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Maarten van Smeden

Associate Professor

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Biography

Maarten van Smeden is a medical statistician, associate professor of epidemiologic methods and head of the research program methodology at the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands. His research is focused on the development and evaluation of statistical and data science methodology, with a particular focus on methodology related to the development, validation and implementation of prediction models. 

Research groups

Methods for AI and data science

Research aim

To develop and validate methods for data science, AI, statistics and causal inference and to improve medical research and patient care through impactful applications and collaborations.

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Recent publications

A comparison of hyperparameter tuning procedures for clinical prediction models Zoë S. Dunias, Ben Van Calster, Dirk Timmerman, Anne Laure Boulesteix, Maarten van Smeden
Statistics in Medicine, 2024, vol. 43, p.1119-1134
Safety of treating acute pulmonary embolism at home Dieuwke Luijten, Delphine Douillet, Kim Luijken, Cecile Tromeur, Andrea Penaloza, Olivier Hugli, Drahomir Aujesky, Stefano Barco, Joseph R. Bledsoe, Kyle E. Chang, Francis Couturaud, Paul L. den Exter, Carme Font, Menno V. Huisman, David Jimenez, Christopher Kabrhel, Jeffrey A. Kline, Stavros Konstantinides, Thijs van Mens, Remedios Otero, W. Frank Peacock, Olivier Sanchez, William B. Stubblefield, Luca Valerio, David R. Vinson, Philip Wells, Maarten van Smeden, Pierre Marie Roy, Frederikus A. Klok
European heart journal, 2024, vol. 45, p.2933-2950
Understanding random resampling techniques for class imbalance correction and their consequences on calibration and discrimination of clinical risk prediction models Marco Piccininni, Maximilian Wechsung, Ben Van Calster, Jessica L. Rohmann, Stefan Konigorski, Maarten van Smeden
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2024, vol. 155
Association between lower extremity arterial calcification and coronary arterial calcification in a population at increased risk of cardiovascular disease Romain Meer, Anna G. Hoek, Emma J. Bouman, Teddo Doesburg, Petra J.M. Elders, P. A. de Jong, Joline Beulens, M. J. Cramer, H. M. Nathoe, M. G. van der Meer, G. J. de Borst, M. Teraa, M. L. Bots, M. van Smeden, M. H. Emmelot-Vonk, P. A. de Jong, A. T. Lely, N. P. van der Kaaij, L. J. Kappelle, Y. M. Ruigrok, M. C. Verhaar, J. A.N. Dorresteijn, F. L.J. Visseren,
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 2024, vol. 12
External validation of six COVID-19 prognostic models for predicting mortality risk in older populations in a hospital, primary care, and nursing home setting Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, KGM Moons, Kim Luijken, Brent Appelman, Evertine J. Abbink, Jesse M van den Berg, Marieke T. Blom, Carline van den Dries, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Fenne Wouters, Karlijn Joling, René J.F. Melis, Simon P. Mooijaart, Jeannette Peters, Harmke Polinder-Bos, Bas F M van Raaij, Hannah Marieke Teeuw, Kim Luijken
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2024, vol. 168
Don't be misled Hannah M. la Roi-Teeuw, Florien S. van Royen, Anne de Hond, Anum Zahra, Sjoerd de Vries, Richard Bartels, Alex J. Carriero, Sander van Doorn, Zoë S. Dunias, Ilse Kant, Tuur Leeuwenberg, Ruben Peters, Laura Veerhoek, Maarten van Smeden, Kim Luijken
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2024, vol. 172