The MMIA 2026 program includes both oral and poster presentations showcasing the state of the art in medical image analysis. Additionally, MMIA 2026 will feature a distinguished speaker in medical image analysis.
Full program available soon.
At a Glance
8h45 – 9h15 Registration
9h15 – 9h30 Welcome to MMIA 2026!
9h30 – 10h15 Keynote Lecture by Prof. Jan D’hooge, KU Leuven, Belgium
___________________“A 30-year Journey Through Cardiovascular Imaging: From Physics to Clinical Impact”
10h15 – 11h15 Coffee Break and Poster Session I
11h15 – 12h30 Oral Session I
___________________Chaired by Pedro Morais (2Ai-IPCA) and João Pedrosa (INESC TEC)
12h30 – 14h00 Lunch Break
14h00 – 15h30 Oral Session II
___________________Chaired by Hélder Oliveira (INESC TEC) and Sandro Queirós (2Ai-IPCA)
15h30 – 16h30 Coffee Break and Poster Session II
16h30 – 17h30 Oral Session III
___________________Chaired by Helena Torres (2Ai-IPCA) and João Pedrosa (INESC TEC)
17h30 – 17h45 Award Ceremony & Closing Session
___________________APRP Best Abstract Award, sponsored by APRP
Keynote Lecture
Jan D’hooge is the head of the Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics Lab and Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at KU Leuven. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, in 1994 and 1999, respectively. He has authored or co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers, has contributed to 14 books, and has coedited two books. His current research interests include myocardial tissue characterization, deformation imaging, and cardiac pathophysiology. He was awarded a prestigious ERC consolidator grant; gave the 2018 Kalmanson Lecture of the American Society of Echocardiography, and won the 2019 IEEE Ultrasonics Carl Hellmuth Hertz Award. He was the Chair of the Ultrasound Conference of the SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium from 2008 to 2011, the Technical Vice-Chair of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium from 2008 to 2012, and the Technical Chair in 2014 and 2018. From 2019 to 2022, he was the Chair of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Guidance Committee. From 2021 to 2025, he was Vice-Rector of research policy of KU Leuven.