About us

XR-NeuroHealth'26 is the 1st international workshop bringing together researchers, clinicians, and data scientists to address validation and evaluation challenges in using Extended Reality (XR) technologies for neurocognitive assessment, rehabilitation, and digital biomarker research. The workshop features an invited keynote, short paper presentations, breakout discussions, a curated panel, a roundtable, and a collaborative agenda-building session.

Important Dates

Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Submission deadline
Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Author Notification
Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Workshop start

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

XR-based Assessment & Rehabilitation: Immersive therapy, chronic pain, neurological disorders, ecologically valid task design, human factors, serious games
Telemetry, Multimodal Data & Digital Biomarkers: HMD telemetry, motion tracking, gaze, physiological signals, AI/ML for multimodal health data
Clinical Validation & Translation: Study design, clinical standards, mixed-methods evaluation, translation into clinical measures and workflows
Ethics, Accessibility & Reproducibility: Responsible data use, inclusive design for patients, open

Call for Papers Description

Short research papers 4–6 pages. Position papers, Demo / System papers, Clinical or methodological case studies 2–4 pages. All submissions in English, formatted with the IEEE Computer Society VGTC conference format. Accepted papers will be published in the ISMAR 2026 Adjunct Proceedings / IEEE Xplore.

Committee

Organizing Committee

Alessandro Pagano

General Chair

University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Linda GarcĂ­a Rytman

Co-organizer

Universitat Jaume I – CEVI, Spain

Rubén Garcia Vidal

Co-organizer

Universitat Jaume I – INIT, Spain

Giulio Mallardi

Co-organizer

University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy