[CFP]: RHEUM-AI Workshop @ MICCAI 2026 - Advanced Computational Methods for Rheumatologic Imaging
rosat...@gmail.com
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Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions to RHEUM-AI, the 1st Workshop on Advanced Computational Methods for Rheumatologic Imaging, to be held in conjunction with MICCAI 2026 in Strasbourg, France.
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) represent a major global health burden. While AI-driven analysis has seen success in oncology and cardiology, rheumatologic imaging remains a key frontier. RHEUM-AI aims to bridge the gap between algorithmic development and real-world clinical needs, focusing on robustness, interpretability, and multimodal integration.
Please find the full call for papers below. We would greatly appreciate it if you could consider submitting your work and sharing this CFP with interested colleagues and students.
Best regards,
The RHEUM-AI Organizing Committee
====================================================DESCRIPTION & SCOPE
The RHEUM-AI workshop welcomes original contributions focused on the development and application of innovative AI and Computer Assisted Intervention (CAI) methods tailored to the specific needs of rheumatology. We encourage submissions that address clinical impact, temporal dynamics, and patient-specific variability.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics include, but are not limited to:
Computer-aided diagnosis and classification
Quantitative assessment and clinical scoring (e.g., RAMRIS, OMERACT, Sharp)
Segmentation of joints, bones, cartilage, and soft tissues
Multimodal and multi-source learning (imaging, clinical, genetic data)
Temporal and longitudinal modeling for disease progression
Foundation models and representation learning for rheumatologic imaging
Generative and data-centric AI (data augmentation, cross-modality synthesis)
Explainable, trustworthy, and robust AI
Federated and privacy-preserving learning
Clinical translation and workflow integration
Datasets, benchmarks, and community challenges
SUBMISSION & REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind peer-review: Each submission will be evaluated by at least three independent reviewers.
Submission Platform: OpenReview (https://openreview.net/group?id=MICCAI.org/2026/Workshop/RHEUM-AI).
Proceedings: Accepted papers will be included in the MICCAI Satellite Events LNCS proceedings, published by Springer Nature.
Award: A Best Paper Award will be presented during the workshop.
IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop paper submission deadline: July 1, 2026
Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2026
Camera-ready submission: September 3, 2026
Workshop day: September 27, 2026
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Maria Chiara Fiorentino (Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti – Pescara, IT)
Riccardo Rosati (University of Macerata, IT)
Luca Romeo (University of Macerata, IT)
Emilio Filippucci (Polytechnic University of Marche, IT)
Edoardo Cipolletta (Marche University Hospitals, IT & University of Nottingham, UK)
Pedro Antonio Gutiérrez (University of Córdoba, ES)
César Hervás Martínez (University of Córdoba, ES)
CONTACT
Email: rheum...@gmail.com , Web: https://rheum-ai.github.io/miccai2026/