[visionlist] [Call for Special Session Proposals]AI in Healthcare 26-28 Aug 2026 Imperial UK

[Xianghua Xie]

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE (AIiH)
26 - 28 August 2026, Imperial College London, UK
https://aiih.cc

(Call for Special Sessions)
Deadline: 23 January 2026


AIiH 2026 invites proposals for special sessions. A special session is designed to delve into a specific research theme or showcase innovative applications. Each special session will be featuring a minimum of five presentations.

Special session chairs will receive one free full registration (one for each session). Papers submitted to special sessions are reviewed in the same way as submission to the conference main sessions. Presenting speakers are required to register at the conference. Special session full papers will be included in the conference proceedings, published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, and short abstracts will be archived online with DOIs.


Each proposal should include:
- Session title. The title will be published in the conference programme.
- Abstract (250 words). The abstract will be published in the conference program.
- Name and affiliation of the special session organisers.
- Name and affiliation of invited speakers who will contribute to the special session. Please note that the invited speakers will need to submit their papers (https://aiih.cc/paper-submission). Papers submitted for special sessions undergo the same review process as open submissions and will be included in the conference proceeding.
- You can propose an open special session, which allows other delegates to submit their papers to the proposed session.

Please email your proposal to contact at AIiH.cc by the deadline of January 23, 2026.

The conference committee will assess special session proposals based on the quality of the proposal and the broad appeal of the topic.


1. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
AIiH aims to provide a prominent platform for researchers and practitioners who are devoted to improving healthcare using modern artificial intelligence. We recognise that healthcare applications present complex and sometimes unique challenges across a wide spectrum, from ethics to technical developments, that generic AI methods are often inadequate. By creating this dedicated forum, we encourage discussions and disseminations of efficient and effective AI solutions and technologies for healthcare, and in turn we hope to influence the research, technology adoption, and decision making in healthcare.

In September 2025, we welcomed delegates from 27 different countries to attend this second edition of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AIiH 2025), which is hosted in September 2025 in the Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK. A total of 83 full-length papers (12 pages plus to 2 pages of references) and 102 short abstracts (up to 5 pages in length) were received by the April deadline. AIiH 2025 continued to adopt the double-blind peer review policy for full-length papers. Each paper received at least 3 reviews, with an average of 3.6 reviews. Abstracts received 2 or 3 expert reviews per submission. A total of 60 full-length papers were selected for publication in the proceedings and 46 abstracts (excluding late-breaking abstracts) are digitally archived online with DOIs. Contributing authors are from 27 countries, which reflects the international nature of the conference. The best paper and best poster prizes were selected and awarded at the conference.
More details of the previous editions can be found here: https://aiih.cc/aiih-2025-overview/ and https://aiih.cc/aiih-2024/

AIiH 2026 is a single-track conference with oral and poster presentations and will include four keynote presentations and one conference tutorial on translation. This third edition will be hosted in Imperial College London. Authors are invited to submit full-length high-quality papers in both theory and/or application areas that are closely relevant to the conference. Submitted papers will be refereed on their originality, presentation, empirical results, and quality of evaluation. Submissions for special sessions are also welcomed. Special session papers are reviewed in the same way as main sessions (double blind review for full papers and the same page limit) and papers are included in the proceedings for accepted full papers.



2. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
https://aiih.cc/keynote/

Prof. Mihaela van der Schaar
University of Cambridge

Prof. Alejandro Frangi
University of Manchester

Prof. Huiru Zheng
Ulster University

Prof. Michael Lones
Heriot-Watt University


3. CONFERENCE TUTORIAL
https://aiih.cc/tutorial/

Prof. Stephen Smith
University of York
Tutorial Title: “Translating AI in Clinical Practices”


4. CALL FOR PAPERS
https://aiih.cc/call-for-papers/


5. IMPORTANT DATES

Special session proposal submission:      Friday 23 January 2026
Full Paper submission deadline:           Friday 10 April 2026

Author notification:                Monday 25 May 2026
Author registration deadline:       Tuesday 16 June 2026
Early registration deadline:        Monday 13 July 2026
Main conference:              Wednesday 26 – Friday 28 August 2026


6. KEY ORGANISERS

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Prof. Hao Ni, University College London, UK
Prof. Xianghua Xie, Swansea University, UK

CLINICIANS & MEDICAL STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Dr Duaa Alim, Imperial College London, UK


7. CONTACT
contact at aiih.cc








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