MEDICON 2026 Call for Papers – Now Open!

MEDICON2026: XVII Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering University of Siena – Presidio Mattioli Siena, Italy, September 14-17, 2026

MEDICON 2026 is the 17th edition of the Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, a premier interdisciplinary scientific conference co-sponsored by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) and promoted by the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES) and by the Associazione Italiana Ingegneri Clinici (AIIC). It serves as a leading platform for researchers, clinicians, engineers, and professionals to share cutting-edge research, technological innovations, and clinical applications at the intersection of medical and biological engineering, computing, and health technologies. The conference promotes collaboration across the Mediterranean region and worldwide, fosters scientific exchange, and supports the advancement of biomedical engineering to improve health outcomes globally.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another conference or journal. Papers accepted for MEDICON 2026 will be published in the IFMBE Proceedings (Springer-Nature), indexed in Scopus.

• Each submitted paper must include an abstract, keywords, and a conflict-of-interest declaration.
• Citations should be numbered; figures should be saved as TIFF with ≥600 dpi.
• Templates in Word and LaTeX are available.

Details available at https://medicon2026.unisi.it/instructions-for-authors/

Paper Categories

The conference welcomes various types of submissions, including but not limited to:

• Full Papers — comprehensive reports of original research and technical contributions.
• Posters — visual presentations of work in progress, novel ideas, or smaller-scale studies.

List of Topics

The conference spans a broad range of themes in medical and biological engineering and computing, including:

• Generative AI & Machine Learning for Precision Medicine
• Digital Twins and Virtual Physiological Human Models
• Clinical Engineering and Medical Devices Management
• Robotics and Automation in Surgery and Rehabilitation
• Next-Generation Medical Imaging & Diagnostics
• Bioinformatics
• Wearable Sensors & Remote Patient Monitoring
• Smart Biomaterials & Advanced Drug Delivery
• Biomedical Data Science & Health Informatics

(More specific topics and session proposals are available on the official programme page.)

Committees

Program and Organising Committee

Visit https://medicon2026.unisi.it/committees/

Venue

Presidio Mattioli, University of Siena Via Pier Andrea Mattioli, 10 — Siena, ITALY. The conference will be held in the heart of Siena’s historic centre, combining modern lecture halls and networking spaces with the city’s rich cultural heritage.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to medicon2026@unisi.it