Call for Special Session: Healthcare Data
9th Special Session on Healthcare Data (Hybrid Format) in IEEE Big Data 2026
Health data differs from other industries' data in terms of structure, context, importance, volatility, availability, traceability, liquidity, change speed, usage and sources from which it is collected. As medicine is a constantly developing science, healthcare sector also. In this new emerging research area which stands at the intersection of several different discipline such as Medicine, Behavioral Science, Supply Chain Management or Big Data Analytics, techniques, methods, applications and devices are continuously developed to be used for the acquisition, storage, processing, analysis, standardization and optimization of every process in the health sector. As the healthcare sector is so challenging and related data are consistently explosive, healthcare organizations are focusing to become smarter in order to overcome the industry's inefficiencies to improve quality of care. "To become smarter" requires impeccable data analytics. All stakeholders in the sector should reveal the deep value of this valuable data in order to apply insights to improve quality of care, clinical outcomes and deliver personalized healthcare value, while reducing medical costs, collaborate across care settings to deliver integrated, personalized care experiences, prevent disease, promote wellness and manage care, build flexibility into operations to support cost reduction and excellence in clinical and business performance and practices.
The general purpose of this special session in IEEE BigData 2026 conference is to bring together researchers, academicians and sector employees from different fields and disciplines and provide them an independent platform to exchange information on their researches, ideas and findings about healthcare data and its analytics. It is also aimed to encourage debate on how big data can effectively support healthcare in terms of diagnosis, treatment and population health, and to develop a common understanding for research conducted in this multidisciplinary field.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Health data collection and analysis
- Problems in health data processing
- Protection and security of personal health data
- Electronic health records and standards
- Healthcare Information Systems
- Medical Imaging Systems
- Medical Applications
- Mobile Solutions
- Pervasive Healthcare Information Systems and Services
- Wearable health information
- Information solutions developed for the disabled
- Process Management in Health Informatics Systems
- Health Decision Support Systems
- E-health Applications
Special Session Organizers
- Sultan Turhan (sturhan@gsu.edu.tr), PhD., Department of Computer Engineering, Galatasaray University
- Assist. Prof. Ozgun Pinarer (opinarer@gsu.edu.tr), Department of Computer Engineering, Galatasaray University
Important Dates
- Full paper submission: Aug 29, 2026
- Notification of paper acceptance: Oct 24, 2026
- Camera-ready of accepted papers: Nov 14, 2026
- Conference: Dec 14-17, 2026
Attendance: This session will be held in a hybrid format, allowing for in-person or online attendance and presentations.
Papers should be submitted as a PDF in 2-column IEEE format. Detailed instructions for the authors can be found at the conference website.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
All accepted papers must be presented by one of the author/s in the conference to include the article in the proceedings.
If you have any questions about the special session, please do not hesitate to contact us.