RISE-MICCAI Summer School 2025

Local Hub Locations

The RISE Summer School will be fully online. But, we have also a few local hubs that will display the summer school and organise some local activities. More details to follow! Hubs location and details below:

Africa

Local Hub Location (Country)	City	RISE Liaison	Local Contact	Address
Egypt	Cairo	Tareen Dawood	Prof. Aya Yassin	Ain Shams University
Nigeria	Lagos	Udunna Anazodo Maruf Adewole	Charity Umoren	Medical Artificial Intelligence (MAI) Lab, 120/124 Ikorodu Road Igbobi, Lagos, Nigeria
South Africa	Cape Town	Marawan Elbatel	Dr Frances Robertson	University of Cape Town
South Africa	Cape Town	Tareen Dawood	Dr Catherine Namayega	University of Cape Town

Americas

Local Hub Location (Country)	City	RISE Liaison	Local Contact	Address
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Andrea Lara	Andrea Lara	Universidad Galileo
Peru	Lima	Andrea Lara	Pedro Shiguihara	Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola

Asia

Local Hub Location (Country)	City	RISE Liaison	Local Contact	Address
Oman	Al-Seeb	Shahad Hardan	Fatma Al Raisi	Sultan Qaboos University
Pakistan	Lahore	Rabia Haq	Waqas Sultani, Arif Mahmood, Mohsen Ali	Information Technology University
Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Rabia Haq, Numan	Khurram Jadoon	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Vietnam	Hanoi	Nhat Phung Tareen Dawood	Dr. Hieu Pham	VinUniversity

Middle East

Local Hub Location (Country)	City	RISE Liaison	Local Contact	Address
Jordan	Amman	Shahad Hardan	Omar Alkadi	University of Jordan
Lebanon	Beirut	Shahad Hardan	Razane Tajeddine, Ali Chehab	American University of Beirut
Syria	Damascus	Ibrahim Makky	Oumayma Dakkak	HIAST (Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology)
Syria	Damascus	Ibrahim Makky	Nada Ghneim	Arab International University
Syria	Damascus	Ibrahim Makky	Riad Sonbol	Syrian Private University
Syria	Damascus	Ibrahim Makky	Nada Ghneim	Damascus University

Mentorship Program

The Summer School will offer the possibility to participate in a mentorship program. A selected group of students will be paired with a mentor for one year with the intention of writing a paper for MICCAI 2026. This is a unique opportunity, and we encourage everyone to apply. If you wish to be part of the mentorship program in addition to registering for the Summer School, please fill out this form:

👉 Mentor Registration Form
👉 Mentee Registration Form

What you’ll gain:

🎯 Personalized guidance on project design, writing, and publishing
🤝 Regular one-on-one sessions with your mentor
📄 Hands-on support to develop & submit your MICCAI 2026 paper

Selection Criteria

The mentorship programme will be offered only to students who have never attended MICCAI before and are looking to attend MICCAI 2026. We aim to match as many eligible applicants as possible. However, the number of matched mentees will be limited by the availability of mentors and program resources.

Priority will be given to students from underrepresented minority groups. To be eligible, you must work on a challenge task for approximately one month and submit the results to the challenge organizers. All details will be provided during the Summer School.

Key dates:

📅 Application deadline: 1 August, 2025 (Mentor) / 18 July, 2025 (Mentee)
⏳ Mentorship period: 1 September 2025 – 1 October 2026

MICCAI RISE Summer School Q&A

Q1: Can you clarify the requirements for mentorship program eligibility, especially concerning applicants without formal supervisors?

A: Priority goes to students highly motivated to work towards a MICCAI 2026 publication and who have a clear project in mind. If you currently don't have a supervisor, you're still eligible to apply for the mentorship program. However, it will be your responsibility to ensure a future supervisor agrees to include the mentor as a co-author on the resulting paper. We're requesting a funding letter to help secure travel funds for mentees who successfully publish a MICCAI paper, but this is not guaranteed at the moment. Please note when you are completing the mentee form ensure you provide a letter in the fields requesting information relating to the supervisor to justify why you do not have a formal supervisor at the moment and include the steps if possible on how you will secure a supervisor.

Q2: When will the mentorship program awardees be announced?

A: To be eligible for the mentorship program, you must complete a challenge task for approximately one month and submit your results to the challenge organizers. All details for this will be provided during the Summer School. The mentorship program itself runs from September 2025 to September 2026, and awardees will be confirmed by the end of August 2025.

Q3: Are there funding options to support participation at local hubs?

A: Unfortunately, we don't have funds to directly support participation at local hubs. However, we suggest contacting the local organizers of the hubs directly to discuss any potential funding opportunities they might have.

Q4: Will the Summer School sessions be recorded and shared?

A: Yes, the majority of the sessions will be recorded and shared. However, a few sessions will not be made available online at the request of the speaker.

Q5: Can responses be edited after submitting the confirmation form?

A: If you need to edit your response after submitting the confirmation form, please email Tareen Dawood (tarda@dtu.dk) or Esther Puyol (esther.puyol_anton@kcl.ac.uk), and they can remove your original application, allowing you to submit a new one.

Q6: Will certificates be issued by RISE MICCAI for both in-person and online attendees of the summer school?

A: Yes, certificates will be issued upon request to all participants, whether attending in person or online. To request a certificate, please contact Tareen Dawood (tarda@dtu.dk) or Esther Puyol (esther.puyol_anton@kcl.ac.uk) for assistance.

Code of Conduct

RISE MICCAI Summer School is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience and safe environment for all, regardless of race, cultural affiliations, gender, nationality, beliefs, age, or disability. Indecent imagery is not appropriate at any of the Academy’s events including virtual and in-person events.

All attendees, speakers, and volunteers are expected to comply with this code of conduct and violations of its standards may result in sanctions or expulsion from participating in events, at the discretion of the Academy Team. Upholding the standards of behavior is mandatory to maintain RISE's integrity and create a positive environment.

Expected behavior

All attendees, speakers, and volunteers at RISE events must:

Behave professionally and responsibly towards each other, both in-person and online, during all formal and informal social activities, regardless of location.
Respect each other and avoid making judgments based on race, gender, nationality, beliefs, age, or disability.
Refrain from any forms of harassment, bullying, or discrimination towards fellow participants.
Adhere to the guidelines and instructions given by RISE organizers and staff during events.
Maintain confidentiality of any sensitive information shared during events.
Avoid engaging in any illegal or unethical behavior.

Unexpected behavior

Behaving in a manner that is disruptive or disrespectful towards other participants, staff, or the event itself.
Using language that is inappropriate, disrespectful, or offensive towards other participants, staff, or the event itself.
Engaging in any illegal or unethical behavior, such as theft, plagiarism, vandalism, or fraud.
Disobeying or ignoring the guidelines and instructions given by RISE organizers and staff during the event.
Engaging in any behavior that may pose a threat to the safety or security of other participants, staff, or the event itself.
Intentionally causing damage to the event venue, equipment, or other property.
Engaging in any form of inappropriate or unwanted physical contact towards other participants or staff.
Violating the confidentiality of any sensitive information shared during the event.
Using RISE events or platforms for personal or commercial gain without prior authorization from the organizers.

RISE Summer School Organisers

David Duenas-Gaviria

Summer/Winter Coordinator, PhD Candidate
Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Germany

David.Duenas-Gaviria@ukbonn.de

Baoru Huang

Assistant Professor
University of Liverpool, UK

baoru.huang@liverpool.ac.uk

Local Hub Organisers

Andrea Lara

Universidad Galileo

Tareen Dawood

Denmark Technical University

Ibrahim Makky

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Shahad Hardan