Special sessions are very small and specialized events to be held during the conference as a set of oral and poster presentations that are highly specialized in some particular theme or consisting of the works of some particular international project. The goal of special sessions (minimum 4 papers; maximum 9) is to provide a focused discussion on innovative topics. All accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book, under an ISBN reference, and on digital support. All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library. SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). The proceedings are submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SPECIAL SESSIONS LIST
DEMS 2026, Special Session on Design and Evaluation of Monitoring Systems
Chair(s): Eunji Lee
microOrganChip 2026, Special Session on Organ on Chip Micro-Devices
Chair(s): Hadar Ben-Yoav and Janina Bahnemann
WHC 2026, Special Session on Wearable HealthCare
Chair(s): Vítor Carvalho, Filomena Soares, José Machado and Demétrio Matos
Special Session on Design and Evaluation of Monitoring Systems -
DEMS
2026
Paper Submission:
December 17, 2025
Authors Notification:
January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration:
January 22, 2026
Scope
This session will explore innovative approaches to designing monitoring systems that can enhance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Topics will include service design, user-centred design, integration of wearable and/or IoT technologies, synthetic data and sandboxes, and the role of artificial intelligence in optimizing monitoring and diagnostics. The session will also address challenges such as interoperability and usability in diverse healthcare settings. We welcome contributions that present case studies, novel frameworks, and design methodologies aimed at creating effective, scalable, and accessible monitoring solutions for various types of patients or general population.
Special Session on Organ on Chip Micro-Devices -
microOrganChip
2026
Paper Submission:
December 17, 2025
Authors Notification:
January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration:
January 22, 2026
Scope
Study of the human body and organs physiology traditionally involves monolayer culture cells and animal models. However, transferability of these models is very limited since not all species-specific mechanisms can be replicated; importantly, tested drugs and diets that show results in animal models do not have the same effect in humans. Organ-on-chip (OOC) devices emerge as a novel physiological model devoid of these drawbacks. The OOC goal is to mimic cell and tissue structures under their physiological conditions. OOC architecture benefits from the advantages of both in-vivo and in-vitro systems, allowing the study of physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. OOC devices have the potential to bring cell culture models into greater alignment with human physiology than animal models have ever achieved.
Special Session on Wearable HealthCare -
WHC
2026
Paper Submission:
December 17, 2025
Authors Notification:
January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration:
January 22, 2026
Scope
Wearable HealthCare is part of the actual human daily life. Nowadays, we are able to find these devices and systems practically everywhere, as integrated, among others, in our homes, body, mobile devices and vehicles, with the objective of improving our safety, comfort, performance and quality of life.
Following this trend, we invite investigators, academics and professionals to submit original research and review articles that will contribute to the dissemination of Wearable HealthCare in the Engineering domain.