Federated learning for neurodegenerative diseases: HEREDITARY collaborates in joint EU webinar

by | May 7, 2025 | Events

On Friday, 16th May, HEREDITARY will participate in a joint webinar alongside two other leading EU-funded initiatives — LETHE and BRAINTEASER — to explore how federated learning is shaping the future of neurodegenerative disease research.

The online event, titled “Federated Learning for Neurodegenerative Disease Research: A New Path to Risk Reduction and Better Care“, will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 CEST. It offers a unique opportunity to learn how cutting-edge machine learning approaches are being applied across collaborative European research efforts, enabling a secure, privacy-preserving data collaboration to improve risk prediction, diagnosis, and patient care in neurodegenerative diseases.

It will begin providing the audience with an introduction to federated learning and then dive into examples of how federated learning is being used in the three projects. There will be a chance at the end of the webinar for the audience to participate and ask our panellists questions.

Hereditary’s participation in the webinar

HEREDITARY will take center stage through a presentation by Umberto Manera, from Università degli Studi di Torino, a researcher partner for both HEREDITARY and BRAINTEASER, who will discuss how federated learning techniques in HEREDITARY can advance AI model developed by BRAINTEASER Project in clinical settings. Check the agenda, speakers and learn more about the projects here.

Join us to discover how federated learning is opening new frontiers in health research and paving the way for more personalized and effective care across Europe. Sign up here.

JARDIN Hackathon on Health Data Federated Querying: an opportunity to contribute to the HEREDITARY project

by | Feb 26, 2025 | Events

The HEREDITARY consortium will take part in the upcoming JARDIN Hackathon on Health Data Federated Querying, an event organized by the European Commission. The Hackathon aims to tackle key challenges in integrating sensitive health data across multiple institutions while exploring innovative solutions. Its objectives align closely with our project’s goals, particularly in the fields of federated analytics and learning. A key focus will be enabling federated queries, allowing researchers to extract valuable insights without compromising patient privacy or data security.

This initiative brings together experts from diverse fields, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange to address these complex issues effectively.

Key topics to be explored during the hackathon include:

  • Harmonizing data exports from healthcare provider systems.
  • Developing tools and methods for federated data querying.
  • Enhancing semantic representation and ensuring compliance with FAIR data principles.

The event is open to professionals from various disciplines, including clinicians, data stewards, analysts, developers, and semantic web specialists, all of whom play a crucial role in advancing data harmonization and secure querying practices.

Although an official event date has not yet been set, the registration deadline for the hackathon is March 5, 2025. We invite all interested participants to seize this opportunity to contribute to the future of digital healthcare while gaining valuable insights. Check here the preliminary agenda!