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ABH is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

SCOPE

The ABH 2026 conference explores the transformative convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies in healthcare and related applications. As healthcare systems worldwide embrace digital transformation, this conference provides a premier forum for researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to share innovations, address challenges, and shape the future of intelligent, secure, and equitable medical systems.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. BLOCKCHAIN ENGINEERING IN HEALTHCARE
2. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING
3. GOVERNANCE BY DESIGN
4. BLOCKCHAIN ETHICS BY DESIGN
5. AI ETHICS BY DESIGN
6. FUTURISTIC APPLICATIONS FOR AI AND BLOCKCHAIN IN HEALTHCARE
7. TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND ENGINEERING
8. CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
9. REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS
10. ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS MODELS


AREA 1: BLOCKCHAIN ENGINEERING IN HEALTHCARE


  • Blockchain Protocol Design for Healthcare Applications
  • Smart Contract Development for Medical Protocols
  • Consensus Mechanisms Optimized for Healthcare Data
  • Scalability Solutions for Healthcare Blockchain Networks
  • Cross-chain Interoperability for Medical Systems
  • Layer-2 Solutions for High-throughput Healthcare Applications
  • Edge Computing Integration With Blockchain Verification
  • Healthcare-specific Blockchain Architectures and Frameworks

AREA 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING


  • Quality Assurance Frameworks for AI-blockchain Healthcare Systems
  • Testing Methodologies for Smart Contracts in Medical Environments
  • Validation and Verification of AI Models on Blockchain Platforms
  • Continuous Integration/continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for Healthcare Blockchain
  • Performance Testing and Optimization Strategies
  • Security Testing and Vulnerability Assessment
  • Regulatory Compliance Testing Frameworks
  • User Acceptance Testing for Healthcare Blockchain Applications

AREA 3: GOVERNANCE BY DESIGN


  • Governance Frameworks for Decentralized Healthcare Systems
  • Multi-stakeholder Governance Models for Health Data Sharing
  • Regulatory Compliance by Design Methodologies
  • Distributed Governance Mechanisms for Healthcare Consortiums
  • Patient Rights Enforcement Through Blockchain Governance
  • Consensus-based Decision Making in Healthcare Networks
  • Accountability and Transparency Mechanisms
  • Dispute Resolution Protocols for Healthcare Blockchain Systems

AREA 4: BLOCKCHAIN ETHICS BY DESIGN


  • Ethical Frameworks for Blockchain Deployment in Healthcare
  • Privacy-preserving Blockchain Architectures
  • Consent Management and Patient Autonomy in Blockchain Systems
  • Equitable Access to Blockchain-based Healthcare Services
  • Environmental Sustainability of Healthcare Blockchain Solutions
  • Bias Mitigation in Blockchain-based Health Systems
  • Transparency and Explainability in Blockchain Healthcare Applications
  • Cultural and Social Considerations in Blockchain Healthcare Adoption

AREA 5: AI ETHICS BY DESIGN


  • Algorithmic Fairness and Bias Detection in Healthcare AI
  • Explainable AI (XAI) for Clinical Decision Support Systems
  • Privacy-preserving Machine Learning Techniques
  • Federated Learning With Ethical Constraints
  • AI Accountability and Responsibility Frameworks
  • Human-AI Collaboration Ethics in Healthcare
  • Consent Mechanisms for AI-driven Healthcare Services
  • Cultural Sensitivity in AI Healthcare Applications

AREA 6: FUTURISTIC APPLICATIONS FOR AI AND BLOCKCHAIN IN HEALTHCARE


  • AI-powered Precision Medicine Platforms With Blockchain-secured Genomic Data
  • Quantum-resistant Cryptography for Long-term Medical Data Protection
  • Brain-computer Interfaces With Blockchain-verified Neural Data
  • Digital Therapeutics With AI Personalization and Blockchain Compliance Tracking
  • Augmented Reality Surgical Guidance With AI Assistance and Blockchain Credentialing
  • Autonomous Medical Devices With AI Decision-making and Blockchain Audit Trails
  • Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-preserving Medical AI
  • Zero-knowledge Proofs for Medical Research Data Sharing
  • Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) for Healthcare Governance
  • AI-driven Blockchain Oracle Systems for Real-world Health Data
  • Quantum Computing Applications in Healthcare Blockchain
  • Synthetic Data Generation With Privacy Guarantees
  • Metaverse Healthcare Environments With AI Avatars and Blockchain Identity
  • Predictive Healthcare Using AI With Blockchain-verified Lifestyle Data
  • Personalized Medicine Protocols Automated Through Smart Contracts
  • AI-powered Early Disease Detection With Blockchain-verified Sensor Data
  • Robotic Surgery Coordination Through AI-blockchain Integration
  • Mental Health Support Through AI Counselors With Blockchain Privacy Protection
  • Decentralized Clinical Trials With AI Patient Matching and Blockchain Data Integrity
  • AI-optimized Healthcare Supply Chains With Blockchain Traceability
  • Pandemic Preparedness Systems Combining AI Prediction and Blockchain Coordination
  • Global Health Data Sharing Networks With AI Analytics and Blockchain Governance
  • Healthcare Tokenomics and Incentive Mechanisms for Patient Engagement
  • AI-driven Population Health Management With Blockchain-secured Public Health Data

