We invite submissions for Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) 2026, to be held in Genoa (IT), from 25 to 28 May 2026. The theme is "Opening the personal gate between technology and Health care." We seek original research, case studies, and innovative solutions in medical informatics that explore the integration of information technology within real health care systems. This integration could be heavily supported by intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and knowledge management tools. Join us in shaping the future of digitally supported healthcare systems.
Conference tracks include (but are not limited to):
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE
Biomedical imaging in medical informatics
Computable knowledge and decision support
Data science for visualization and analytics
Ethics, regulations and AI
Explainable and trustworthy AI
Generative AI, foundational models
Learning health systems
Natural language processing applications in healthcare
INFRASTRUCTURES AND REGULATIONS
FAIR data and data sharing infrastructures, European Health Data Space
Healthcare data security
Information Infrastructure Integration and certification
Information systems in healthcare
Privacy and Data Protection methods and technologies for healthcare
Standardization and interoperability issues in medical informatics
HEALTH INFORMATICS ECOSYSTEMS
Automation and robotics in healthcare
Digital twins
Digitally supported Precision Medicine
Internet of Medical Things
Medical devices (including software)
Patient empowerment
Personal health records and mHealth
Telemedicine and telehealth
ONEHEALTH
Human factors, social and organisational issues
Population health
Translational health informatics
Veterinary and environmental health informatics
EDUCATION
Health Informatics in medical education
Innovative technologies and approaches for education
Living labs and patients’ inclusion and engagement
Multimodal Learning in healthcare
OTHER RELATED TOPICS
Key dates
15 May 2025: Call for Papers - Open
28 June 2025: Conference Registration - Open
20 October 2025: Deadline for submitting full papers and short communication papers/posters
15 December 2025: Initial decision notifications for full papers and short communication papers/posters
21 January 2026: Re-submission Deadline for full papers and short communication papers/posters
26 January 2026: Deadline for panels, workshops, tutorials, and demonstrations
31 January 2026: Notification of final acceptance for full papers and short communication papers/posters
07 February 2026: Notification of acceptance for panels, workshops, tutorials, and demonstrations
24 February 2026: Early-bird registration ends
28 February 2026: Mandatory Author registration
25 May 2026: Conference starts!
Conference proceedings will be published with open access in the IOS Press series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics.
Full Papers, Posters and Short Communication Papers will be included in the conference proceedings.
MIE2026 accepts the following contributions:
Full Papers (5 pages) and Short Communication Papers/Posters (2 pages)
Published by IOS Press in their open access series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” and submitted (for evaluation) for indexing by MEDLINE/PubMed; Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Book Citation Index - Science (BKCI-S); Google Scholar; Scopus; EMCare.
Panels, Workshops, Tutorials, (3 pages), and Demonstrations (1 to 3 pages)
Available via the conference website in non-indexed program book
Language
The official language for MIE2026 is English. All submissions must be in English. Submissions in any other language will be rejected without review. Values should be reported in the International System of Units. Authors are responsible for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation in their submissions. Non-native English speakers are advised to consider employing the services of a professional editor or request review and editing from colleagues.
Guidelines for authors
All submissions must be formatted according to the IOS Press style for Studies in Health Technology and Informatics https://www.iospress.nl/service/authors/latex-and-word-tools-for-book-authors and have to be submitted through the conference online system at https://access.online-registry.net/mie2026 in MS Word or compatible
Non-compliance with the templates including excessive length will lead to submission rejection.
MIE2025 accepts the following contributions:
Full Papers (5 pages) and Short Communication Papers/Posters (2 pages)
Published by IOS Press in their open access series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” and submitted (for evaluation) for indexing by MEDLINE/PubMed; Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) and Book Citation Index - Science (BKCI-S); Google Scholar; Scopus; EMCare..
Panels, Workshops, Tutorials, (3 pages), and Demonstrations (1 to 3 pages)
Available via the conference website in non-indexed program book
Any presentation accepted in the program requires to have at least one author registered to the conference. Multiple presentations require one distinct registration per each accepted submission. Disrespect of this usual EFMI/MIE rule will lead to cancellation.
Language
The official language for MIE2025 is English. All submissions must be in English. Submissions in any other language will be rejected without review. Values should be reported in the International System of Units. Authors are responsible for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation in their submissions. Non-native English speakers are advised to consider employing the services of a professional editor or request review and editing from colleagues.
Guidelines for authors
All submissions must be formatted according to the IOS Press style for Studies in Health Technology and Informatics https://www.iospress.nl/service/authors/latex-and-word-tools-for-book-authors and have to be submitted through the conference online system at https://access.online-registry.net/mie2025
Non-compliance with the templates including excessive length will lead to submission rejection.
Types of submissions
Full papers
Description: Full papers are original works submitted for publication in the indexed conference proceedings by IOS Press
Length: cannot exceed 5 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template and guidelines (see below).
Structure: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References
Presentation: Full papers are presented in a dedicated session in 10 min
Short Communication/Posters
Description: Short communication/poster submissions typically present on-going work and preliminary results.
Length: cannot exceed 2 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template and guidelines (see below).
Structure: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References
Presentation: Short oral presentation of poster showcase.
Workshops
Description: Workshops are sessions intended to discuss and practice innovative topics with the conference participants. Educational workshops are welcome.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template with the following
Structure: Title, Topic, Rationale Outcome, Programme
Presentation: 90-minute sessions (only). The workshop must allow at least 30 minutes for discussion or other interactive forms of collaborative working with the intended audience
Remarks: The Scientific Programme Committee encourages equal representation of women and men among the speakers.
Panels
Description: A panel is intended to focus on a specific topic on which a panel of experts gives their opinion and discusses it with the audience.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: Must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, Description of the panel’s topic, Panellists’ short bio.
Presentation: 60-minute session during the main conference program. A panel would typically feature 3-4 members giving a brief presentation or making a position statement, followed by at least 20 minutes of discussion with an active role for the audience.
Remarks: The Scientific Programme Committee encourages equal representation of women and men on panels.
Demonstrations
Description: Demonstrations are sessions where a practical solution is presented to the audience.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, Topic, and Contents of the demonstration
Presentation: Presented from 20 to 30 minutes.
Tutorials
Description: Tutorials are sessions to train the audience on a new topic.
Length: Tutorials abstracts should not exceed 3 pages
Format: Tutorials abstracts must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, general description of the topic proposed in appropriate headings, specific contributions of authors to the tutorial, brief biographies of the organizers/lecturers.
Presentation: Authors of accepted tutorials will be required to present a three-hour tutorial during the pre-conference.
Tutorial abstracts should outline the following: Topic, Format, Target Group, Learning Objectives, and Expected outcome of the workshop
Remarks: There will be a separate registration for tutorials and a minimum number of participants is mandatory for the tutorial to take place. No honorarium will be offered to tutorial organizers/speakers.
Mandatory Author Registration for all accepted submissions is applied.
Any presentation accepted in the program requires to have at least one author fully registered to the conference. Multiple presentations require one distinct registration per each accepted submission (for each full paper or short paper or poster). Disrespect of this usual EFMI/MIE rule will lead to cancellation and withdraw of the submitted manuscript from conference proceedings.