July 14th, 2026 
Daniela Lopez de Luise Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the HemaRAI Workshop has been extended to July 15, 2026, 23:59 (GMT).
HemaRAI Workshop: Toward Reliable AI in Hematology: Robust Red Blood Cell and Parasitemia Analysis
to be held in conjunction with MICCAI 2026 in Strasbourg, France.
Key Information at a Glance
📍MICCAI 2026, Strasbourg Convention Center, Strasbourg, France
📅October 1, 2026
🔗 Website: Official Workshop Website
📝Submission Platform: OpenReview
⏳Submission Deadline: Extended to July 15, 2026, 23:59 (GMT)
👥Google Group: HemaRAI Google Group
📅October 1, 2026
🔗 Website: Official Workshop Website
📝Submission Platform: OpenReview
⏳Submission Deadline: Extended to July 15, 2026, 23:59 (GMT)
👥Google Group: HemaRAI Google Group
Aims and Scope
HemaRAI 2026 invites original contributions on reliable, robust, and clinically translatable AI for hematology microscopy, with a particular focus on red blood cell morphology analysis, blood smear image analysis, and parasitemia detection.
The workshop aims to bring together researchers, clinicians, and industry practitioners working at the intersection of medical image analysis, computational pathology, hematology, parasitology, and trustworthy artificial intelligence.
Topics of Interest
Topics include, but are not limited to:
🩸 Red blood cell morphology analysis
🔬 Blood smear image segmentation, detection, and classification
🦠 Parasitemia detection and quantification
🤖 Machine and deep learning for hematology imaging
🧠 Foundation models and self-supervised learning for cytology
🌍 Robustness under domain shift
⚖️ Fairness, bias, uncertainty estimation, and explainability
📊 Standardized evaluation protocols and benchmarks
🏥 Clinical translation, quality assurance, and workflow integration
🔬 Blood smear image segmentation, detection, and classification
🦠 Parasitemia detection and quantification
🤖 Machine and deep learning for hematology imaging
🧠 Foundation models and self-supervised learning for cytology
🌍 Robustness under domain shift
⚖️ Fairness, bias, uncertainty estimation, and explainability
📊 Standardized evaluation protocols and benchmarks
🏥 Clinical translation, quality assurance, and workflow integration
Submission and Presentation
Submissions will be handled through OpenReview. Accepted papers will be presented during the workshop as oral or poster contributions.
Organizers
Dr. Andrea Loddo, University of Cagliari, andrea.loddo@unica.it
Mr. Luca Zedda, University of Cagliari, luca.zedda@unica.it
Mr. Davide Antonio Mura, University of Cagliari, davide.mura@unica.it
Prof. Cecilia Di Ruberto, University of Cagliari, cecilia.dir@unica.it
Dr. Ario Sadafi, Helmholtz Munich, ario.sadafi@tum.de
Prof. Carsten Marr, Helmholtz Munich, carsten.marr@helmholtz-munich.de
Dr. Ahmed Elnady Elsafty, PathOlOgics, LLC, aelnady777@hotmail.com
Mr. Luca Zedda, University of Cagliari, luca.zedda@unica.it
Mr. Davide Antonio Mura, University of Cagliari, davide.mura@unica.it
Prof. Cecilia Di Ruberto, University of Cagliari, cecilia.dir@unica.it
Dr. Ario Sadafi, Helmholtz Munich, ario.sadafi@tum.de
Prof. Carsten Marr, Helmholtz Munich, carsten.marr@helmholtz-munich.de
Dr. Ahmed Elnady Elsafty, PathOlOgics, LLC, aelnady777@hotmail.com
For questions, please contact the organizers or join the HemaRAI 2026 Google Group.
Best regards,
Andrea Loddo, on behalf of the
HemaRAI 2026 Organizing Committee
Andrea Loddo, on behalf of the
HemaRAI 2026 Organizing Committee
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Andrea Loddo
PhD | Dept. Of Mathematics and Computer Science | University of Cagliari