AI and ML SIG

Objectives

  • Aligning Machine Learning groups across all SIGs.
  • For clinical research statisticians, where specifically are AI & ML useful – considering regulatory requirements, and where are they not useful?
  • Webinars to deliver this knowledge back to industry colleagues.

Upcoming Events

No events planned currently, we are looking into webinars for the future.

Achievements!

Here are our latest achievements:

  • Submitted comments to the FDA on the latest AI guidance with a large contribution from the data science SIG - 2025
  • Delivered a session on AI and machine learning at the 2025 PSI conference.
  • Delivered a session on AI and machine learning at the 2026 PSI conference.

Topics of interest 2026

  • Using AI for HTA
  • Document Generation
  • Shell to output TFL generation using AI
  • What can AI not do
  • AI tools for programming
  • R tools for machine learning

How to get in touch

Interested in joining the AI & ML SIG?
Please send an email to the SIG chair and AI lead - Sam (sam.hadlington@plus-project.co.uk; LinkedIn)

Or

to the Machine Learning lead – Harry (harry.g.parr@gsk.com; Harry Parr | LinkedIn)

Who we are (as of June 2026)

The artificial intelligence and machine learning SIG is led by Sam Hadlington.
The full list of members of the AI & ML SIG can be found below:

NameCompany/Institution
Augustin ThepautRoche
Conan Liang 
Danila Azzolina University of Ferrara
Dego RamosItalfarmaco
Eliana Garcia CossioBayer
Emmanuel PhamNova In Silico
Fabio RigatAstraZeneca
Frauke HennigBayer
Harry ParrGSK
Ilaria PiergentiliValos
Jason NicholasGSK
Joshua HavumakiGSK
Karl KoechertBayer
Kerry HylandJazz Pharmaceuticals
Laura BeltonConsultant
Lesedi Ledwaba-ChapmanMMS Holdings
Matthew NorrisUniversity of Leeds
Nicola HewsonAstraZeneca
Nils TernesSanofi
Paola BerchiallaUniversity of Turin
Sam HadlingtonPlus-Project Partnership
Sarah SerahatiICON
Susanne SchmittVRTX
Thomas HendersonAmgen
Tommaso PanniEli Lilly
Verena LeonieBioNTech
Wei QuanAstraZeneca
Xiang Zhang 

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