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:
Tommasi Chiara (University of Milan)
Henry Wynn’s Legacy: A Tribute Session  –  slides or poster
Giovagnoli Alessandra (retired)
Working with Henry Wynn: the Quest for Orderings  –  slides or poster
Riccomagno Eva (University of Genova)
Working with Henry Wynn: from Fourier to Gröbner  –  slides or poster
Pronzato Luc (CNRS)
Working with Henry Wynn: Over 30 years of collaboration in a few slides (and photos)  –  slides or poster
Youssef Noha (The American University in Cairo)
Working with Henry Wynn: Henry's ASCM dream  –  slides or poster
Fontana Roberto (Politecnico di Torino - Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
Working with Henry Wynn: From PhD Student to Co-Author, and Beyond  –  slides or poster
Müller Werner (TU Dortmund)
Working with Henry Wynn: a few words on ABCD  –  slides or poster
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 (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
General session A
Organizer: -
Chair: Christine Müller
Speakers:
Baur Pauline (TU Dortmund University)
Optimal Designs for Nonlinear Regression with Dependent Errors using Matrix Norms abstract  –  slides or poster
May Caterina (Universita' del Piemonte Orientale)
Optimal design of experiments for dynamic factors and functional responses abstract  –  slides or poster
Parker Ben (Brunel, University of London)
Design of Experiments on Networks for Autoregressive Models (DPP) abstract
Lane Adam (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
Improving Efficiency with Relevant Subset Designs abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
Jones Bradley (Retired)
Unrestricted Bridge (U-Bridge) Designs abstract  –  slides or poster
Rosa Samuel (Comenius University Bratislava)
Removing nonoptimal points for D-optimal exact designs abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
Patan Maciej (University of Zielona Góra)
Maximin efficient sensor location for estimation of subsets of parameters abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
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
Marshall Daniel (Brunel University of London)
Experimental Design on Networks: Exploring Nonlinear Social Influence abstract  –  slides or poster
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 (DPP) 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)
Joint Estimation of Target Dose and Slope in Binary Response Models: A Geometric Approach (DPP) 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  –  slides or poster
Solinus Robin (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Optimal Design for Spatio-Temporal 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  –  slides or poster
Youssef Noha (The American University in Cairo)
Maximum Entropy Sequential Design with ML-II, INLA, and MCMC Updating: A Comparative Study (DPP) 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  –  slides or poster
Leonov Sergei (CSL Behring)
Integrating Bayesian and Promising Zone Approaches in a Phase 3 Clinical Trial (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
Sverdlov Alex (Novartis)
Optimal Experimental Designs for Wiener Process Models in Clinical Research Studies (DPP) abstract
Roth Katrin (Bayer AG)
Design challenges for dose-finding studies in drug development - Part 1: Estimands and Intercurrent Events abstract  –  slides or poster
Schmelter Thomas (Bayer AG)
Design challenges for dose-finding studies in drug development - Part 2: Finding more than the right dose abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
Xiao Qian (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Batch-Sequential Maximum One-Factor-At-A-Time Designs abstract  –  slides or poster
Yu Jun (Beijing Institute of Technology)
Weighted Conformal Field Design for Sensitivity Experiments (DPP) abstract
Zhou Yongdao (Nankai University, China)
Sequential Experimental Designs for Kriging Model (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
Gautier Athénaïs (ONERA)
SLGP-based surrogates for spatially dependent discrete outputs: modelling, uncertainty quantification, and data acquisition (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
19:00 - 21:00
Conference Dinner

Thursday, June 18 2026

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
General session B
Organizer: -
Chair: Markus Hainy
Speakers:
Frieri Rosamarie (University of Bologna)
Combining information from adaptive experiments (DPP) abstract
Ronco Davide (Politecnico di Torino)
How Deep Learning can support the Steel wheel design: a practical case study abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
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
Vazquez 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  –  slides or poster
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
General session C
Organizer: -
Chair: Chiara Tommasi
Speakers:
Bailey Rosemary (University of St Andrews)
Semi-Latin squares and their extensions abstract  –  slides or poster
Malevich Nadja (Universität Münster)
Paired Comparisons Designed for Personnel Recruiting (DPP) 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 (DPP) abstract
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee/tea break
16:00 - 17:30
Invited Session - Designs for networks
Organizer: Christine Müller
Chair: Kirsten Schorning
Speakers:
Koutra Vasiliki (King's College London)
Designing experiments on networks abstract  –  slides or poster
Lamberti Justin (TU Dortmund University)
Optimal Designs for Large Time-Dependent Networks (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
Müller Christine H. (TU Dortmund)
Optimal designs for the Kalman filter applied to electrical power distribution grids (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
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  –  slides or poster
Kang Lulu (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Robust and Sparse Generalized Linear Models for High-Dimensional Data via Maximum Mean Discrepancy (DPP) abstract  –  slides or poster
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:
Overstall Antony (University of Southampton, UK)
General Bayesian optimal design of experiments abstract  –  slides or poster
Suzuki Yuya (Aalto University)
Approximation of differential entropy in Bayesian optimal experimental design abstract
Hainy Markus (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Sequential Bayesian Experimental Design for Prediction in Physical Experiments Informed by Computer Models abstract  –  slides or poster
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch