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Public Health

|    13 February 2025 (CET time)

Track Organisers
Picture of Dr. Katerina Vlami

Dr. Katerina Vlami

Track Chair . Greece

Picture of Dr. Sebastien Bailly

Dr. Sebastien Bailly

Scientific Committee Rep . France

12:00

Welcome

12:15

Symposium

Impact of Environmental Factors on Sleep Health
Picture of Dr. Katerina Vlami

Dr. Katerina Vlami

Session Chair . Greece

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Prof. Dr. Manolis Kogevinas

Speaker . Spain

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Dr. Hannah Scott

Speaker . Australia

Picture of Dr. Dimitris Kantas

Dr. Dimitris Kantas

Speaker . United States

Session Topics
  • Night shift work and circadian rhythm disturbance (Prof. Dr. Manolis Kogevinas)
  • Seasonal and environmental impacts on sleep health (Dr. Hanna Scott)
  • Impact of light and electronic devices on sleep health (Dr. Dimitris Kantas)

13:00

Keynote Lecture

Sleep Health, a Public Health Issue
Picture of Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir

Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir

Session Chair . Iceland

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Dr. Daniel Buysse

Speaker . United States

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

14:00

Year in Review

Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
Picture of Dr. Sebastien Bailly

Dr. Sebastien Bailly

Session Chair . France

Picture of Dr. Diego Mazotti

Dr. Diego Mazotti

Speaker . United States

14:45

Joint Symposium

Age & Gender Considerations in Sleep
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Prof. Dr. Clete Kushida

Session Chair. United States

Picture of Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori

Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori

Speaker . Italy

Picture of Prof. Dr. Athanasia Pataka

Prof. Dr. Athanasia Pataka

Speaker . Greece

Picture of Prof. Karen Spruyt

Prof. Karen Spruyt

Speaker . France

Picture of Prof. Kristen Knutson

Prof. Kristen Knutson

Speaker . United States

Session Topics
  • Sleep disorders in the elderly (Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori)
  • OSA phenotypes in women (Prof. Dr. Athanasia Pataka)
  • Sleep hygiene, an adolescent issue (Prof. Karen Spruyt)
  • Sleep inequalities in genders (Prof. Kristen Knutson)

15:45

Virtual Coffee Break

16:00

JSR Symposium

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Picture of Dr. Maria Basta

Dr. Maria Basta

Session Chair . Greece

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Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger

Speaker . Norway

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Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen

Speaker . Germany

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Prof. Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz

Speaker . Spain

Picture of Dr. Piotr Matłosz

Dr. Piotr Matłosz

Speaker . Poland

Session Topics
  • Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students (Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger)
  • Does sleep help children to generalise features like adults? (Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen)
  • Short-term effects of exposure to workplace bullying on objective sleep: an actigraphy diary study (Prof. Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz)
  • Relationship between actigraphy-derived physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep parameters in preschool girls and boys: A cross-sectional study (Dr. Piotr Matłosz)

17:00 Congress Closure

Neurology

|    13 March 2025 (CET time)
Track Organisers
Picture of Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi

Track Chair . Italy

Picture of Dr. Samson Khachatryan

Dr. Samson Khachatryan

Track Chair . Armenia

Picture of Dr. Carolina Lombardi

Dr. Carolina Lombardi

Scientific Committee Rep . Italy

Picture of Dr. Fabio Pizza

Dr. Fabio Pizza

Scientific Committee Rep . Italy

12:45

Welcome

13:00

Keynote Lecture

Clinical features of narcolepsy across the life span
Picture of Dr. Yves Dauvilliers

Dr. Yves Dauvilliers

Session Chair. France

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

14:00

Year in Review

Sleep and Neurology: Clinical
Picture of Dr. Rolf Fronczek

Dr. Rolf Fronczek

Session Chair . The Netherlands

Picture of Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel

Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel

Speaker . Austria

Session Topics
  • Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students (Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger)
  • Does sleep help children to generalise features like adults? (Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen)
  • Short-term effects of exposure to workplace bullying on objective sleep: an actigraphy diary study (Prof. Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz)
  • Relationship between actigraphy-derived physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep parameters in preschool girls and boys: A cross-sectional study (Dr. Piotr Matłosz)

