International Conference on Ethical, Legal and Social Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Health Care and Health Research

Organized by the "Perspectives in Bioethics" book series

Online Conference - 13 March 2026

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data (BD) in health care and health research promises to speed up discoveries, accelerate medical knowledge and benefit patients and society as a whole. Yet, the applications of AI and BD in health care raise pressing ethical, legal and social questions due to the highly personal nature of health data and its tremendous potential to be utilized, monetized and abused to the benefits of some and the detriment of other members of society potentially exacerbating social inequalities, historic injustices and economic marginalization. This international interdisciplinary conference will explore the main ethical, legal and social issues arising from the uses of AI and BD in health care delivery and clinical research.

The aim of the conference is to contribute to the ongoing debate on the uses of AI and BD in health care delivery and health research, and to provide guidance to policy makers and the public at large regarding the risks and benefits of these transformative technological tools.

Papers examining both foundational questions and practical applications are welcome.

TOPICS

Topics to be explored include (but are not limited to): challenges related to data collection, bias and lack of transparency in algorithm generation, loss of anonymity, ambiguities of data ownership, fair distribution of burdens and benefits, the extant lack of ethical and regulatory guidance and oversight of the uses of AI and BD in-practice, the impact of AI and BD on the provider—patient relationship, and the potential of AI and BD to disrupts and transform the very nature of health care. Authors of accepted oral presentations will be invited to submit their presentation as a paper for potential publication in a peer-reviewed collection of scholarly essays on the same topic to be published by Trivent Publishing as part of their book series Perspectives in Bioethics.

PUBLICATION

The papers presented at this conference will be published by Trivent Publishing at Perspectives in Bioethics book series subject to a successful peer review process.

DATES AND DEADLINES

• Abstract submissions by 1 March 2026
• Abstract selection within 5 days of abstract submission
• Publication at the end of 2026

SUBMISSIONS AND CONTACT

Interested scholars are invited to submit an abstract of approximately 250 words in English, along with a brief CV (including affiliation, career stage, and research interests), by 1 March 2026 to Assya Pascalev, Ph.D., at assya.pascalev@bio-ethics.net.

DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PAPERS IN PDF FORMAT HERE.