The 2nd International Conference on Bioengineering
The 2nd International Conference on Bioengineering
Bioengineering in an Era of AI
Part of the International Conference on Bioengineering series
7 July 2026
4 August 2026
7 September 2026
17 September 2026
4 November 2026
Biochemical Engineering and Applications, Translational Bioengineering, Bioelectronics, Biomolecular Cellular Tissue Engineering and Applications, Bionics and Biological Cybernetics, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering and Applications
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Participants,
As Chairman, I take great pride in facilitating this convergence of expertise and fostering an environment that encourages rigorous scientific discourse, cross-sector collaboration, and visionary thinking. I urge you to engage deeply in the sessions, symposia, and collaborative exchanges that define the spirit of this congress.
Your active participation is pivotal in shaping the future of bioengineering and its translational impact in the clinic and in wider society.
With sincere appreciation,
Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Sc.D.
Chairman, International Conference on Bioengineering (BIOENG-2026)
TEES Research Collaborator, Texas A&M University
President and Sr. Fellow, AIIMSEI.org
Event Chairs
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Bioengineering,
Founding Dean of Engineering, Anderson University SC,
President and Sr. Fellow, AIIMSEI
Prof. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie is an international medical sciences, engineering, and innovation consultant at the American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Engineering, and Innovation. A former Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Tri-County Technical College. He has 15 years of industrial research and product development experience and 18 years of experience as a tenured, titled, and endowed full professor at universities that include Virginia Commonwealth University, Clemson University, Texas A&M University, and Anderson University, where he was the Founding Dean of the College of Engineering. He has been associated with three startup companies and is Founder, President, and Scientific Director of ABTECH Scientific, Inc. A US citizen who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, he holds the Sc.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, the M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester (UMIST), and the B.Sc. (First Class Honors) in Applied, Analytical, and Biochemistry from the University of the West Indies (UWI). He has published over 225 peer-reviewed journal articles, holds 8 patents, and is a fellow of IEEE, AIMBE, BMES and the RSC. His research interests are in physiological monitoring during hemorrhagic trauma and allotransplantation, polymeric nanobiomaterials in drug delivery and tissue regeneration, and microanalytical systems in the service of human health and medicine.
Session Chairs
Dr. Elena A. Jones
Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
S1. Regenerative Engineering
Dr. Jones graduated with a BSc in Immunology and obtained a PhD in Experimental Oncology from the All-Union Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow. In 1993 she obtained Royal Society Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to conduct research on human leaukaemias in the Haematological Malignancies Diagnostic Service, Leeds TH NHS Trust, Leeds, UK. Dr. Jones post-doctoral studies were performed in the Molecular Medicine Unit, the University of Leeds, and were dedicated to gene therapy with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Since joining the Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, later transformed into the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, her research interests are focused on the study of human MSCs in health and rheumatic/orthopaedic conditions and their use in Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Martin Koller
Research Management and Service, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
S2. Biochemical Engineering
Dr. Koller has acted as a Research Manager and Chemistry Project Manager (Research Management and Services, University of Graz) since 2014 and has been a Lecturer at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Graz since 2009. He was Senior Researcher at the University of Graz from 2013 to 2014, a Lecturer of the "Clean Room Technology" course at Graz University of Technology from 2012 to 2013, acted as Coordinator of the EU-FP7 project "ANIMPOL" from 2010 to 2013, as a Senior Researcher at TU Graz from 2005 to 2013 and as a Junior Researcher at Graz University of Technology from 2001 to 2005. The focus of his research is biotechnological production of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolyesters. He has made more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications, received numerous invites to give key-note lectures, and he is an Editorial Board member of several distinguished journals.
Dr. Andrea Cataldo
Department of Innovation Engineering (DII), University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
S3. Biosignal Processing
Dr. Andrea Cataldo received his materials engineering degree from the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, in 1998, and a Ph.D. in information engineering in 2003 from the same University. From 2005 to 2013, he was a Researcher in the area of electric and electronic measurements and, currently, he is an Associate Professor. He is a lecturer in the courses “Instrumentation and Measurement Lab”, “Measurements” and “Principles of Bioengineering” and he is the supervisor of a research group at the Department of Engineering for Innovation, the director of the “measurement Lab” and the founder and technical supervisor of the spin-off MoniTech. His main research interests include measurement and sensing techniques, monitoring systems, sensors, dielectric characterization and non-destructive tests of materials. He has been involved in leading various research projects supported by public and private bodies. He has co-authored over 200 publications in international journals, book chapters, and international and national conferences, along with three books, and he holds four patents.
Prof. Dr. George Truskey
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, USA
S4. Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials
Prof. Dr. George Truskey is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University. His research interests focus upon the effect of physical forces on the function of vascular cells and skeletal muscle, cell adhesion, and the design of engineered tissues. Current research projects examine the effect of endothelial cell senescence upon permeability to macromolecules and the response to fluid shear stress, the development of microphysiological blood vessels and muscles for evaluation of drug toxicity and the design of engineered endothelialized blood vessels and skeletal muscle bundles.