14:45

Joint Symposium

Complex Behaviours During Sleep
Picture of Dr. Samson Khachatryan

Dr. Samson Khachatryan

Session Chair . Armenia

Picture of Dr. Carolina Lombardi

Dr. Carolina Lombardi

Session Chair . Italy

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Dr. Ambra Stefani

Speaker . United States

Picture of Dr. Alex Iranzo

Dr. Alex Iranzo

Speaker . Spain

Picture of Dr. Evelina Pajėdienė

Dr. Evelina Pajėdienė

Speaker . Lithuania

Picture of Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi

Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi

Speaker . Italy

Session Topics
  • Large muscle group movements (Dr- Ambra Stefani)
  • Differential diagnosis of adult NREM parasomnias (Dr. Evelina Pajėdienė)
  • REM parasomnias at different ages of life (Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi)
  • Sleep disorders in autoimmune encephalitis (Dr. Alex Iranzo)

15:00

Virtual Coffee Break

16:00

JSR Symposium

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Picture of Dr. Fabio Pizza

Dr. Fabio Pizza

Session Chair . Italy

Picture of Dr. Andrew N. Coogan

Dr. Andrew N. Coogan

Speaker . Ireland

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Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel

Speaker . Türkiye

Picture of Dr. Kentaro Matsui

Dr. Kentaro Matsui

Speaker . Japan/i>

Session Topics
  • Prevalence and associations of self-reported sleep problems in a large sample of patients with Parkinson’s disease (Dr. Andrew N. Coogan)
  • Spectral EEG and heart rate changes associated with leg movements during the suggested immobilization test in patients with restless legs syndrome (Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel)
  • Sleep schedules and MSLT-based diagnosis of narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia: Exploring potential associations in a large clinical sample (Dr. Kentaro Matsui)

17:00 Congress Closure

Mental Health

|    8 May 2025 (CEST time)

Track Organisers
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Prof. Dr. Dieter Riemann

Track Chair . Germany

Picture of Dr. Christine Blume

Dr. Christine Blume

Track Chair . Switzerland

Picture of Dr. Megan Crawford

Dr. Megan Crawford

Scientific Committee Rep . United Kingdom

12:00

Welcome

Picture of Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak

Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak

Session Chair . Germany

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Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak

Speaker . Germany

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Prof. Dr. Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy

Speaker . France

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Dr. Hugh Selsick

Speaker . United Kingdom

Session Topics
  • The burden of chronic insomnia in the psychiatric patient (Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak)
  • Emerging data on daridorexant for the treatment of chronic insomnia with psychiatric comorbidities  (Prof. Dr. Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy)
  • Managing chronic insomnia in a psychiatric patient (Dr. Hugh Selsick)

13:00

Symposium

Insomnia in Mental Illness: Treatment Aspects
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Prof. Dr. Adam Wichniak

Session Chair . Poland

Picture of Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio

Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio

Session Chair . Finland

Picture of Dr. Colin Espie

Dr. Colin Espie

Speaker . United Kingdom

Picture of Dr. Leonie Maurer

Dr. Leonie Maurer

Speaker . Germany

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Prof. Dr. Adam Wichniak

Speaker . Poland

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Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio

Speaker . Finland

Session Topics
  • Scaling insomnia treatment: the role of dCBT-I (Dr. Colin Espie)
  • dCBT-I – the German experience (Dr. Leonie Maurer)
  • Pharmacological treatment of insomnia: overview (Prof. Dr. Adam Wichniak)
  • Long-term pharmacological insomnia treatment (Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio

14:00

Virtual Coffee Break

14:15

Keynote Lecture

Optimising Efficacy and Implementation of Psychotherapy for Insomnia
Picture of Prof. Dr. Dieter Riemann

