
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div><div><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;margin-top:0px !important;">*** Apologies for cross-posting ***</p><div><hr style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:content-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-bottom-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-image-source:initial;border-image-slice:initial;border-image-width:initial;border-image-outset:initial;border-image-repeat:initial;opacity:0.25;background-image:initial;background-position-x:0px;background-position-y:0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:rgb(225, 228, 232);height:0.25em;font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;"><br></div><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.3em;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(234, 236, 239);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">2nd CALL FOR PAPERS: Responsible AI in Healthcare Collection Discover Artificial Intelligence</h2><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">We are pleased to share a second call for our topical collection on <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">"Responsible AI in Healthcare: Bridging Technical Innovation and Multi-Stakeholder Needs"</b> in Discover Artificial Intelligence (Springer Nature, SJR 2024: 0.876, H-Index: 15, Q1 in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition).</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">This collection brings together researchers, clinicians, engineers, ethicists, and policymakers working at the intersection of AI and healthcare. We are particularly interested in work that moves beyond proof-of-concept to address <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">real-world deployment, multi-stakeholder validation, and responsible governance</b>.</p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-size:1.25em;font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">We Welcome Work From</h3><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">Whether your background is in computer science, biomedical engineering, clinical research, HCI, ethics, or health policy — if your work engages with AI in healthcare contexts, this collection is for you. We especially encourage submissions that:</p><ul style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:2em;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Present <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">empirical studies</b> with clinicians, patients, or caregivers</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Propose or evaluate <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">frameworks for responsible AI</b> in clinical settings</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Address <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">underrepresented populations</b> or equity concerns in health AI</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Combine <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">technical contributions</b> with human-centered or ethical perspectives</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-size:1.25em;font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">Topics Include</h3><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">Human-Centered AI · Co-design methodologies · Algorithmic fairness · Clinical validation · Explainable AI · Governance and regulation · Neurorehabilitation · Wearables and adaptive interfaces · Telehealth · Multimodal health data · Privacy and informed consent</p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-size:1.25em;font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">Key Information</h3><ul style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:2em;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Submission Deadline: <b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">October 5, 2026</b></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Article Types: Research, Review, Brief Report, Case Study, Methodology, Perspective</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Submission Portal: <a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/44163/submission-guidelines" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(3, 102, 214);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">https://www.springer.com/journal/44163/submission-guidelines</a> <i style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">(Select this collection from the drop-down on the 'Details' tab)</i></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Full collection details: <a href="https://link.springer.com/collections/ccieiafgad" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(3, 102, 214);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">https://link.springer.com/collections/ccieiafgad</a></li></ul><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:600;">Open Access Funding:</b> Many institutions have existing APC agreements with Springer Nature — check your eligibility at: <a href="https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/funding/articles#c14214262" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(3, 102, 214);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/funding/articles#c14214262</a></p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">For any questions, reach out to Tommaso Turchi at <a href="mailto:tommaso.turchi@unipi.it" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(3, 102, 214);text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">tommaso.turchi@unipi.it</a></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:24px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-size:1.25em;font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">Guest Editors</h3><ul style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:2em;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Giuseppe Prencipe, Associate Professor, University of Pisa, Italy</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Silvia Filogna, Researcher, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Italy</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0.25em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">Tommaso Turchi, Research Fellow, University of Pisa, Italy</li></ul><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(36, 41, 46);font-family:-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";font-variant-ligatures:normal;">We look forward to receiving your submissions!</p><p style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0p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