The 21st International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB 2026) will take place at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) on September 2–4, 2026.

CIBB focuses on computational intelligence and machine learning methods applied to bioinformatics, biostatistics, and medical informatics, with particular attention to:

• AI and ML for omics data
• Interpretable and explainable models in healthcare
• Systems and synthetic biology
• Statistical learning for biomedical research
• Scalable algorithms for large-scale biological data

Short paper submissions (4-6 pages) are now open.

Important dates:

- Submission deadline: May 3, 2026

• Notification: June 15, 2026
• Camera-ready: July 7, 2026

Confirmed invited speakers include:

• Per Kragh Andersen (University of Copenhagen)
• Marianna Rapsomaniki (Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV)

All accepted papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit extended versions to Springer Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI) or selected international journals.

Submission platform: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cibb2026

Conference website: https://cibb2026.teralab.ai

Questions can be directed to: cibb2026@uniroma1.it