPP) abstract
WANG LIN (Purdue University)
Crossed Component Designs for Fast Active-Variable Gaussian Process Emulation in Stochastic Computer Experiments abstract
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 17:30
Invited Session - Computational Challenges in Optimal Design of Experiments
Organizer: Harman Radoslav
Chair: Darius Ucinski
Speakers:
Ahipasaoglu Selin (University of Southampton)
Optimal experimental design under linear constraints: a column generation framework abstract
Jones Bradley (Retired)
Unrestricted Bridge (U-Bridge) Designs abstract
Rosa Samuel (Comenius University Bratislava)
Removing nonoptimal points for D-optimal exact designs abstract
18:30 - 19:30
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 16 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Invited Session - Sensor location for spatiotemporal processes
Organizer: Dariusz Uciński
Chair: Dariusz Uciński
Speakers:
Bertoglio Cristóbal (University of Groningen)
OED with k-space data: application to inverse hemodynamics abstract
Koval Karina (Heidelberg University)
Measure transport for Bayesian optimal experimental design abstract
Patan Maciej (University of Zielona Góra)
Maximin efficient sensor location for estimation of subsets of parameters abstract
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Invited Session - Subsampling
Organizer: Jesús Lopez-Fidalgo
Chair: Jesús Lopez-Fidalgo
Speakers:
de la Calle Carlos (University of Oviedo)
Optimal subsampling in presence of model misspecification abstract
Stufken John (George Mason University)
Data subsampling strategies abstract
Wang HaiYing (University of Connecticut)
Antithetic Designs and Stratification for Subsampling abstract
Yang Min (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Subdata Selection for Measurement-Constrained Linear Regression under Model Misspecification abstract
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Poster Session
Deldossi Laura (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milan)
Random-X prediction error under model misspecification abstract
de Vries Klazien (University of Groningen)
Bayesian D-optimal designs for GAMLSS in psychological test norming abstract
Eichhorn Julia (TU Dortmund University)
Detecting structural variations between different concentration-response experiments abstract
Filova Lenka (Comenius University Bratislava)
Optimal Exact Designs of Multiresponse Experiments under Linear and Sparsity Constraints abstract
Flournoy Nancy (University of Missouri)
Results and challenges in estimation for dose-finding designs abstract
Lane Adam (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
Improving Efficiency with Relevant Subset Designs abstract
Marshall Daniel (Brunel University of London)
Experimental Design on Networks: Exploring Nonlinear Social Influence abstract
Muñoz del Río Alba (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid)
Efficient Isothermal Experimental Designs for Parameter Estimation in Predictive Microbiology abstract
Reckermann Katharina (Roche)
Design of Experiments (DoE) in Pharmaceutical Technical Development abstract
Riccomagno Eva (University of Genova)
Data-Driven Strategies for Detecting and Sampling Misrepresented Subgroups abstract
Rodriguez Diaz Juan M. (University of Salamanca)
Optimal designs for drug detection in the human body and further applications abstract
Sada Allo Maider (Universidad Pública de Navarra)
oint Estimation of Target Dose and Slope in Binary Response Models: A Geometric Approach abstract
Singh Arpan (CTRU, University of Leeds)
Non-Orthogonal Factorial Designs for Trials of Therapist-Delivered Interventions: Allowing for Therapist Capacity, Availability and Turnover abstract
Solinus Robin (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Optimal Design for Stochastic Processes abstract
Somogyi Pál (Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Computing optimal designs of experiments for multivariate-response models abstract
Spangl Bernhard (BOKU University)
Stratified sampling optimum allocation for fixed precision abstract
Stadler Alexandra (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Improving AI Explainability through Design of Experiments abstract
Youssef Noha (The American University in Cairo)
NA abstract
Zhu Hao (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Amortized Predictive Expected Information Gain for Adaptive Path-Constrained Experimental Design abstract
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 17:30
Invited Session - Model based design of experiments with applications to Pharmaceutical Industry
Organizer: Tobias Mielke
Chair: Tobias Mielke
Speakers:
Hooker Andrew (Uppsala University)
Optimizing clinical study designs for CAR-T cell therapy: Development of an efficient sampling strategy through optimal experimental design abstract
Leonov Sergei (CSL Behring)
Integrating Bayesian and Promising Zone Approaches in a Phase 3 Clinical Trial abstract
Roth Katrin (Bayer AG)
(Joint presentation with Thomas Schmelter) Design challenges for dose-finding studies in drug development - Part 1: Estimands and Intercurrent Events (Katrin Roth) - Part 2: Finding more than the right dose (Thomas Schmelter) abstract
18:30 - 19:30
Dinner

