HIKM 2026
19th Health Informatics Knowledge Management Conference
8-10 September 2026

TRUSTWORTHY USE OF AI IN HEALTHCARE

Open Access | Fully Online | Free Attendance | CPD/CPE Points | Certificates

The 19th Health Informatics Knowledge Management Conference (#hikm2026) is a leading international forum for researchers and practitioners in health informatics and knowledge management. HIKM is held annually, and accepted papers are published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

HIKM leverages information technology, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to generate insights, support evidence-based decision-making, and drive innovation in healthcare. HIKM 2026 will explore, review, and assess advances in these areas, with a particular emphasis on the trustworthy use of AI in healthcare.

Now in its 19th year, HIKM is the leading high-impact conference for Health Information Science researchers across Asia-Pacific and beyond. It is held annually and accepted papers are published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

HIKM is ‘Online-by-Design’. Only a modest fee is required to cover the paper publication administration. To get the latest updates, subscribe to the HIKM News, join the HIKM LinkedIn page or follow HIKM on facebook.

Download the HIKM 2026 Call for Papers

Topics

  • Health Data Science, Analytics, and Benchmarking
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Health
  • Neuroaesthetic and Experiential Technologies
  • Virtual Care, Telehealth, and Consumer Health Technologies
  • Robotics
  • Games, and Gamification for Health and Well-being
  • Knowledge-Centric and Explainable AI in Healthcare
  • Evaluation, Monitoring, and Human-in-the-Loop Systems
  • Health Information Systems, Implementation, and Interoperability
  • Equity, Bias, Fairness, and Ethics in Health Informatics and AI
  • AI Governance, Regulation, and Risk Management
  • Workforce Development, Education, and Capability Building


Submissions must be original, not generated by AI, in English, and will be double-blind peer reviewed.

Presentation Formats and Dates

Full Paper (7-15 pages + 25m talk)
Short Paper (3-6 pages + 15m talk)
Poster (1-2 pages + 5m talk)

Important Dates:
Submit Papers by 4 June 2026

All accepted Full Papers and Short Papers are published by ACM Press, Posters on web site.

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Conference Co-Chairs and Programme Committee

Conference Co-Chairs
A/Prof. Quang Vinh Nguyen – Western Sydney University
A/Prof. Georg Grossman – University of South Australia
Prof. Bhavna Antony – Federation University Australia
A/Prof. Klaus Veil – Western Sydney University
Dr Jadumani Singh – JR Analytics
Dr Pari Delir Haghighi – Monash University, Australia
Dr Zhonglin Qu – Western Sydney University
Dr Ying Wang – Macquarie University, Australia
A/Prof. Andrew Stranieri – Federation University, Australia
Dr Angelique McInnes – Central Queensland University, Australia
A/Prof. Andrew Stranieri – Federation University, Australia

Programme Committee
Jim Basilakis – Western Sydney University
Bernd Blobel – University of Regensburg, Germany
Daniel Catchpoole – University of Technology, Sydney
Karen Day – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mahesh Fernando – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Sally Firmin – Federation University, Australia
Anupama Ginige – Western Sydney University
Kathleen Gray – University of Melbourne
Georg Grossman – University of South Australia
Paridelir Haghighi, Monash University, Australia
Ed Hammond – Duke University, USA
Mustafa Hashimi – Data 61, CSIRO, Australia
Inga Hunter – Massey University, New Zealand
Karamjit Kaur -University of South Australia
Suryani Lim – Federation University, Australia
Guan Luo – Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anthony Maeder – Flinders University, Australia
Angelique McInnes – Central Queensland University, Australia
Quang Vinh Nguyen – Western Sydney University
Giles Oatley – Federation University, Australia
Hamzah Osop – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dave Parry – Murdoch University, Australia
Zhonglin Qu – Western Sydney University
Ken Rubin – University of Maryland, USA
Tony Sahama – Central Queensland University, Australia
Lucas Sakizloglou – Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany
Leonie Simpson – Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Jadumani Singh – JR Analytics, Australia
Jan Stanek – University of South Australia
Andrew Stranieri – Federation University, Australia
Zhaohao Sun – Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Alan Taylor – Flinders University, Australia
Sylvia Thun – Charite University, Germany
Ashraf Uddin – Jagannath University, Bangladesh
Shahadat Uddin – University of Sydney
Chukwuma Ukoha – Federation University, Australia
Klaus Veil – Western Sydney University
Ying Wang – Macquarie University, Australia
Jim Warren – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Burkhard Wuensche – University of Auckland, New Zealand

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