Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing and Scientific Committees, we are delighted to extend our invitation to the "13th IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2025) - 8th Special Session on HealthCare Data", to be held from 8-11 December, 2025, in Macau SAR, China.

Building upon the success of our previous editions, we are excited to host our 8th Special Session on HealthCare Data. This conference serves as a premier platform for researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to exchange insights, discuss advancements, and explore the latest innovations in healthcare data and big data analytics.

Call For Papers:
Health data presents unique challenges and opportunities within the realm of big data. As the healthcare sector continues to evolve, there is an increasing need for robust techniques, methods, and applications to acquire, store, process, analyze, and optimize healthcare data effectively. Our special session seeks to address these challenges and foster discussions on leveraging big data analytics to improve healthcare outcomes and patient care.

Topics of Interest Include, but are not limited to:

Healthcare Data:
-Collection, analysis, and processing of health data
-Challenges and solutions in health data processing
-Protection and security of personal health data
-Electronic health records and interoperability standards

Healthcare Information Systems:
-Medical imaging systems and analysis techniques
-Innovative medical applications and mobile solutions

Pervasive Healthcare Information Systems and Services:
-Sensor technologies for healthcare monitoring
-Wearable health devices and their integration with data analytics
-Information solutions tailored for individuals with disabilities
-Process Management in Health Informatics Systems

Health Decision Support Systems

E-health Applications

Public health information applications

Special Session Organizers:
Sultan Turhan, PhD., Department of Computer Engineering, Galatasaray University (sturhan@gsu.edu.tr)
Assist. Prof. Ozgun Pinarer, Department of Computer Engineering, Galatasaray University (opinarer@gsu.edu.tr)

Submission Guidelines:
Authors are invited to submit a full-length paper (6 to 10 pages IEEE 2-column format) through the online submission system.
Papers should be formatted to IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscript Formatting Guidelines.
Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
All accepted papers must be presented by one of the author/s in the conference to include the article in the proceedings.
Detailed submission instructions can be found on the conference website (https://bigdataieee.org/BigData2025/).

Important Dates:
Full paper submission: Sep 13, 2025
Notification of paper acceptance: Oct 24, 2025
Camera-ready of accepted papers: Nov 14, 2025
Conference: Dec 8-11, 2025

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, and at least one author of each accepted paper must present their work during the conference. Papers can be presented online (regular registration is required).

If you have any questions about the special session, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely
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Sultan Turhan & Ozgun Pinarer
Session Organizers