Prof. Dr. Franz Konstantin Fuss
1. Chair of Biomechanics, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany 2. Division of Biomechanics, Department of Biomechatronic Systems, Fraunhofer Institute of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Stuttgart, Germany
S5. Biomechanics and Sports Medicine
Prof. Fuss is the Chair of Biomechanics, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Bayreuth. His research interests encompass smart and instrumented equipment (sports balls, climbing holds, wheelchairs, sports shoes, helmets, sensor-less sensing, etc.), non-linear engineering (visco-elasticity, friction, vibrations), sports aerodynamics (skiing, garments, horse racing), and advanced manufacturing
Dr. Egidio De Benedetto
Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Co-Session Chair for S3. Biosignal Processing
Egidio De Benedetto received the M.S. degree in materials engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information engineering from the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. He has been with the Institute of Microelectronics and Microsystems, National Research Council, Naples, Italy, from 2010 to 2012. From 2012 to 2019, he was with the University of Salento. Since 2019, he has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples. His current research interests include the dielectric characterization of materials, microwave reflectometry systems for monitoring applications, 4.0-based measurement systems, and measurements for augmented reality systems.
Dr. Christian Demitri
Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Co-Session Chair for S3. Biosignal Processing
Christian Demitri is an associate professor in industrial bioengineering at the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Salento. He received an M.S. degree in materials engineering with a research project about advanced methodologies for the in-vitro characterization of intravenous ultrasound contrast agents. During his Ph.D., he carried out his research activity at the ISBEM Institute (Euro Mediterranean Scientific and Biomedical Institute) of Brindisi and the Clinical Physiology Institute of the National Council of Research (IFC-CNR) of Lecce. In 2007, he joined the Biomaterials Laboratory at the Department of Engineering for Innovation. In 2008, he was a visiting researcher at the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton (UK). Currently, his research activity focuses on the material-cell interactions and the design of biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. His scientific output includes 83 publications, corresponding to 2791 citations (h-index 26) (Scopus, 7 November 2023).
Instructions for Authors
1. BIOENG 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Moreover, participants will have the opportunity to contribute with a full manuscript to a Special Issue related to the conference in the open-access journal Bioengineering, with a 20% discount on the publication fees.
2. The conference will be held fully in person, it is not possible to participate online.
3. Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes.
4. Please use your institutional email address for both processes.
Important Deadline
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 7 July 2026.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 6 September 2026. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
3. Covering Author Registration deadline: 17 September 2026
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.
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1. Choose a session that is best suited for your research.
2. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. All accepted abstracts will be published online on the conference website. Extended papers can be published in Engineering Proceedings (indexed within Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591) after quality check. If you wish to publish a full-length proceedings paper, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
5. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.
6. Upon submission, you can select if you wish to be considered for oral or poster presentation (or both). Following assessment by the Chairs and Scientific Committee, you will be notified by 6 September 2026 whether your contribution has been accepted for oral or poster presentation.
7. Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as the Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. The Covering Author registration deadline is 20 September 2026. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
3. The presenting author must fill in "Biography" when adding submission authors.
Note: We only accept live presentations, no pre-recorded presentations.
Template (for your reference):
| (Cut and paste the contents of your abstract into the online portal at Submit Abstract) Abstract Title: (Total word count: 200-300 words maximum) Introduction: Methods: Results and Discussion: Conclusions: Authors and Affiliations: |
Note: Please ensure that your slides are formatted in a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio. All presentations must be delivered in English. A link for slide upload will be provided prior to the conference.
Each presenter will be provided with a vertical poster board. Maximum poster size is limited to A0: 84 x 120 cm / 33 x 47 in (width x height) in the vertical orientation (portrait). Please print your poster prior to the conference. A plan for the poster session will be circulated later.
You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Registration
In-Person Registration
The conference will be held fully in person; it is not possible to participate online. The registration fee includes attendance at all conference sessions, morning/afternoon coffee breaks, lunches, a conference bag, and a program book. You need to register to the Conference dinner if you plan to attend. Participation in the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be canceled.
When registering, please provide us with your institutional email address. This will accelerate the registration process.
Important Information
Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes. During registration, please provide us with the same email address you used to submit your abstract(s). Otherwise, leave us a comment in the registration form, providing the email address used during the submission process. In addition, please use your institutional email address for both processes.
In order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as the Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. The Covering Author registration deadline is 20 September 2026. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Participants of the event will be able to download an electronic Certificate of Attendance by accessing their dashboards on Sciforum.net once the event is concluded. The certificates will be found under the "My Certificates" category.
Group Registration: Groups of five or more attendees are offered a 10% discount on the registration fees. To enjoy this discount, you need to complete one multiple registration by selecting the number of people attending in each category (type of registration) during the first step of the registration process. Please note that no other discounts will be applicable.
Certificate of Attendance: Participants of the event will be able to download an electronic Certificate of Attendance by accessing their dashboards on Sciforum.net once the event is concluded. The certificates will be found under the "My Certificates" category.