Prof. Dr. Dieter Riemann

Session Chair . Germany

Picture of Dr. Elisabeth Hertenstein

Dr. Elisabeth Hertenstein

Speaker . Switzerland

15:00

Joint Symposium

Sleep, Insomnia and Mental Health
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Dr. Christoph Nissen

Session Chair . Switzerland

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Prof. Dr. Laura Palagini

Session Chair. Italy

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Mariana Mendoza Alvarez

Speaker . Belgium

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Dr. Annemieke van Straten

Speaker . The Netherlands

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Dr. Christoph Nissen

Speaker. Switzerland

Session Topics
  • Insomnia, REM sleep instability and anxiety and depression (Mariana Mendoza Alvarez)
  • Prevalence of insomnia (Dr. Annemieke van Straten)
  • Insomnia: from psychology to neurobiology (Prof. Dr. Laura Palagini)
  • The importance of sleep for mental health and illness (Dr. Christoph Nissen)

16:00

Virtual Coffee Break

16:15

Year in Review

News from Insomnia and Mental Health 2024
Picture of Dr. Kai Spiegelhalder

Dr. Kai Spiegelhalder

Session Chair . Germany

Picture of Dr. Debora Meneo

Dr. Debora Meneo

Speaker . Italy

17:00

JSR Symposium

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Picture of Dr. Christine Blume

Dr. Christine Blume

Session Chair . Switzerland

Picture of Dr. Joao Paolo Lima Santos

Dr. Joao Paolo Lima Santos

Speaker. United States

Picture of Laura Simon

Laura Simon

Speaker . Germany

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Dr. Jameel Soqia

Speaker. Syria

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Dr. Anne Richards

Speaker . United States

Session Topics
  • Slow Wave Sleep and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms: An Experimental Pilot Study (Dr. Joao Paolo Lima Santos)
  • Barriers and Facilitators of Sleep Restriction Therapy in Internet-Delivered CBT-I (Laura Simon)
  • Challenges of poor sleep quality and mental health issues among Syrian medical residents in 22 major hospitals across Syria (Dr. Jameel Soqia)
  • Evaluating the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation, Mood and Distressing Dreams Using Daily Sleep Diary Reports in Trauma Survivors. (Dr. Anne Richards)

18:00 Congress Closure

Paediatrics

|    12 June 2025 (CEST time)

Track Organisers
Picture of Prof. Dr. Lino Nobili

Prof. Dr. Lino Nobili

Track Chair . Italy

Picture of Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt

Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt

Track Chair . France

Picture of Dr. Michelle Downes

Dr. Michelle Downes

Scientific Committee Rep . Ireland

12:00

Welcome

12:15

Symposium

Sleep and Development: Links between Sleep Issues and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Dr. Michelle Downes

Session Chair. Ireland

Picture of Prof. Dr. Dagmara Dimitrou

Prof. Dr. Dagmara Dimitrou

Speaker . United Kingdom

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Dr. Nicola Cellini

Speaker . Italy

Session Topics
  • Navigating Sleep: Developmental changes in napping and nocturnal sleep among neurodivergent individuals with Autism and Dyslexia (Prof.Dr. Dagmara Dimitrou)
  • Exploring sleep difficulties in eating disorders: A focus on adolescents (Dr. Nicola Cellini)

13:00

Keynote Lecture

Management of Insomnia in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Findings and Frontiers
Picture of Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt

Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt

Session Chair . France

Picture of Prof. Dr. Luci Wiggs

Prof. Dr. Luci Wiggs

Speaker . United Kingdom

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

14:00

Joint Year in Review

Paediatric sleep and SDB
Picture of Prof. Dr. Lino Nobili

Prof. Dr. Lino Nobili

ESRS Co-Chair . Italy

Picture of Prof. Dr. Refika Ersu

Prof. Dr. Refika Ersu

ERS Co-Chair . Canada

14:45

Joint Symposium

Melatonin
Picture of Prof. Dr. Oliviero Bruni

Prof. Dr. Oliviero Bruni

Session Chair. Italy

Picture of Prof. Dr. Teresa Paiva

Prof. Dr. Teresa Paiva

Session Chair . Portugal

Picture of Prof. José Cipolla-Neto

Prof. José Cipolla-Neto

Speaker . Brazil

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Prof. Paul Gringras

Speaker . United Kingdom

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Dr. Judith Owens

Speaker . United States

Session Topics
  • The basic science perspective on melatonin (Prof. José Cipolla-Neto)
  • What do the clinical trials tell us about melatonin? (Prof. Paul Gringras)
  • What is the world’s perspective on melatonin use? (Dr. Judith Owens)

15:45

Virtual Coffee Break

16:00

JSR Symposium

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Prof. Dr. Leila Tarokh

Session Chair . Switzerland

Picture of Dr. Aarti Sathyanarayana

Dr. Aarti Sathyanarayana

Speaker. United States

Picture of Dr. Leanna McWood

Dr. Leanna McWood

Speaker. United States

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Rachel Walsh

Speaker. United States

Picture of Dr. Lisa Walter

Dr. Lisa Walter

Speaker. Australia

Session Topics
  • Topological Data Analysis-Based Characteristics of Electroencephalogram Signals in Children With Sleep Apnea (Dr. Aarti Sathyanarayana)
  • Predicting weekday and weekend sleep: Interactions between peers and mothers (Dr. Leanna McWood)
  • Sleep regularity in adolescents: Associations with sleep, rest–activity indices, and prospective substance use and depression (Rachel Walsh)
  • Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Mitigates Dampened Heart Rate Responses to Respiratory Events in Children With Down Syndrome (Dr. Lisa Walter)

17:00 Congress Closure

Respiratory

|    3 July 2025 (CEST time)

Track Organisers
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Prof. Dr. Dirk Pevernagie

Track Chair . Belgium

Picture of Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath

Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath

Track Chair . Germany

Picture of Prof. Dr. Georgia Trakada

Prof. Dr. Georgia Trakada

Scientific Committee Rep . Greece

Picture of Dr. Özen Başoğlu

Dr. Özen Başoğlu

Scientific Committee Rep . Türkiye

12:00

Welcome

12:10

Zoll Respicardia Satellite Symposium

Importance of Distinguishing between Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Picture of Prof. Dr. Johan Verbraecken

Prof. Dr. Johan Verbraecken

Session Chair . Belgium

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Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pepin

Speaker . France

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Dr. Michael Arzt

Speaker . Germany

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Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler

Speaker . United States

  • Distinguish between central and obstructive sleep apnoea (Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pepin)
  • Case-based review of mis-scoring of central and obstructive apnoeas/hypopneas (Dr. Michael Arzt)
  • The role of Hypopnea Classification and Neuromodulation Therapies ( Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler)

13:00

Keynote Lecture

Sleep apnoea in the elderly - are we ready to face it?
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Prof. Dr. Walter McNicholas

Session Chair . Ireland

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

Registration is Open for Respiratory Track

Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations

14:00

Joint Year in Review

Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
Picture of Prof. Dr. Georgia Trakada

Prof. Dr. Georgia Trakada

Session Chair . Greece

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Dr. Sophia Schiza

Session Chair . Greece

Picture of Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath

Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath

Speaker . Germany

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Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas

Speaker . United States

Session Topics
  • New statements on ASV (Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath)
  • Drug treatment for sleep apnoea ( Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas)
Picture of Dr. Özen Başoğlu

Dr. Özen Başoğlu

Session Chair . Türkiye

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Dr. Harald Hrubos-Strøm

Session Chair Norway

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Dr. Harald Hrubos-Strøm

Speaker. Norway

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Prof. Haralampos Gouveris

Speaker . Germany

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Prof. Dr. Andreú Puigdollers-Perez

Speaker. Spain

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Dr. Marjolein van Looij

Speaker . The Netherlands

Session Topics
  • Myofunctional therapy (Sleep Revolution) results (Dr. Harald Hrubos-Strøm)
  • Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Prof. Haralampos Gouveris)
  • Orthodontic therapy (preventing sleep apnoea in childhood) (Prof. Dr. Andreú Puigdollers-Perez)
  • Positional therapy (Dr. Marjolein van Looij)

15:45

Virtual Coffee Break

16:00

JSR Symposium

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Picture of Dr. Renata Riha

Dr. Renata Riha

Session Chair . United Kingdom

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Dr. Joachim Behar

Speaker. Israel

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Dr. Alister Bates

Speaker. United States

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Dr. Össur Emilsson

Speaker. Sweden

Session Topics
  • Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Staging From Oximetry and Photoplethysmography—SleepAI (Dr. Joachim Behar)
  • Effects of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Upper Airway Structure and Function Using Moving Wall Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations: A Pilot Study (Dr. Alister Bates)
  • Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19—A Nationwide Cohort Study (Dr. Össur Emilsson)

17:00 Congress Closure

Basic Human

|    9 October 2025 (CEST time)

Track Organisers
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Prof. Dr. Ysbrand van der Werf

Track Chair . The Netherlands

Picture of Dr. Eva Winnebeck

Dr. Eva Winnebeck

Scientific Committee Rep . United Kingdom

Picture of Dr. Giulio Bernardi

Dr. Giulio Bernardi

Scientific Committee Rep . Italy

12:00

Welcome

12:10

Symposium

Human sleep at the Interface of brain and body
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Dr. Giulio Bernardi

Session Chair Italy

Picture of Dr. Caroline Lustenberger

Dr. Caroline Lustenberger

Speaker. Switzerland

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Prof. Cameron McAlpine

Speaker. United States

Picture of Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer

Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer

Speaker . Germany

Session Topics
  • Slow waves, auditory stimulation, and cardiovascular dynamics (Dr. Caroline Lustenberger)
  • Sleep and immunology including myocardial infarction (Prof. Cameron McAlpine)
  • Sleep and memory (Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer)

13:00

Keynote Lecture

Slow waves during wakefulness and the network consequences of brain injury
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Dr. Valeria Jaramillo

Session Chair United Kingdom

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Prof. Dr. Marcello Massimini

Speaker. Italy

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

Registration is Open for Basic Human Track

Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations

14:00

Year in Review

Dreaming Minds, Sleeping Bodies: Year in Review 2025
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Prof. Dr. Ysbrand van der Werf

Session Chair . The Netherlands

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Dr. Sarah F. Schoch

Speaker. Netherlands

14:45

Joint Symposium

Complex Behaviours During Sleep
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Dr. Eva Winnebeck

Session Chair. United Kingdom

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Dr. Thomas Upton

Speaker. United Kingdom

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Dr. Christina Schmidt

Speaker . Belgium

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Dr. Róbert Bódizs

Speaker. Hungary

  • Morning cortisol peak and awakening (Dr. Thomas Upton)
  • Napping in the elderly (Dr. Christina Schmidt)
  • Sleep spindle frequency, REM sleep propensity and nocturnal heart rate as putative markers of circadian rhythms in humans. (Dr. Róbert Bódizs)

15:45

Virtual Coffee Break

16:00

JSR Symposium

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Dr.Svenja Brodt

Session Chair. Germany

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Dr. Nicolas Lutz

Speaker. Germany

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Prof. Dr. AJ Schwichtenberg

Speaker . United States

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Dr. Marco Veneruso

Speaker . Italy

  • Long-Term Visual Gist Abstraction Independent of Post-Encoding Sleep (Dr. Nicolas Lutz)
  • Cerebral and Peripheral Hemodynamics Across Wakefulness and NREM Sleep (Prof. Dr. AJ Schwichtenberg)
  • Facial Emotion Recognition in Children With Narcolepsy Type 1 (Dr. Marco Veneruso)

17:00 Congress Closure

Sleep Technology

|    13 November 2025 (CET time)

Track Organisers
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Dr. Timo Leppänen

