CFP OLA’2026 Int. Conf. Optimization & Learning @Creta (Greece)

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                           OLA'2026
           International Conference on Optimization and Learning
                           28-30 April 2026
                          Chania, Crete, Greece
                 http://ola2026.sciencesconf.org/
                     SCOPUS Springer Proceedings
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OLA is a conference focusing on the future challenges of optimization
and/or machine learning methods and their applications. The conference
OLA'2026 will provide an opportunity to the international research
community in optimization and learning to discuss recent research
results and to develop new ideas and collaborations in a friendly and
relaxed atmosphere.
OLA'2026 welcomes presentations that cover any aspects of optimization
and/or machine learning research such as big optimization and learning,
optimization for learning, learning for optimization, optimization and
learning under uncertainty, deep learning, new high-impact applications,
parameter tuning, 4th industrial revolution, computer vision,
hybridization issues, optimization-simulation, meta-modeling,
high-performance computing, parallel and distributed optimization and
learning, surrogate modeling, multi-objective optimization …
Submission papers: We will accept two different types of submissions:
–       S1: Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers
of a maximum of 3 pages
–       S2: Original research contributions of a maximum of 12 pages
–    S3: High-quality manuscripts that have recently, within the last
year, been submitted or accepted for journal publication
Important dates:
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Paper submission deadline extension    Dec 19, 2025
Proceedings: Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published
in the proceedings. A SCOPUS and DBLP indexed Springer book will be
published for accepted long papers. Proceedings will be available at the
conference.

AIces 2026: early registration December 13

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1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AIces 2026

Porto – Maia, Portugal

March 30 – April 2, 2026

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Co-organized by:

University of Maia

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA
Luxembourg/London

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Early registration: December 13, 2025

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SCOPE:

AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI.

The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education.

The event will consist of 10 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 3 symposia collecting short contributions from participants, and 3 open thematic debate sessions. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well.

Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses.

Overall, AIces 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.

VENUE:

AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be:

University of Maia
Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos – Castêlo da Maia
4475-690 Maia
Porto, Portugal

STRUCTURE:

2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.

Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.

All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

David Danks (University of Virginia), Trustworthy AI in an Untrustworthy World

Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Socially Responsible and Trustworthy AI

PROFESSORS AND COURSES:

Ricardo Baeza-Yates (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), [introductory] Introduction to Responsible AI

Susan Brennan (Stony Brook University), [introductory/advanced] Where Are the Humans in Human-Centered AI?

Thomas Breuel (Nvidia Research), [introductory] Facts and Rules in LLMs

Carlos Castillo (Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Algorithmic Fairness in High-Risk AI Applications

Alan Dix (Cardiff Metropolitan University), [introductory] AI for Social Justice

Elia Formisano (Maastricht University), [introductory/intermediate] Auditory Cognition in Humans and Machines

Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Data and AI Governance – From Control to Trust

Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Computational Cognitive Models of Human-AI Teaming

Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University), [intermediate/advanced] Symbol Processing in Transformers and Other Neural Networks

Savannah Thais (City University of New York), [intermediate/advanced] Measurement for Safer AI

SYMPOSIA:

A symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations by participants on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event: cognition, ethics, and society. A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by February 28, 2026.

OPEN DEBATES:

An open debate session will be organized for each of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics, and society. A 2-page expression of interest to lead the respective session including the topics to be debated, the structure, call for contributions, and dynamics of the session must be sent to david@irdta.eu by December 30, 2025.

SPONSORS:

Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks)
Osheen Jain (London, communications)
José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair)
Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage)
Sara Morales (Luxembourg)
José Luís Reis (Maia)
Luís Paulo Reis (Porto)
David Silva (London, organization chair)

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done at

The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course.

Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event.

FEES:

Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches.

There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline.

The fees for on site and for online participation are the same.

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at

CERTIFICATE:

A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university.

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Universidade da Maia

Universidade do Porto

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London

CoNEXT 2026 Call for papers

You are invited to submit your high-quality work to the upcoming ACM CoNEXT 2026.

 

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December 7-11, 2026 – Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

Conference website: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/home

Full CFP: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/cfp

Submission Guidelines: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/submission

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CFP for International Workshop on Data-Driven Decision-Making: Uncertainty and Reliable Decision-Making by Generative AI at IJCNN 2026

The workshop will be held in conjunction with IJCNN 2026 on June 21–26 2026 at MECC Maastricht, Netherlands.

