******************************************************************************************* Conference: The 16th International Conference on Current and Future Trends of Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare (ICTH) Date: October 28-30, 2026 Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan Website: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/icth-26/ ******************************************************************************************* Important Dates ------------------ - Workshop Proposals: June 1, 2026 - Paper Submission Due: July 15, 2026 (FINAL) - Author Notification: August 21, 2026 - Final Manuscript Due: September 18, 2026 Publication ------------- All ICTH 2026 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/). All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com). This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex). Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/). The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the special issues of: - International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652) - International Journal of Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks, IASKS (https://iasks.org/juspn) - International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications, IGI Global (http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-health-medical-communications/1158) ICTH 2026 brings together multi-disciplinary researchers, professionals and practitioners from both academia and industry, who are involved in the fields of computing/information technology and healthcare. It encourages innovative research contributions providing the recent and significant developments and promising future trends of ICT based applications, systems, tools, environments and infrastructures in the fields of healthcare/medical care, and other similar domains, such as public health and pharmaceutical industry. EUSPN 2026 will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan. It is a vibrant cultural, financial, and scientific center located in the southeastern part of the country, at the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains. It is Known for its scenic beauty, green spaces, and mild climate, Almaty offers a unique combination of urban life and natural landscapes. The city is famous for its picturesque surroundings and outdoor attractions. The Medeu high-mountain skating rink, one of the highest in the world, and the Shymbulak ski resort are popular destinations for winter sports enthusiasts. Just outside the city, the Big Almaty Lake attracts visitors with its stunning turquoise waters and panoramic mountain views. ICTH 2026 will be held in conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/euspn-26/). Papers on either completed or ongoing research are invited: http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/icth-26/call-for-papers.html Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ------------------------------------------------------ - Ambient Assisted Living for Elderly Care - Ambient Intelligence and Intelligent Service Systems - Analysis and Evaluation of Healthcare Systems - Clinical Data and Knowledge Management - Cloud Computing for Healthcare - Collaboration Technologies for Healthcare - Context-aware Applications for Patient Monitoring and Care - Data mining Techniques and Data Warehouses in Healthcare - Data Visualization - Decision Support Systems in Healthcare - Design and Development Methodologies for Healthcare Systems - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies in Healthcare - Digital Hospitals - Drug Information Systems - E-health & m-health - Electronic Health Records (EHR) & Personal Health Records (PHR) - Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) - Healthgrids - Health Portals - Information and Knowledge Processing in Healthcare Environments - Middleware Support for Smart Homes and Intelligent Applications - Quantified Self for Pervasive Healthcare - Privacy, Confidentiality and Security Issues in Healthcare Systems - Related Real World Experimentations and Case Studies in Healthcare - RFID Solutions for Healthcare - Smart Homes and Home Care Intelligent Environments - Telemedicine and Health Telematics - Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing in Healthcare - Usability & Socio Technical studies - User Interface Design for Healthcare Applications - Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare - Virtual Environments for Healthcare Committees ------------- Honorary chair Meiram Begentayev, Board Chairman – Rector, Satbayev University, Kazakhstan General Chair Erdem Canda, Koç University Hospital, Türkiye Heiko Gewald, The Neu-Ulm University of Applied, Germany Program Chairs Stephane Galland, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, France Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA Local Chairs Yevgeniya Daineko, Satbayev University, Kazakhstan Kassymbek Ozhikenov, Satbayev University, Kazakhstan Workshops Chair John Gialelis, University of Patras, Greece International Journals Chair Bin Guo, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Publicity Chairs Ali Benzerbadj, University of Ain Temouchent Belhadj Bouchaib, Algeria Siddardha Kaja, Air Canada, Canada Malikey M. Maulana, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines Dimitrios Zavantis, VITRONIC Machine Vision M.E LLC, UAE Technical Program Committee http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/icth-26/program-committees.html Steering Committee Chair Elhadi Shakshuki, Acadia University, Canada Advisory Committee Abdullah Ali Al-Maniri, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Oman Sergio Camorlinga, Head eHealth Research, TRLabs, Canada Kevin Daimi, University of Detroit Mercy, USA Finn Kensing, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Francesco Princiroli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Abdul Roudsari, University of Victoria, Canada