Inviting research submissions for special track on Surgery AI (SAI) as part of the 38th IEEE International Symposium on Computer Based Medical Systems 2025 (CBMS 2025) to be held in Madrid, Spain from June 18-20, 2025. For this, we invite original, previously unpublished or parallel submitted submissions that fit within the scope of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Surgery. Topics include but are not limited to surgical planning, interventions and devices, post-operative care, and education and training.
Scope:
The state of the art in surgery AI is rapidly evolving and showing great promise. AI/ML driven tools and processes are expanding their footprint in a variety of surgical specialties, including general surgery, head and neck surgery, ophthalmology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery, to name a few. In recent years, we have seen AI make its way into the operating theaters. Though it has not yet been able to replace the surgeon, it has the potential to become a highly valuable surgical tool. Key advances in the field include AI involvement in preoperative planning, intraoperative assistance, postoperative care and outcome prediction, and education and training of future surgeons. In Preoperative Planning, AI is being used to analyze patient data and imaging, helping surgeons plan procedures more accurately, ultimately promising better outcomes and reduced surgery times. In intraoperative assistance during surgery, AI can provide real-time data and guidance, helping surgeons make more informed decisions. This includes tools like computer navigation and robotic assistance. In postoperative care, AI can help monitor patients after surgery, predicting potential complications and suggesting interventions which can improve recovery times and reduce readmission rates. Finally, in education and training, AI driven simulations and virtual reality environments for practice can help current and next generation of surgeons in utilizing these technologies. Overall, AI is enhancing every stage of surgical care, and this is an exciting time for the field.
Topics of Interest:
The topics of interest to the special include the following and related topics:
Preoperative Planning with AI
Intraoperative Assistance
Real-time AI tools, including robotics, for surgical procedure guidance
Postoperative Care
Surgical outcome and complication prediction
Surgical Training and Simulation
Ethical considerations in surgery AI
AI in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Precision AI in surgery
AI-Driven Predictive Modeling and path planning
System Implementation, Integrating AI tools into surgery
Multimodal Imaging Guidance
Chairs:
Sameer Antani, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, USA
sameer.antani@nih.gov
Sudanthi Wijewickrema, Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), The University of Melbourne, Australia
Sharib Ali, School of Computer Science, University of Leeds, UK
S.S.Ali@leeds.ac.uk
Important Dates
Paper submission deadline: March 7, 2025
Notification of acceptance: April 20, 2025
Camera-ready due: April 30, 2025
CBMS 2025: June 18-20, 2025 (https://2025.cbms-conference.org)
Submission Guidelines
Papers must be submitted electronically using the EasyChair conference management system. The link to the system will be available from January 15th, 2025.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed at least by two Program Committee members.
All accepted papers (Regular, Short, and Posters) will be included in the conference proceedings and will be published in IEEE Xplore. Publication in proceedings is conditioned to the registration and presentation of the paper at the conference by one of the authors.
No-show policy: If the paper is not presented at the conference, it will not be included in the proceedings.
Type of submissions
Each contribution must be prepared following the IEEE two-column format, whose template is available here. The authors may choose LaTeX or Microsoft Word templates. CBMS 2025 accepts three types of submissions:
Regular papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 6 pages, but it is possible to extend the paper length up to 8 pages by paying for each extra page. Check fees for more information.
Short papers: The length of the contribution is limited to 4 pages and no less than 3 pages, not being possible to extend the paper length. The duration of the oral presentation of short posters will be less than regular ones.
Posters: The length of the contribution is limited to 2 pages. Poster papers will be included in the proceedings but won’t include oral presentations during the conference. The authors of a poster also need to prepare a real poster to be shown during the conference. For presentation purposes at the conference, the authors must prepare the poster in portrait format. The accepted dimensions are 60 (width) x 80 (length).