Advancing healthcare through AI, XR and brain-computer interfaces, from research to clinical practice.
Call for Papers
As the healthcare sector continues to evolve rapidly, the integration of cutting-edge technologies is reshaping how care is delivered. Extended Reality (XR) — including Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR) — is becoming increasingly influential in healthcare, offering new opportunities for training, surgical planning and remote collaboration.
At the same time, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising diagnostics, patient care and data-driven decision-making. The convergence of these two fields is set to usher in a new era of healthcare, marked by unparalleled precision, personalisation and patient engagement.
You are invited to submit papers on applications of AI, XR and machine learning in healthcare. This edition also addresses the clinical translation of closed-loop brain-computer interface (BCI) systems integrated with immersive technologies.
HI-XR is held as part of IEEE AIxVR 2027, the IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and eXtended and Virtual Reality, which brings together researchers and professionals across AI, AR, MR and VR.
Objectives
Facilitate in-depth discussion of the latest advances in healthcare intelligence, including the intersection of XR and AI in healthcare.
Identify emerging research areas and collaboratively chart future directions for these interconnected fields.
Combine AI's analytical capabilities with XR's immersive experiences and BCI, and discuss how to translate them from research into clinical practice.
Topics of Interest
Work outside this list is welcome if it relates AI and XR/VR to healthcare.
Important Dates
All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
Workshop Program
The workshop is expected to feature keynote presentations, peer-reviewed research papers, demonstrations and interactive discussions.
The workshop date and detailed schedule will be announced once the final IEEE AIxVR 2027 conference program has been compiled.
Submission
Papers may be up to 4 pages, or up to 6 pages for papers with extensive imaging, excluding references. Submit a single PDF, with an optional separate video file.
Format your paper with the IEEE manuscript templates. We recommend the LaTeX template.
Review is double-blind, so submissions must be anonymised. Each paper receives at least two expert reviews, and invited papers are held to the same standard.
Papers by the organisers are reviewed independently to avoid conflicts of interest.
Accepted papers will be considered for publication in the IEEE AIxVR 2027 workshop proceedings, subject to the conference's publication requirements and IEEE's final approval.
Accepted papers are presented in the workshop's paper sessions. Demo tables and poster boards will be available for live XR and BCI demonstrations.
All papers are submitted online through the HI-XR workshop's EasyChair page. Deadline: 15 December 2026, 23:59 AoE.
Organising Committee
Dubai Health, UAE
Nitesh Bhatia is Head of the XR & Brain-Computer Interface Lab at Dubai Health Innovations. He leads research and innovation in extended reality, brain-computer interfaces, AI, scientific visualization, and digital twins, with a focus on transforming healthcare, research, and education.
nibhatia@dubaihealth.ae
Imperial College London, UK
Faraz Janan is a Senior Tutor and a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London, operating at the intersection of academic leadership, student strategy, and institutional governance within a large, research-intensive environment. He also hold a fractional appointment as Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at ARU Cambridge, contributing to both taught provision and doctoral training.
f.janan@imperial.ac.ukContact
Email the workshop organisers at nibhatia@dubaihealth.ae or f.janan@imperial.ac.uk. For registration, venue and travel, see the IEEE AIxVR 2027 main conference website.