The Channel Network Conference is a biennial conference organized by the International Biometric Society (IBS) channel network. The channel network comprises the Belgian, French, British & Irish, and Dutch regions of the IBS. This conference gathers statisticians, mathematicians, and data scientists to discuss the latest methodology for the analysis of data in the biosciences, including agriculture, biomedical science, environmental science, and allied disciplines. It is a 3-day conference with short courses, invited and contributed sessions. Usually, around 150 researchers from both academia and industry participate in the conference. In 2023, the Dutch region will host the conference in lovely Wageningen, the Netherlands.
As for all IBS conferences, contributed abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are welcome across the wide range of methodological topics and application areas pursued by society members. A non-exhaustive list of common topics is provided within the online abstract submission system. Prizes will be awarded to best student oral and poster presentations. These will be presented at the closing ceremony.
We are proud to announce that Aad van der Vaart (Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics) and Marc Chadeau-hyam (School of Public Health, Imperial College London) will respectively deliver the opening and closing keynote address. In addition we will have three Invited Sessions:
Challenges in Genomic Prediction
Bayesian Machine Learning & Optimal Design
Advances in (Network) Meta-Analysis
Participants will additionally be able to choose one of three Short Courses:
Statistical Integration of Multiple Omics Datasets using OmicsPLS
Developments in Statistical Methodology and Software for Plant Breeding
An Introduction to Stochastic Block Models for the Detection of Structures in Ecological Networks
Important Dates and Deadlines
Deadline for abstract submission: 15th May 2023. Extended deadline for abstract submission: June 2nd.
Notification of contributed abstracts:16th June 2023