Track Chair . Finland

Picture of Carlos Teixeira

Carlos Teixeira

Track Chair . Portugal

Picture of Dr. Ding Zou

Dr. Ding Zou

Scientific Committee Rep . Sweden

12:00

Welcome

12:10
From Innovation to Individualisation: Leveraging Technology to Improve Sleep Medicine Outcome
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Dr. Ding Zou

Session Chair . Sweden

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Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir

Session Chair . Iceland

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Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pépin

Speaker . France

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Dr. Thierry Garban

Speaker . France

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Prof. Dr. Christoph Schöbel

Speaker . Germany

Session Topics
  • Personalising CPAP Therapy Through a Digital Ecosystem (Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pépin)
  • Alternative Therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Expanding Options with Mandibular Repositioning Device (Dr. Thierry Garban)
  • Innovative Approaches to Insomnia and COMISA (Prof. Dr. Christoph Schöbel)
13:00

Keynote Lecture

Novel diagnostic approaches and ML analyses in adult and paediatric populations
Picture of Dr. Timo Leppänen

Dr. Timo Leppänen

Session Chair . Finland

Picture of Dr. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Tobal

Dr. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Tobal

Speaker . Spain

13:45

Virtual Coffee Break

Registration is Open for Sleep Technology Track

Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations

14:00

Year in Review

Novel analyses to change sleep medicine
Picture of Dr. Ding Zou

Dr. Ding Zou

Session Chair . Sweden

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Samanta Dall Agnese

Session Chair . Spain

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Prof. Dr. Robert Thomas

Speaker . United States

14:45

Joint Symposium

Complex Behaviours During Sleep
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Dr. Carlos Teixeira

Session Chair . Portugal

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Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir

Session Chair . Iceland

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Dr. Luka Biedebach

Speaker. Iceland

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Dimitri Ferretti

Speaker . Sweden

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Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

Speaker. Iceland

Session Topics
  • Unsupervised learning in sleep medicine (Dr. Luka Biedebach)
  • Prospective data collection in SleepRevolution: the idea, concept & practical experience (Dimitri Ferretti)
  • Scoring in the Sleep Revolution project (Sigríður Sigurðardóttir)
15:45

Virtual Coffee Break

Session Topics
16:00

JSR Symposium

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Prof. Dr. Maria Bonsignore

Session Chair . Italy

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Dr. Margaux Blanchard

Speaker. France

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Dr. Asli Lanpir

Speaker . Ireland

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Sepehr Sardooeinasab

Speaker . Canada

  • Comprehensive Visualisation of Ventilation Curve and Arousal Surrounding Respiratory Events: A Novel Endotyping Approach in OSA (Dr. Margaux Blanchard)
  • Sleep Tracking in the Real World: Evaluating Research and Consumer Devices in Masters Endurance Athletes (Dr. Asli Lanpir)
  • Tone-Evoked Sleep Electroencephalographic Slow Oscillations as a Function of Peripheral Rhythms: New Insights Into the Brain–Heart Integration (Sepehr Sardooeinasab)
17:00
Deep learning and big data in sleep
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Dr. Matias Rusanen

Session Chair . Finland

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Dr. Lieve van Egmond

Session Chair . Germany

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Prof. Shaun Purcell

Speaker. United States

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Dr. Iris Huijben

Speaker . Netherlands

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Dr. Luigi Fiorillo

Speaker. Switzerland

Session Topics
  • The NSRR: data and tools to support big data sleep science (Prof. Shaun Purcell)
  • SOM-CPC: Unsupervised dimensionality reduction and clustering for exploring sleep structure (Dr. Iris Huijben )
  • Sleepyland: trust begins with fair evaluation of automatic sleep staging models (Dr. Luigi Fiorillo)
18:00 Congress Closure

Basic Animal

|    11 December 2025 (CET time)

Track Organisers
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Prof. Dr. Vladyslav Vyazovskiy

Track Chair . United Kingdom

Picture of Dr. Alessandro Silvani

Dr. Alessandro Silvani

Scientific Committee Rep . Italy

Picture of Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera

Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera

Scientific Committee Rep . Switzerland

12:00

Welcome

12:15

Symposium

Impact of Environmental Factors on Sleep Health
Picture of Dr. Charlotte Boccara

Dr. Charlotte Boccara

Session Chair . Norway

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Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild

