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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

Prediction models developed using artificial intelligence Maerziya Yusufujiang, Constanza L Andaur Navarro, Johanna Aa Damen, Toshihiko Takada, Geert-Jan Geersing, Lotty Hooft, Ewoud Schuit, Karel Gm Moons, Valentijn Mt de Jong, Maarten van Smeden
Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2026, vol. 10
TRIPOD+AI statement Gary S Collins, Karel G M Moons, Paula Dhiman, Richard D Riley, Andrew L Beam, Ben Van Calster, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Xiaoxuan Liu, Johannes B Reitsma, Maarten van Smeden, Anne-Laure Boulesteix, Jennifer Catherine Camaradou, Leo Anthony Celi, Spiros Denaxas, Alastair K Denniston, Ben Glocker, Robert M Golub, Hugh Harvey, Georg Heinze, Michael M Hoffman, André Pascal Kengne, Emily Lam, Naomi Lee, Elizabeth W Loder, Lena Maier-Hein, Bilal A Mateen, Melissa D McCradden, Lauren Oakden-Rayner, Johan Ordish, Richard Parnell, Sherri Rose, Karandeep Singh, Laure Wynants, Patricia Logullo
Ewha medical journal, 2025, vol. 48
Evaluation of performance measures in predictive artificial intelligence models to support medical decisions Ben Van Calster, Gary S. Collins, Andrew J. Vickers, Laure Wynants, Kathleen F. Kerr, Lasai Barreñada, Gael Varoquaux, Karandeep Singh, Karel Gm Moons, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Dirk Timmerman, David J. McLernon, Maarten van Smeden, Ewout W. Steyerberg,
The Lancet. Digital health, 2025, vol. 7
Safety and efficiency of D-dimer testing in combination with clinical decision rules to exclude pulmonary embolism in patients with cancer Kristina Vrotniakaite-Bajerciene, Ranjeeta Mallick, Toshihiko Takada, Noemie Kraaijpoel, Maarten van Smeden, Karel G M Moons, Jeffrey A Kline, Menno V Huisman, Emily Martens, Marc Righini, Nick van Es, Frederikus A Klok, Harry R Buller, Arnaud Perrier, Kerstin de Wit, Philip S Wells, Javier Galipienzo, Waleed Ghanima, Pierre-Marie Roy, Marc Carrier, Geert-Jan Geersing, Grégoire Le Gal
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2025, vol. 24, p.971-984
Explainable AI in healthcare Alex Carriero, Anne de Hond, Bram Cappers, Fernando Paulovich, Sanne Abeln, Karel Gm Moons, Maarten van Smeden
Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2025, vol. 9
Safety and Efficiency of Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease Vicky Mai, Toshihiko Takada, Noemie Kraaijpoel, Nick van Es, Ranjeeta Mallick, Milou A M Stals, Harry R Buller, D Mark Courtney, Yonathan Freund, Javier Galipienzo, Waleed Ghanima, Menno V Huisman, Jeffrey A Kline, Karel G M Moons, Sameer Parpia, Arnaud Perrier, Marc Righini, Helia Robert-Ebadi, Pierre-Marie Roy, Maarten van Smeden, Phil S Wells, Kerstin de Wit, Dean A Fergusson, Frederikus A Klok, Geert-Jan Geersing, Grégoire Le Gal
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2025, vol. 24, p.598-607