AREA 7: TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND ENGINEERING


  • Federated Learning on Blockchain Networks for Healthcare
  • GDPR and HIPAA Compliance in AI-blockchain Systems
  • Interoperability Standards for AI-blockchain Healthcare Integration
  • Real-time Data Processing and Analytics on Blockchain Platforms
  • Iot Integration With AI-blockchain Healthcare Systems
  • Mobile Health Applications With AI-blockchain Backends
  • Cloud-hybrid Architectures for Scalable Healthcare Solutions
  • API Design and Microservices for Healthcare Blockchain Systems

AREA 8: CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS


  • Electronic Health Records (EHR) Enhancement With AI Analytics
  • Medical Imaging Analysis With Blockchain-verified Results
  • Drug Discovery and Development Using AI-blockchain Platforms
  • Clinical Decision Support Systems With Explainable AI
  • Telemedicine Platforms With Blockchain Credential Verification
  • Remote Patient Monitoring With AI Analytics and Blockchain Security
  • Mental Health Applications With Privacy-preserving AI
  • Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management With AI Quality Prediction

AREA 9: REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS


  • Regulatory Compliance Strategies for AI-blockchain Healthcare
  • Medical Device Approval Processes for AI-blockchain Solutions
  • International Standards Development for Healthcare Blockchain
  • Legal Frameworks for AI Decision-making in Healthcare
  • Cross-border Healthcare Data Sharing Regulations
  • Intellectual Property Considerations in AI-blockchain Healthcare
  • Liability and Insurance Frameworks for AI-blockchain Medical Systems
  • Policy Recommendations for Responsible Innovation

AREA 10: ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS MODELS


  • Economic Models for Sustainable Healthcare Blockchain Networks
  • Value-based Care Delivery Through AI-blockchain Integration
  • Healthcare Financing and Insurance Claim Processing Automation
  • Patient-centric Business Models With Data Ownership Rights
  • Collaborative Healthcare Ecosystems and Partnership Models
  • ROI Assessment Frameworks for AI-blockchain Healthcare Investments
  • Cost-effectiveness Analysis of AI-blockchain Healthcare Solutions
  • Market Dynamics and Adoption Strategies

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

ABH 2026 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors can submit their work in the form of a complete paper or an abstract, but please note that accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings of the conference. Complete papers can be submitted as a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas.

Authors should submit a paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, addressing one or several of the conference areas or topics. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. To facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the authors’ personal details, the acknowledgments section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.

When submitting a complete paper please note that only original papers should be submitted. Authors are advised to read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism thoroughly before submitting and must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap work which has been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to a journal or another conference with proceedings. Papers that contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews. Authors should also avoid using an excessive number of self-citations and an excessive number of co-authors.

All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS and should follow the instructions and templates that can be found under Guidelines and Templates. After the paper submission has been successfully completed, authors will receive an automatic confirmation e-mail.

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on digital support.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper on our digital library is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Date: 19 - 20 July, 2026

Paper Submission: March 3, 2026
Authors Notification: April 30, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: May 15, 2026

Paper Submission: April 16, 2026
Authors Notification: May 22, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: June 5, 2026

Workshops
Workshop Proposal: March 18, 2026

Special Sessions
Special Session Proposal: March 18, 2026

Tutorials
Tutorial Proposal: June 12, 2026

Demos
Demo Proposal: June 12, 2026

Panels
Panel Proposal: June 12, 2026

SECRETARIAT

ABH Secretariat
Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C
             2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 185
Fax: +351 265 520 186
e-mail: abh.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: https://abh.scitevents.org

VENUE

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CONFERENCE CHAIR

Muthu Ramachandran, Forti5 Technologies (Pvt) Ltd, United Kingdom

PROGRAM CHAIR

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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