LLMBDA is a BIBM 2026 Workshop

2026 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (IEEE BIBM 2026)

https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~bibm2026/

December 1-4, 2026 - Dallas, USA

Organizers:           Ester Zumpano -  DIMES University of Calabria, Luciano Caroprese - inGeo, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy,  Eugenio Vocaturo - CNR-Nanotec, Rende(CS), Italy, eugenio.vocaturo@dimes.cnr.it,  Tommaso Ruga, DIMES University of Calabria, Maira Aracne - University, Chieti, Italy,  Leonardo da Vinc 

Workshop style: full online

Context  

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) with Big Data Analytics (BDA) presents unprecedented opportunities to optimize healthcare processes, democratize access to specialized healthcare, and reduce costs. LLMs can process and interpret vast amounts of medical literature, clinical notes, and unstructured health data, enabling more comprehensive insights and supporting clinical decision-making.

However, the concept of health extends beyond traditional medical settings. Environmental factors significantly impact public health, with policies focused on sustainability and environmental protection directly influencing community health outcomes. Areas with poor environmental management often show higher rates of respiratory diseases, allergies, and other environment-related health conditions. Additionally, contemporary understanding of health encompasses both physical and mental well-being, requiring holistic approaches to healthcare that address psychological aspects alongside physical symptoms.

This workshop focuses on cutting-edge developments from academia and industry, emphasizing the integration of LLMs with BDA to improve health and medicine. Particular attention will be given to methodologies and technologies that using LLM can correlate, learn, mine, interpret, and visualize data to enhance health and medical processes across various contexts - from clinical settings to environmental health monitoring and mental wellness applications.

This timely workshop will interest researchers, academics, and practitioners in big data processing, analytics, health, and medicine. It is especially relevant to the big data community, including those in data mining, machine learning, cyber-physical systems, and computational intelligence, providing a lively forum on this exciting and challenging area at the conference.

Research topics

The LLMBDA workshop aims to bring together researchers from academia, industry, government, and medical centers to present and improve the international state of the art and latest advances in this evolving domain. LLMBDA will cover both theoretical and practical aspects, as well as artificial intelligence technologies and tools supporting Big Data Analytics in biomedicine, healthcare, and holistic well-being. The workshop will address a wide spectrum of issues, from those aimed at supporting healthcare professionals' work to those devoted to improving patients' lives, including environmental health factors and mental well-being.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

• LLMs and Big Data Integration for Health Analytics

• Environmental Monitoring and Health Outcome Correlation using Big Data

• LLMs for Medical Literature Mining and Knowledge Synthesis

• Big Data Analytics for Prediction and Improvement of Patient Engagement

• Climate Change Impact Analysis on Public Health through Big Data

• Graph Neural Networks for Biological Network Analysis

• LLMs and Big Data for Mental Health Assessment and Intervention

• Multimodal Data Integration for Holistic Health Assessment

• Big Data for Precision/Personalized Medicine 

• LLMs for Clinical Decision Support Systems

• Big Data Analytics for Medical Cost Reduction

• Epidemic and Pandemic Management through Integrated Data Systems

• Explainable and trustworthy AI for epidemic forecasting

• Generative AI and NLP for misinformation detection in health communication

• Data fusion and multimodal AI for complex health environments

• LLMs and Big Data for Drug Discovery and Development

• Wearable Technology Data for Preventive Health Monitoring

• Social Determinants of Health through Big Data Lens

• LLMs for Personalized Health Education and Preventive Care

Important Dates

•       Sep 27, 2026: Due date for full workshop papers submission

•      Oct 18, 2026: Notification of paper acceptance to authors

•       Nov  8, 2026: Camera-ready of accepted papers

•       Dec 1- 4 2026: Workshop

Paper Submission

Length of papers

Full paper: 8 pages

Short paper: 4 pages

Please submit a paper (up to 8 page IEEE 2-column format) through the online submission system (you can download the format instructions here (http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html).

All accepted papers will be included in the main conference proceedings, which are also included in the IEEE digital library, which is indexed by Google Scholar and Scopus.

Special Issues on important Journals are also planned.

Online Submission Web Site:

https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2026/bibm26/scripts/submit.php?subarea=S32

Program Chairs

• Ester Zumpano - DIMES University of Calabria, e.zumpano@dimes.unical.it

• Luciano Caroprese - InGeo University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, luciano.caroprese@unich.it 

• Eugenio Vocaturo, CNR-Nanotec, Italy,  eugenio.vocaturo@cnr.it

• Tommaso Ruga, DIMES University of Calabria, tommaso.ruga@dimes.unical.it

• Maira Aracne,  University Leonardo da Vinci,,Torrevecchia Teatina, Chieti, Italy, m.aracne@unidav.it 
  
  

Program Committee Members (tentative)

• Sergio Flesca (University of Calabria, Italy)

• Andrea Calì, University of London, UK

• Eugenio Cesario, ICAR-CNR, Italy

• Patrizia Vizza, DMSC University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro

• Domenico Ursino, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

• Luca Virgili, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

• Luigi Pontieri, ICAR-CNR, Italy

• Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Ton DucThang University, Viet Nam

• Carmela Comito, ICAR-CNR, Italy

• Agostino Forestiero, ICAR-CNR, Italy

• Eugenio Vocaturo, CNR-Nanotec, Italy

• Elio Masciari, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

• Fabiola De Marco,  University of Salerno , Italy

Steering Committee Members

• Ester Zumpano - DIMES University of Calabria, e.zumpano@dimes.unical.it

• Eugenio Vocaturo, CNR-Nanotec, Italy,  eugenio.vocaturo@dimes.cnr.it

• Tommaso Ruga, DIMES University of Calabria, tommaso.ruga@dimes.unical.it