SuperSurv - A Unified Framework for Machine Learning Ensembles in Survival
Analysis
Implements a Super Learner framework for right-censored
survival data. The package fits convex combinations of
parametric, semiparametric, and machine learning survival
learners by minimizing cross-validated risk using inverse
probability of censoring weighting (IPCW). It provides tools
for automated hyperparameter grid search, high-dimensional
variable screening, and evaluation of prediction performance
using metrics such as the Brier score, Uno's C-index, and
time-dependent area under the curve (AUC). Additional utilities
support model interpretation for survival ensembles, including
Shapley additive explanations (SHAP), and estimation of
covariate-adjusted restricted mean survival time (RMST)
contrasts. The methodology is related to treatment-specific
survival curve estimation using machine learning described by
Westling et al. (2024) <doi:10.1080/01621459.2023.2205060>, and
the unified ensemble framework described in Lyu et al. (2026)
<doi:10.64898/2026.03.11.711010>.