Speaker. United States

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Dr. Julie Seibt

Speaker . United Kingdom

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Prof. David Dupret

Speaker. United Kingdom

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Dr. Mattia Aime

Speaker . Switzerland

Session Topics
  • VTA dopaminergic neurons support memory consolidation during NREM sleep (Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild)
  • Sleep for brain fuction: a molecular perspective (Dr. Julie Seibt)
  • Cortical and hippocampal dynamics across states (Prof. David Dupret)
  • Neural circuits for memory processing during REM sleep (Dr. Mattia Aime)

13:15

Keynote Lecture

All-optical dissection of cortical circuit dynamics during sleep: structure and functions
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Prof. Dr. Vladyslav Vyazovskiy

Session Chair . United Kingdom

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Prof. Dr. Antoine Adamantidis

Speaker. Switzerland

14:00

Virtual Coffee Break

Registration is Open for Basic Animal Track

Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations

14:15

Year in Review

Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
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Dr. Alessandro Silvani

Session Chair . Italy

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Dr. Christelle Peyron

Speaker. France

15:00

Joint Symposium

Sleep regulation
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Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera

Session Chair . Switzerland

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Prof. Dr. Peter Meerlo

Speaker. The Netherlands

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Prof. Dr. Anissa Kempf

Speaker . Switzerland

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Dr. Philippe Mourrain

Speaker. United States

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Dr. Gianina Ungurean

Speaker . Germany

Session Topics
  • Sleep in the real world: environmental influences on sleep in mammals and birds (Prof. Dr. Peter Meerlo)
  • Regulation of sleep in flies (Prof. Dr. Anissa Kempf)
  • Evolutionary perspectives on brain dynamics during sleep (Dr. Philippe Mourrain)
  • Avian Sleep Regulation (Dr. Gianina Ungurean)

16:00

Virtual Coffee Break

16:15

JSR Symposium

The Future of Sleep Research - Highlights from the JSR
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Dr. Lukas Krone

Session Chair . United Kingdom

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Tárek Magyar

Speaker. Hungary

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Prof. Birgitte Kornum

Speaker . Denmark

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Robin Pijnacker

Speaker. The Netherlands

Session Topics
  • Sleep Deprivation in Mice: Looking Beyond the Slow Wave Rebound (Tárek Magyar)
  • Synergistic Impact of Sleep Disturbance and Social Isolation in Adult but Not Adolescent Female Mice (Prof. Birgitte Kornum)
  • Wintering Barnacle Geese Exhibit an Increased Behavioural Drive for Sleep After Sleep Deprivation Without a Clear EEG-Based Sleep Rebound (Dr. Robin Pijnacker)

17:15 Congress Closure

Meet our Speakers

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Dr. Nicola Cellini

D E F
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Dr. Yves Dauvilliers

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Prof. Dr. Dagmara Dimitriou

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Dr. Colin Espie

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Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger

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Dr. Raffaele Ferri

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Dr. Rolf Fronczek

G H I
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Gonzalo Gutierrez

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Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak

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Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera

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Dr. Elisabeth Hertenstein

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Dr. Alex Iranzo

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Dr. Dimitris Kantas

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Dr. Kristen Knutson

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Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen

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Dr. Manolis Kogevinas

M N O
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Dr. Leonie Maurer

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Dr. Piotr Matłosz

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Dr. Kentaro Matsui

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Dr. Diego Mazotti

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Prof. Dr. Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz

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Dr. Christoph Nissen

P Q R
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Dr. Livia de Picker

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Dr. Fabio Pizza

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Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath

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Dr. Sophia Schiza

S T U
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Dr. Hannah Scott

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Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel

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Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel

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Dr. Sophia Schiza

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Dr. Alessandro Silvani

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Dr. Kai Spiegelhalder

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Dr. Ambra Stefani

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Dr. Annemieke van Straten

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Dr. Carlos Teixeira

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