Thank you to all EMBC 2026 authors, reviewers, and contributors for your dedication, expertise, and valuable contributions to the success of the conference.
Congratulations to the recipients of the EMBC 2026 Best Paper Awards.
Influence of dielectric loading on the resonant response of an implantable LC pulmonary artery pressure sensor
Authors: Leah Su Whelan, Ilaria Facchi, Isaac Tobin, Shane Hunt, Conor Conway, Dhanya Krishnakumar, Marat Fudim, Friedrich Wetterling
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Robust melanoma detection: A multi-dataset analysis of machine learning models with progressive dataset additions, augmentation, calibration, and cross-source equity considerations
Authors: Ksenia Pominova, Alexandra Marin, Dr. Saumya Kareem Reni
University of Westminster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
From biological priors to architectural constraints: Deep multitask learning for MRI-based breast cancer biomarker prediction
Authors: Pedro Vitor Lima, Jaime S. Cardoso, Hélder P. Oliveira
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Portugal
Privacy-first multi-agent AI powered virtual counselor for SBIRT: Integrating large avatar models with zero-retention architectures
Authors: Ruiheng Yu, James Bray, Yunqi Liu, Xinyu Qin, Lu Wang
University of Houston, United States of America
TRPA1-mediated gene expression via C-FOS promoter by ultrasound stimulation
Authors: Rinya Kawai, Lisa Mitsuda, Shigenori Miura, Yuta Kurashina
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Single-beat cuffless blood pressure estimation using ear-PPG and ECG with a lightweight hybrid learning framework
Authors: Kindeep Dhatt, Tengyue Wu, Hanbang Hua, Yayun Du
Vanderbilt University, United States of America
Evaluating vocal dynamics in children using a neuromorphic approach
Authors: Marco Vincenzo Maselli, Laura Fiorini, Elena Adelucci, Chiara Pecini, Stefano Scatigna, Giuseppina Sgandurra, Maria Chiara di Lieto, Benedetta del Lucchese, Filippo Cavallo
University of Florence, Italy
Transformer-based deep learning for NSVT detection in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Lucia Vavassori, Javier Saiz Vivo, Dori Peleg, Raphael Schneider, Valentina D.A Corino
Medtronic, Netherlands
Flow experience recognition using ensemble and linear classifiers on heart rate variability indices
Authors: Szymon Siecinski, Ewaryst Tkacz, Marcin Grzegorzek
AGH University of Cracow, Poland
Learning temporal dependencies of gait cycles for freezing of gait prediction
Authors: Yurui Shao, Arthur Tay, Chun Huat Heng, Wing Lok Au, Dawn M.L. Tan, Shih-Cheng Yen
National University of Singapore, Singapore
An empirical evaluation of the risks of AI model updates using clinical data: Stability, arbitrariness, and fairness
Authors: Ioannis Bilionis, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Carlos Castillo, Ricardo C. Berrios
Adhera Health and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Perturbation-based brain mapping of prefrontal alpha phase multiplex networks: A concurrent TMS-EEG-fMRI study
Authors: Hengda He, Chichi Chang, Xiaoxiao Sun, Jayce Doose, Josef Faller, James R. McIntosh, Golbarg T. Saber, Sarah Huffman, Linbi Hong, Spiro P. Pantazatos, Han Yuan, Lisa M. McTeague, Robin I. Goldman, Truman R. Brown, Mark S. George, Paul Sajda
Columbia University, United States of America
Low-intensity focused ultrasound therapy promotes stroke recovery by short-term blood flow increased and long-term angiogenesis
Authors: Shanshan Wang, Xinyu Tan, Junfeng Sun, Xiaoling Hu, Yuchen Xu, Peng Li, Shaomin Zhang
Zhejiang University, China
Activity profiling for longitudinal behavioral drift monitoring in populations at risk of cognitive decline
Authors: Vasileios Loukas, Vasilis Tsakanikas, Markus Bödenler, Helena Untersteiner, Grigorios Kotoulas, Sten Hanke, Manolis Tsikankis, Dimitrios Fotiadis
Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
Automatic calibration of lower limb electrode location and stimulation amplitude for functional electrical stimulation
Authors: Margaret Chen, Digby Chappell, Dabin Choe, Louis Awad, Shriya Srinivasan, Conor Walsh
Harvard University, United States of America
Leveraging AI uncertainty for targeted 3D medical image segmentation review
Authors: Filipa Sousa, Cátia Costa, Fábio Nunes, Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, Bram Packet, Laura Cattani, Helena Williams, João Pedrosa
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Portugal
Highly accelerated 3D amide proton transfer weighted imaging using WAVE-CAIPI at 5T
Authors: Zhuocheng Xie, Haifeng Wang, Zijian Zhou, Peng Hu, Yin Wu
Shanghaitech University, China
A multi-frequency balun using MOSFETs
Authors: Benjamin Malone, Jacob Ruff, Kevin Black, Steven Wright
Texas A&M University, United States of America
Fair-Eye Net: A fair, trustworthy, multimodal integrated glaucoma full chain AI system
Authors: Wenbin Wei, Suyuan Yao, Xiangyu Gao, Cheng Huang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Model-based analysis of myocardial strains during stress-test echocardiography
Authors: Arthur Ben-Tolila, Adrien Al Wazzan, Joan Duprez, Francesca Menna, Lotfi Senhadji, Erwan Donal, Alfredo Hernández, Virginie Le Rolle
Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, INSERM, LTSI – UMR 1099, France
Estimating gait cycle kinematics for unseen individuals from anthropometric measurements and walking speed
Authors: Lyndon Tang, Aidan Kirwin, Ehsan Tahvilian, Arash Arami
University of Waterloo, Canada