HC@AIxIA + HYDRA 2025

International Joint Workshop of Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (HC@AIxIA) and HYbrid Models for Coupling Deductive and Inductive ReAsoning (HYDRA): HC@AIxIA+HYDRA 2025

Bologna, Italy, 25-26 October 2025

Welcome to the International Joint Workshop of Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (HC@AIxIA) and HYbrid Models for Coupling Deductive and Inductive ReAsoning (HYDRA): HC@AIxIA+HYDRA 2025

The workshop is co-located with the 28th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2025).

The Workshop from the Series

In a rapidly evolving world where AI is increasingly embedded in critical sectors, integrating advanced reasoning methods into practical applications not only enhances technological capabilities but also addresses pressing societal challenges, making this integration both useful and profoundly interesting.

The joint HYDRA and HC@AIxIAworkshop provides a unique platform for exploring the intersection of foundational AI research and practical applications across multiple domains; it also brings together the research themes of hybrid deductive-inductive reasoning in artificial intelligence (HYDRA) and the application of AI in healthcare (HC@AIxIA).

By exploring the synergies between advanced reasoning methods and their application across diverse domains, including but not limited to healthcare, the workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

Main Conference

HC@AIxIA+HYDRA 2025 is an event in the context of the 28th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2025).

Previous Editions and Original Series

Have a look at the previous edition of the two series below.

HC@AIXIA: The HC@AIxIA workshop addressed the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare, focusing on how AI methods can support complex decision-making in medicine. Healthcare applications demand solutions integrating data-driven approaches with rich domain knowledge, such as pathophysiology, molecular biology, and clinical guidelines. This workshop emphasizes the importance of model-based and knowledge-based AI methods for addressing healthcare challenges, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient monitoring.
HYDRA: The HYDRA workshop focused on integrating deductive and inductive reasoning, two complementary approaches in artificial intelligence. Deductive reasoning relies on logical inference from explicit premises, while inductive reasoning generalizes from observations, often leveraging machine learning and deep learning techniques. HYDRA explores the potential of combining these methods to develop robust and flexible AI systems capable of reasoning in diverse contexts, both within and beyond healthcare.

Aknowlegements

News

2025 09 05: Submissions are closed. PC members and reviewers are now working on the papers submitted before the last cut-off. Notifications expected in about one month. 🙅
2025 09 04: Program Committee updated. 👩‍🔬
2025 07 29: Monetary prize reserved to the recipient of a Best Student Paper Award announced! Have a look here. 🤑
2025 07 28: Special Section reserved to papers authored by alumni of the 1st AIxIA Summer School on Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (Trento, Italy, July 2025) announced. Details here. 👨‍🎓
2025 07 03: Workshop dates officially announced: 25-26 October 2025. 🗓️
2025 07 01: Program Committe disclosed. See details on the dedicated page. 🎓
2025 06 01: Sumission site is now OPEN! Go submit your work(s) (either original or not) -- se details here. 🔓
2025 05 28: System for submission announced (submission phase not open yet). See here. 🪑
2025 05 07: Preliminary Call for Papers released. Please refer to the dedicated page. 📜
2025 02 24: Workshop announced. 📣

Contacts

Please contact us at hcaixia-hydra@googlegroups.com.