Cancer research is increasingly shaped by high-dimensional datasets, complex biological systems, and the urgent need to translate laboratory findings into clinically actionable outcomes. Advances in translational oncology, including liquid biopsies, single-cell technologies, and biomarker discovery, have opened new opportunities in precision medicine, while also creating major analytical and conceptual challenges.
This workshop responds to the need for stronger integration between computational modelling and experimental cancer research. By bringing together computational scientists, physicists, data scientists, and translational oncology researchers from India and Germany, the workshop aims to create a focused platform for scientific exchange, interdisciplinary training, and future collaboration.
Foster interdisciplinary dialogue between computational modellers and translational oncology researchers from India and Germany.
Showcase how mathematical, statistical, and agent-based models can inform cancer biology, tumor evolution, and therapy response.
Discuss best practices for integrating computational models with experimental, single-cell, and clinical data.
Support early-career researchers by exposing them to interdisciplinary research pathways and international collaboration models.
Initiate sustainable Indo–German research collaborations that can lead to joint projects, funding applications, and long-term exchange.
The workshop will focus on -
computational and physics-based models of tumor growth, heterogeneity, and evolution.
modelling of the tumor microenvironment and immune interactions.
integration of single-cell and liquid biopsy data with computational frameworks.
predictive modelling of therapy response and resistance.
AI/ML approaches in translational oncology.
Enhanced mutual understanding between computational and translational research communities.
Identification of concrete Indo–German collaborative research ideas.
Development of interdisciplinary skillsets among early-career researchers.
Strengthened institutional links between Indian and German research organizations.
A roadmap for future joint workshops, exchange programs, and funding proposals.
By connecting computational modelling with translational oncology in an Indo–German context, the workshop aims to contribute to more integrated, predictive, and clinically relevant cancer research. It will also help train a new generation of researchers capable of working across disciplinary and national boundaries.