Generative AI (GenAI) has seen tremendous advances driven by deep learning, evolving from early energy-based and latent variable models to the recent and more expressive frameworks such as score-based, diffusion, and flow-based generative models, among other cutting-edge paradigms. These models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in learning complex data distributions and capturing underlying structures in high-dimensional spaces. Beyond conventional data synthesis, modern generative models offer probabilistic predictions and Bayesian interpretations, enabling uncertainty-aware and data-driven decision-making. Their probabilistic nature allows them to address a broader range of problems than pure data generation, supporting applications such as forecasting, inverse problem-solving, control, and scientific discovery, where modelling uncertainty, trustworthy, and interpretability are crucial for diverse real-world domains. This workshop aims to explore advances in reliable generative modelling, including methods for uncertainty quantification, robustness under distributional shift or concept drift, and calibration of probabilistic outputs. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary contributions bridging deep generative modelling, neural network theory, and probabilistic inference, promoting innovative applications across vision, language, signal processing, robotics, and complex systems modeling. This workshop will focus on two main aspects: 

  1. Demonstrating the applicability of GenAI across diverse domains beyond traditional data generation and synthesis. We aim to showcase how modern generative models can be leveraged for decision-making, modeling complex systems, and real-world applications in areas such as scientific computing, robotics/autonomous vehicles, signal processing, health, and more. 
  2. Exploring the predictive capabilities of GenAI models, including uncertainty quantification and probabilistic reasoning. The workshop emphasizes how generative models can provide probabilistic predictions, estimate uncertainty, and support informed decision-making, highlighting their Bayesian or probabilistic foundations. 

 

Topics 

Together, these two themes reinforce the reliability of Generative AI, encouraging its confident use in real-world, safety-critical, and computer-aided applications.  Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

 Generative Neural Networks 

 Score-based, flow-based, and other recent generative methodologies 

 Generative AI for trustworthy, explainable, and interpretable machine learning 

 Generative AI for data-driven decision making 

 Probabilistic and Bayesian generative modeling 

 Uncertainty-aware reinforcement learning and generative control 

 Application of generative AI beyond standard data synthesis 

 Evaluation metrics, benchmarks, and reproducibility in generative AI 

  Cross-disciplinary and real-world applications of generative models 


More information:  https://sites.google.com/view/ddm-genai-ijcnn26 

39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS): Fourth Call for Contributions

*** Fourth Call for Contributions ***

39th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS 2026)

June 3-5 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus

Attracting a worldwide audience, CBMS is the premier conference for computer-based
medical systems, and one of the main conferences in the fields of medical informatics and
biomedical informatics. CBMS allows the exchange of ideas and technologies between
academic and industrial scientists. The scientific program of IEEE CBMS 2026 will consist
of regular and special track sessions with technical contributions reviewed and selected by
an international program committee, as well as, keynote talks and tutorials given by
leading experts in their fields. The CBMS 2026 edition also aims to host high-quality
papers about industry and real case applications as well as allow researchers leading
international projects to show to the scientific community the main aims, goals, and
results of their projects. We solicit submissions on previously unpublished research work.
CALL FOR PAPERS

Example areas include but are not limited to:
• Active and Healthy Ageing System
• Analytics and solutions in Public Health
• Artificial intelligence in healthcare
• Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
• Bioinformatics
• Biomarker Discovery and Drug Design
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing and Machine Vision
• Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
• Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Healthcare (CSCW)
• Databases and blockchain in Medicine or Healthcare
• Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery in Medicine or Healthcare
• Decision Support and Recommendation Systems in Medicine or Healthcare
• Digital Twins / Personalized AI Models
• e-Health
• Ethics in the application of ICT to biomedicine
• Explainable AI for Decision Support
• Generative AI and Foundational Models for Biomedicine
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Healthcare
• Knowledge Representation in Medicine or Healthcare
• m-Health
• Medical education using ICT
• Medical Robotics, Intelligent Medical Devices, and Smart Technologies
• Metaverse, Augmented and Intelligent Reality
• Multimodality Data Analysis
• Network and Telemedicine Systems
• Pervasive Computing for Wearables
• Privacy and Security in Healthcare
• Radiomics and Radiogenomics
• Serious Games for Healthcare
• Software Systems in Medicine
• Technology in Clinical and Healthcare Services Research
• Web-Based Delivery of Medical Information

Special Tracks
CBMS 2026 will also feature a number of special tracks:

• Green-Aware Artificial Intelligence for Network and Text Mining in Computational
Biology and Medicine

Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

GEAI4ND — Generalizable & Explainable AI for the Care Continuum of Neurodegenerative
Disease

Interoperability and Federated Analytics in Biomedical Data Using OMOP CDM

Network Medicine

Image Processing and Machine Vision for Intelligent Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion, Accessibility and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations

Synthetic Healthcare Data Generation and Clinical Decision Support

Computational Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CIMI)

Management and Quality of Data Lifecycle in Health and Medicine

Prospective authors are expected to submit their contributions to the general track or one
of the special tracks if relevant. Please see the submission guidelines for further details.

Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in
the conference proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in
proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the
conference by one of the authors.

Type of Submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose

The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2026 accepts three
types of submissions:
• Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible
to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for
more information.
• Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3
pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral
presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
• Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be
included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference.
The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the
conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the
poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).
CALL FOR SHOWCASE / RESEARCH PROJECTS

CBMS 2026 will have a special showcase/research projects track session, where we invite
(a) scientific papers, (b) demonstrations/posters and (c) research-projects descriptions.

Scientific papers: We invite papers (not exceeding 6 pages in length), describing innovative
computer-based medical devices or software applications, including practical experiences
with such innovations. The papers should be scholarly articles presenting scientific
methods, measurements, and experiments. Marketing and sales materials will not be
accepted. These papers will be evaluated based on practicality, innovation, scientific rigor,
value of the device or application to users, and novelty. They will be published in the
proceedings of the conference along with the other papers under this track.

Examples of such papers could include but are not limited to:
• Computer-based medical devices that have technical/scientific novelty
• Computer-based medical applications intended for or recently introduced in the field
• Novel uses of traditional equipment in practice
• Experience papers based on use and data from the field
• Insightful measurement-based analysis of computer-based medical systems from the
field
• Novel analysis providing new insights from data collected from the field
• New and practical data analytics useful in practice
• Real deployments of AI solutions in medicine

Demonstrations: A demonstration is more appropriate if the value can be better expressed
with a demonstration rather than in a full-length paper. The topics for the demonstration
papers are the same as the scientific for this track. Please submit a proposal of your
demonstration with a limit of two pages.

Research projects/initiatives: CBMS aims in this edition to receive submissions about
research or innovation projects funded by, mainly, competitive calls to present their
project. We foresee to receive submissions which include details about the project goals,
consortium and results (expected and any tentative result obtained so far). Only projects
funded by competitive calls or with strong potential interest for the community will be
considered. International projects organized in a consortium of several countries will have
preference.

Submissions in this context should be a one/two-pages document with at least the
following information:
• Project/initiative title
• Description
• Participant entities
• Project goals
• Funding agency (when applies) or agencies
• Results obtained so far (publications, patents, …)

The contribution must be prepared following the regular paper. The length of the
contribution must be between 4 and 6 pages.

Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below). All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program
Committee members. All accepted contributions will be included in the conference
proceedings and will be published by IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is
conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of
the authors.
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The Doctoral Consortium for CBMS 2026 will provide an opportunity for PhD students to
present their research plans or their preliminary work in an informal and supportive
atmosphere. The PhD students will be able to discuss the problems that their PhDs are
addressing, any preliminary results, and their future plans. The DC will offer them an
opportunity to discuss any problems that they have come up against, and gain valuable
advice and constructive feedback from experienced researchers in the field.The Doctoral
Consortium will involve presentations by participating PhD students (selected by the
Doctoral Consortium chairs) as well as a number of invited talks / tutorials on different
related topics in the field.

Submissions
Doctoral Consortium submissions should focus specifically on a PhD thesis or subsection
of a thesis. To apply for participation at CBMS 2026 Doctoral Consortium, please submit a
research plan on a topic related to the areas covered in the general call for papers for the
conference. Each submission should be in the same format as the main conference papers
except it should consist of approximately 3-5 pages describing your research work.

In particular:
• Title and author
• The research problem that your PhD addresses
• Your planned approach and methods for solving the problem
• How your approach compares to other known approaches
• Any preliminary results or expected results
• Future plans and directions with specific questions

Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management
system (see link below).

Doctoral Consortium papers/contributions will be included in the proceedings in a specific
“Doctoral Consortium” section.
SUBMISSION LINK FOR ALL TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Please choose the track that best fits for your submitted paper.
OTHER INFORMATION

For more information, please contact ieeecbms2026 AT easychair.org .
IMPORTANT DATES (all types of contributions)

• Submission Deadline: February 20, 2026 (AoE)
• Notification of Acceptance: April 10, 2026
• Camera-Ready Due: April 24, 2026 (AoE)
ORGANIZATION

CBMS SC Chair
• Rosa Sicilia, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy

General Chairs
• Mario Cannataro, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Italy
• Constantinos S. Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Chairs
• Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
• Andreas S. Panayides, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus

Publication Chairs
• Sameer K. Antani, National Library of Medicine & National Institutes Of Health, USA
• Bridget Kana, Karlstad University, Sweden

Special Tracks Chairs
• Pietro Cinaglia, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Italy
• Christos Loizou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Showcase / Research Projects Chair
• Pietro Hiram Guzzi, University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Italy

Doctoral Consortium Chair
• Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico, USA

Sponsorship Chair
• KC Santosh, University of South Dakota, USA

Local Organizing and Finance Chair
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

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