CFP: IEEE HEAD Workshop - extended deadline - Sydney, Australia

Dear Colleagues,

In response to numerous requests, we are pleased to announce that the 
paper submission deadline has been extended to February 15, 2026.

Please note that this is the final and firm deadline; no further 
extensions will be granted. Should you require any assistance or further 
information, do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to welcoming you to Sydney!

Best regards,
IEEE Head workshop Organizers



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Healthcare Evolution through AI and Digital twins
HEAD 2026

18 - 21 May, 2026 - Sydney, Australia

https://www.head.icar.cnr.it/

in conjunction with the 26th IEEE International Symposium on Cluster, 
Cloud and Internet
Computing (CCGrid 2026) and in-cooperation with ACM SIGHPC

Submit your paper by using the link: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccgrid2026workshops
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MISSION:
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The HEAD workshop would explore the open challenges and current issues 
surrounding the
application of ICT 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.

TOPICS:
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• AI Algorithms and Learning Frameworks for Healthcare
• Modeling and Simulation Methodologies for Healthcare
• Programming Techniques and Architectures for Healthcare
• Data Management, Analytics, and Knowledge Extraction
• ICT Infrastructure and Tools for Healthcare Digital Twins
• Cloud Computing, Edge and Fog Computing for Healthcare
• Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Wearable Devices for Healthcare
• Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of ICT for Healthcare
• Accelerator-based architectures (GPUs, NPUs, FPGAs and DPUs) for 
Healthcare
• Parallel and Distributed Training and Multi-GPU/Multi-Node Execution 
for Healthcare Applications
• Energy-Efficient, Sustainable, and Optimization-Oriented Computing for 
AI in Healthcare

IMPORTANT DATES:
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• Submission deadline: February 15, 2026 (EXTENDED and FIRM)
• Notification of paper acceptance: February 28, 2026
• Submission of camera-ready papers: March 15, 2026
• Registration: March 15, 2026

PAPER SUBMISSION:
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Manuscripts should describe original work and should be formatted 
according to the IEEE conference
proceedings format.
Papers will be submitted through the CCGrid 2026 submission system.

Submit your paper here: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccgrid2026workshops

All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Each paper 
will be reviewed by at
least three members of the Technical Program Committee. Reviews will be 
double-blind.

Accepted papers will be published in the CCGrid 2026 workshop 
proceedings and will be submitted
for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.

BEST PAPER AWARD:
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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.



Please visit https://www.head.icar.cnr.it/ for more information, and if 
you have any questions,
kindly get back to us by sending an email

Kind regards,
HEAD 2026 Organizers