Wednesday, June 17 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Invited Session - Design of experiments in the information age
Organizer: Holger Dette
Chair: Holger Dette
Speakers:
Schorning Kirsten (TU Dortmund University)
Optimal Designs for Drug Combination Studies abstract
Xiao Qian (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Batch-Sequential Maximum One-Factor-At-A-Time Designs abstract
Yu Jun (Beijing Institute of Technology)
Weighted Conformal Field Design for Sensitivity Experiments abstract
Zhou Yongdao (Nankai University, China)
Sequential Experimental Designs for Kriging Model (DPP) abstract
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Invited Session - Sequential design methodology with GP and latent GP models
Organizer: Anatoly Zhigljavsky, David Ginsbourger, Luc Pronzato
Chair: Luc Pronzato
Speakers:
Eidsvik Jo (NTNU, Norway)
Adaptive spatio-temporal sampling with marine robots abstract
Friedli Lea (Technical University of Munich)
CRPS-Based Targeted Sequential Design with Application in Chemical Space abstract
Gautier Athénaïs (ONERA)
SLGP-based surrogates for spatially dependent discrete outputs: modelling, uncertainty quantification, and data acquisition. abstract
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
19:00 - 21:00
Conference Dinner

Thursday, June 18 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Contributed session B
Chair: Markus Hainy
Speakers:
Frieri Rosamarie (University of Bologna)
Combining information from adaptive experiments abstract
Ronco Davide (Politecnico di Torino)
How Deep Learning can support the Steel wheel design: a practical case study abstract
Strouwen Arno (Strouwen Statistics/PumasAI/KULeuven)
From Optimal Designs to Optimal Policies abstract
Tarima Sergey (University of Kentucky)
The effect of informative adaptation on properties of Bayes estimators abstract
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Invited Session - Industrial design of experiments
Organizer: Peter Goos
Chair: Peter Goos
Speakers:
Stallrich Jonathan (North Carolina State University)
An Optimal Design Framework for Lasso Sign Recovery abstract
Vasquez Alan (Tecnologico de Monterrey)
Can Large Language Models Generate Two-Level Fractional Factorial Designs? abstract
WANG Yaping (East China Normal University)
Uniform projection designs under the stratified L2-discrepancy (DPP) abstract
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Contributed session C
Chair: Chiara Tommasi
Speakers:
Bailey Rosemary (University of St Andrews)
Semi-Latin squares and their extensions abstract
Malevich Nadja (Universität Münster)
Paired Comparisons Designed for Personnel Recruiting abstract
Prus Maryna (University of Hohenheim, Germany)
Optimal Design for Multi-Environment Crop Variety Testing abstract
Rosenberger William (George Mason University)
A Framework for Two-Stage Enrichment Trial Designs abstract
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 17:30
Invited Session - Designs for networks
Organizer: Christine Müller
Chair: Christine Müller
Speakers:
Koutra Vasiliki (King's College London)
Designing experiments on networks abstract
Lamberti Justin (TU Dortmund University)
Optimal Designs for Large Time-Dependent Networks abstract
Müller Christine H. (TU Dortmund)
Optimal designs for the Kalman filter applied to electrical power distribution grids (DPP) abstract
18:30 - 19:30
Dinner

Friday, June 19 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Invited Session - Space Filling and MMD-based design
Organizer: Anatoly Zhigljavsky, David Ginsbourger, Luc Pronzato
Chair: David Ginsbourger
Speakers:
Chazal Clémentine (ENSAE, Paris)
A Computable Measure of Suboptimality for Entropy-Regularised Variational Objectives abstract
Kang Lulu (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Robust and Sparse Generalized Linear Models for High-Dimensional Data via Maximum Mean Discrepancy (DPP) abstract
Pronzato Luc (CNRS)
Random and Quasi-Random Designs for Quantisation in High Dimension abstract
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Invited Session - Bayesian Design Optimization
Organizer: Werner Müller
Chair: Werner Müller
Speakers:
Hainy Markus (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Sequential Bayesian Experimental Design for Prediction in Physical Experiments Informed by Computer Models abstract
Overstall Antony (University of Southampton, UK)
General Bayesian optimal design of experiments abstract
Suzuki Yuya (Aalto University)
Approximation of differential entropy in Bayesian optimal experimental design abstract
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch