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--></style></head><body lang=en-AT link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear colleagues,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are pleased to invite submissions to the <b>ASH Track (Applied Computing in Healthcare)</b> at the <b>ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) 2026</b>, sponsored by ACM SIGAPP, <span style='background:white'>which will take place on <b>March 23-27, 2026</b>, in <b>Thessaloniki, Greece</b>.</span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The ASH track brings together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of computing and healthcare. We welcome contributions that explore how computational techniques—such as AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, IoT, and user-centered design—can enhance healthcare delivery, decision-making, and system resilience.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We encourage original submissions that present novel research, architectures, applications, and case studies in areas including (but not limited to):</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Artificial Intelligence in clinical and personalized medicine<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Security, privacy, and regulatory compliance in digital health<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Wearable systems and IoT for remote care and monitoring<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Patient-centered technologies and assistive solutions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Operational intelligence and optimization in healthcare systems<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Important Dates</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm;padding-inline-start:48px' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Paper/SRC submission: <b>October 10, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Notification of acceptance: <b>November 21, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Camera-ready copies: <b>December 5, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Author registration: <b>December 12, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The accepted papers will be published by <b>ACM</b> and included in the ACM Digital Library in the proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For more details, please refer to the attached Call for Papers and to the following website:<b> </b></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://ash-sac.github.io/ash2026/index.html">https://ash-sac.github.io/ash2026/index.html</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We look forward to your contributions and to an exciting track showcasing the latest advances in applied computing for healthcare.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,<br><b>ASH Track Chairs – SAC 2026<br></b>Alessandro Palma – Sapienza University of Rome<br>Alessio Arleo – Eindhoven University of Technology<br>Simone Guarino – University Campus Bio-Medico<br>Simone Lenti – Sapienza University of Rome<br>Emmanouil Spanakis – FORTH-ICS & Technical University of Crete</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>