The 4th BioImage Informatics Finland Network Symposium
May 22-23, 2025│Seili island, Turku Archipelago, Finland
The 4th BioImage Informatics Finland Network (BIIF) symposium brings together students, researchers, and facility personnel working on image analysis or data management to discuss the latest developments and prospects in the bioimage informatics field.
The symposium will feature talks from both early-career researchers and leading experts in the field. The topics will range from the methods, software and DL/AI solutions in bioimage analysis to image analysis services and image data management. The symposium is open to international participants.
Highlights:
- An exciting scientific program as well as a social program
- Great networking opportunity at the peaceful Seili island in the Turku archipelago
- Perfect event to get to know the bioimage analysis community and establish new collaborations
program
10:30 – 12:15 Transportation from Turku to Seili
12:15 – 13:30 Arrival and lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Session 1
- 13:30 Pasi Kankaanpää, Turku BioImaging: Opening words
- 13:40 Nataša Sladoje, Uppsala University: Multimodal image analysis: many opportunities and a couple of bumps in the road
- 14:10 Leena Latonen, University of Eastern Finland: How can virtual staining using generative AI transform histopathology
- 14:25 Guillaume Jacquemet, Åbo Akademi University: Studying cancer cell metastasis in the era of deep learning for microscopy
- 14:40 Gantugs Atarsaikhan, University of Helsinki: Self-supervised learning enables unbiased patient characterization from multiplexed microscopy images
- 14:50 Julia Schweizer, Imaris, Oxford Instruments: Enhancing bioimage analysis with Imaris and built-in AI tools
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Session 2
- 15:30 – 15:50 Early career researcher pitch talks:
- Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor, Åbo Akademi University: Bridging deep learning and microscopy: from super-resolution and reproducibility to explainable AI and smart Imaging
- Anting Li, University of Turku: Comparison of automatic segmentation methods for total body PET/CT Imaging
- Tomi Hietanen, University of Eastern Finland: Implementation of automatic image analysis scripts in ImageJ to analyze pathological hallmarks of C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion-associated
- Franziska Jessica Schöb, University of Oslo: Deep-learning based germ layer prediction from holotomographic images
- 15:50 Jan Giesebrecht, ThermoFisher Scientific, Amira software: TBA
- 16:00 Lassi Paavolainen, University of Helsinki: Profiling cancer cells in various scales using AI
- 16:15 Kari Vienola, University of Turku: Optoretinography of the human eye
- 16:30 Ilya Belevich, University of Helsinki: From microscopy datasets to model segmentation and feature quantification
- 16:45 Joakim Lindblad, Uppsala University: CytoBrowser: a browser-based platform for collaborative AI-supported analysis of whole slide images
17:00 – 18:00 Accommodation
18:00 – 19:00 Group dinner
20:00 – 22:00 Sauna
08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:15 Session 3
- 9:00 Joel Lüthi, BioVisionCenter, University of Zurich: Fractal: an open-source framework for reproducible bioimage analysis at scale using OME-Zarrs
- 9:30 Junel Solis, Turku BioImaging Image Data Analysis Unit: Handling whole-slide image data at scale
- 9:40 Sartaj Salman, University of Turku: Predicting mutational status in lung cancer histopathology using self-supervised learning
- 9:50 – 10:10 Early career researcher pitch talk session:
- Marcela Rivera, Åbo Akademi University: A comprehensive pipeline for accurate single-cell tracking in microscopy
- Mahnoor Mahnoor, University of Turku: Exploring generative adversarial network-based augmentation of magnetic resonance brain tumor images
- Hesam Hakimnejad, University of Turku: Virtual H&E staining of histology images using conditional diffusion models
- Jeena Ainikkal Velayudhan, University of Oulu: A method for removing noise in the mean square displacement of the Brownian motion in optically trapped microbeads, enabling accurate calibration and microrheology at limited sampling rate
10:10 – 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 – 11:30 Session 4
- 10:40 Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku: AI-based computational pathology
- 10:55 Isabel Moggolon, University of Helsinki: Achieving high-resolution single-cell segmentation in convoluted cancer spheroids via Bayesian optimization and deep-learning
- 11:05 Jonas Windhager, Uppsala University: Providing bioImage analysis support in Sweden
- 11:15 Elnaz Fazeli, University of Helsinki: TBA
- 11:25 Concluding remarks
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch and departure
13:00 – 14:45 Transportation from Seili to Turku
Confirmed Speakers
Guillaume Jacquemet, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Junel Solis, Turku BioImaging, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Pekka Ruusuvuori, University of Turku, Finland
Lassi Paavolainen, FIMM, University of Helsinki, Finland
Elnaz Fazeli, Biomedicum Imaging Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland
Ilya Belevich, Electron Microscopy Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland
Keynote Speakers:
Nataša Sladoje, Centre for Image Analysis, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Joel Lüthi, BioVisionCenter, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract & Registration
BIIF2025 symposium invites participants from Finland and abroad to submit abstracts presented as oral presentations. The program will be filled with selected talks from submitted abstracts, so we encourage all participants to submit your topic as early as possible.
- Abstract submission: closed
- Register via the online form below by 25 April 2025
The registration fee is 50€ for academic participants.
Non-academic & industry participants, please contact Irina Belaia, irina.belaia@utu.fi, for registration instructions.
The registration fee covers accommodation (in rooms for 2-3), all meals, and transportation from Turku to Seili island and back. As the number of places is limited (maximum 70 participants), early registration is advised.
Venue
Seili island, Turku archipelago – a perfect setting for scientific discussions and networking! Participants will have an opportunity to get to know the island’s history, nature and enjoy local food and sauna. More info about the place: visitseili.fi
Photos: Visit Seili
Transportation
How to travel to Seili?
We will organize a cruise from Turku to Seili (May 22, 2025), and back from Seili to Turku (May 23, 2025).
DAY 1, Thursday, 22 May, 2025
10:30 Departure from Turku, M/s Norrskär, Läntinen Rantakatu 37
12:15 Arrival at Seili
DAY 2, Friday, 23 May, 2025
13:00 Departure from Seili, M/s Norrskär
14:45 Arrival at Turku, Läntinen Rantakatu 37
In case you need to arrive at Seili later or leave earlier, M/s Östern ferry operates daily between Nauvo – Seili. Please, check the schedule and the details here. Between Turku and Nauvo there is a bus connection (bus 901, 903) operated by Seutu+.
NOTE! Other than the connection from Nauvo, there are no further ferry connections to Seili during the week.
How to travel to Turku?
- Ferry: from Stockholm to Turku, daily connections operated by Viking Line, Tallink Silja, from the Turku port it’s about a 2 km walk to the pier, or City bus 1
- Airport: Turku International Airport, connections via Copenhagen, Stockholm, Riga, Gdansk (SAS, Air Baltic, Wizz Air). To the pier, you can use City bus 1. If you travel to Helsinki International Airport (Finnair), you can travel to Turku by train or bus.
- Train: Trains operated by VR. From the train station it’s about a 1,5 km walk to the pier.
- Bus: Long-distance buses operated by Matkahuolto; city buses operated by Föli. From the Turku bus station, it’s about 2 km from the pier.
City bus 1 stops close to the pier, the stop is called ”Sairashuoneenpuisto”.
Sponsors
For any inquiries, please contact Irina Belaia, irina.belaia@utu.fi
