Mission
All over the world, the number of investments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
for healthcare and wellbeing (eHealth) is rapidly increasing. GLOBE NEWSWIRE has predicted that
the Global eHealth market is expected to reach $123.78 billion by 2030.
This means that digital health is of considerable interest worldwide, as it has the potential to improve both the quality of services and users’ access to health information, while also saving time and reducing the workload and associated costs for health service providers in the long term.
In this context, an increasing interest is growing around eHealth and ICT technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, Cloud computing, Edge and Fog computing, and Internet of Things (IoT), which are at the basis of revolutionising healthcare by bringing innovative network applications and services. In fact, modern healthcare applications are becoming increasingly dependent on heterogeneous infrastructures, including IoT and edge medical devices, as well as High-Performance Computing (HPC) backends, to support the execution of AI-driven models and patient-specific Digital Twins.
The HEAD workshop would explore the open challenges and current issues surrounding the application of these technologies, while bridging the gap between healthcare innovation and the hardware and software systems that support scalable and reliable computing. HEAD aims to encourage interdisciplinary discussion about how technologies such as HPC, distributed systems and performance optimisation can facilitate the deployment of reliable and scalable Digital Twins for healthcare. The workshop will highlight the role of computing infrastructures as key enablers of future digital medicine by linking algorithmic advances with architectural and systems-level innovations.
Workshop Organizers
Topics
Conference topics include (but are not limited to):
- â– AI Algorithms and Learning Frameworks for Healthcare
- â– Modeling and Simulation Methodologies for Healthcare
- â– Programming Techniques and Architectures for Healthcare
- â– Data Management, Analytics, and Knowledge Extraction
- â– ICT Infrastructure and Tools for Healthcare Digital Twins
- â– Cloud Computing, Edge and Fog Computing for Healthcare
- â– Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Wearable Devices for Healthcare
- â– Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of ICT for Healthcare
- â– Accelerator-based architectures (GPUs, NPUs, FPGAs and DPUs) for Healthcare
- â– Parallel and Distributed Training and Multi-GPU/Multi-Node Execution for Healthcare Applications
- â– Energy-Efficient, Sustainable, and Optimization-Oriented Computing for AI in Healthcare
Submission
Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts should describe original work and should be formatted according to the
IEEE conference proceedings format.
We welcome two types of submissions:
full papers with a maximum of 8 pages (including references) and
short papers with up to 4 pages (including references). Papers will be
submitted through the CCGrid 2026 submission system.
Submit your paper here: EasyChair Submission Link ↗
(select: Workshop: Healthcare Evolution through AI and Digital Twins)
All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Each paper will be reviewed
by at least three members of the Technical Program Committee.
Accepted papers will be published in the CCGrid 2026 workshop proceedings and will be
submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.
Best Paper Award
A Best Paper Award certificate will be conferred on the author(s) of a paper
presented at the workshop, selected by the Chairs based on scientific significance, originality,
and technical quality, as evaluated by the Program Committee.
Journal Special Issues
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their work to
special issues in international journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science.
Last year, the workshop received technical sponsorship from the World Federation
on Soft Computing, which offered a fast-track publication opportunity in the
Applied Soft Computing journal by Elsevier (Q1 – IF: 6.6).
We hope that the sponsorship will also be replicated for this edition.
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline:
01 February 2026 → 15 February 2026 (extended and firm)
Notification of Acceptance:
28 February 2026
Camera Ready:
15 March 2026
All deadlines are 11:59 PM AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
Venue
Western Sydney University - Parramatta City Campus
The workshop will be held at the Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus,
located in the heart of Parramatta, Sydney's second CBD.
Address:
169 Macquarie Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia
The Parramatta City Campus is a modern facility located in the vibrant Parramatta business district,
offering state-of-the-art conference facilities and excellent transport connections. The campus is
easily accessible by train, bus, and ferry from Sydney CBD and other parts of the metropolitan area.
Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is one of Australia's largest and most vibrant cities.
Known for its iconic Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and beautiful beaches, Sydney offers a
perfect blend of natural beauty and urban sophistication.
For more information about the venue, visit CCGrid 2026 website.
Previous Editions
This workshop has already been organized (in its first edition) within the
CSCN 2025 conference.
Visit the CSCN 2025 workshop page.
The first edition received 10 submissions, of which 3 were accepted as full papers
and 1 as a short paper. The workshop involved approximately 50 participants.