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Early Bird Until 7 September 2026 |
Regular Until 4 November 2026 |
Supported documents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student | 350.00 EUR | 450.00 EUR |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required. |
| Academic and Research Institutions | 500.00 EUR | 600.00 EUR | |
| Non-Academic | 600.00 EUR | 800.00 EUR | |
| Editorial Board Members of Bioengineering | 400.00 EUR | 500.00 EUR | |
| Topical Advisory Panel Members or Guest Editors of Bioengineering | 400.00 EUR | 500.00 EUR |
Active discounts
Group of 3: 5% discount
Group of 5: 10% discount
Note: Group size refers to the number of registered attendees in the same registration order.
Cancellation policy
| Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below: | |
| > 2 months before the conference | Full refund but 60 EUR is retained for administration |
| > 1 month before the conference | Refund 50% of the applying fees |
| > 2 weeks before the conference | Refund 25% of the applying fees |
| < 2 weeks before the conference | No refund |
Disclaimer
In the unlikely event that MDPI deems it necessary to cancel the conference, all pre-paid registration fees will be reimbursed. MDPI shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates.
Beware of unauthorized registration and hotel solicitations
Note that Sciforum is the only official registration platform to register to BIOENG 2026 and that we are not associated with any hotel agency. While other hotel resellers and travel agencies may contact you with offers for your trip, they are not endorsed by or affiliated with BIOENG 2026 or Sciforum. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.
Insurance
The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in BIOENG 2026. Delegates are advised to arrange appropriate insurance to cover travel, cancellation, or medical costs, and theft or damage of belongings.
MDPI Conference Admissions Policy
- All registered conference delegates are asked to always wear their badges throughout the conference.
- Conference sessions, the catering area, and the poster area are solely restricted to badge holders. Any person attending these areas without a badge will be asked to leave the premises.
- Badge holders must not allow their badges to be worn by anyone else. Any failure to do so is likely to lead to the badge holder and the person wearing the badge being removed from the premises.
- Press badges are restricted to publishers, editors, journalists, broadcasters, and web bloggers associated with the conference subject area. Members of the press may be asked to produce accreditation in the form of a photocopy of a recognized press or media card, a business card, a letter from the editor, or an official web address linking to a press release in order to verify their position.
- Photographs and videos may be taken during the conference. Anyone attending the conference consents to such photography and filming without compensation and confirms that the organizers shall be entitled to use such photographs and videos, which may include photographs and videos of visitors, for the purpose of marketing the conference in the future and for exploitation in any and all media, without liability.
Payment methods
Wire transfer
Currencies accepted by this event
Swiss francs (CHF) , Euros (EUR) , US dollars (USD) , Pounds sterling (GBP) , Japanese yen (JPY) , Canadian dollars (CAD) and Singapore dollars (SGD)
Publication Opportunities
1. Bioengineering Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue, published in Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354, Impact Factor 3.7), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Engineering Proceedings (indexed within Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the Bioeng 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Please submit your manuscript by 15 January 2027. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title.
- Full author names.
- Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
- Abstract.
- Keywords.
- Introduction.
- Methods.
- Results and Discussion.
- Conclusions.
- Acknowledgements.
- References.
BIOENG2026-proceedings template
Venue, Travel and Accommodation
City of Barcelona
Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia and is Spain's second-largest city, with a population of over one and a half million people. Located on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, this city has a rich and diverse history, with its roots dating back to Roman times. The fruitful medieval period established Barcelona's position as the economic and political center of the Western Mediterranean. The city's Gothic Quarter bears witness to the splendor enjoyed by the city from the 13th to the 15th centuries.
The 20th century ushered in widespread urban renewal throughout Barcelona, culminating in its landmark Eixample district, which showcases some of Barcelona's most distinctive Catalan art-nouveau, or modernista, buildings. The Catalan Antoni Gaudí, one of the most eminent architects, designed buildings such as La Pedrera, the Casa Batlló, and the Sagrada Família church, which have become world-famous landmarks.
In 1992, Barcelona gained international recognition by hosting the Olympic games, which brought about a massive upturn in its tourism industry. For visitors, this has translated into the very modern yet incredibly old city you see now in the 21st century, where new elements work to both preserve and celebrate the city’s heritage and origins. Barcelona has plenty of outdoor markets, restaurants, shops, museums, and churches. The city is also very walkable, with an extensive and reliable Metro system for more far-flung destinations.
Please note that you must apply for your own visa application. MDPI is not responsible for any visa application. However, MDPI can provide a Visa Support Letter. To be eligible for such a document, the criteria below must be fulfilled.
Visa Support Letter
- Applicants must have paid for registration as a condition for receipt of a visa support letter.
- Applicants must provide us with a scanned copy of the photo identification page of their valid, in-date passport.
- Applicants must also provide us with an academic CV, the contact information for two references from their institution (name, title, institutional email and phone number), and a letter of support from their academic advisor/supervisor confirming that they support the delegate attending the meeting.
- This must be carried out in sufficient time in advance of the meeting; “last minute” requests will not be processed.
More useful information on visa application
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide multiple awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards, Best Poster Awards and one Bioengineering Lectureship Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 3
There will be 3 winners selected for these awards (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place).
Number of Awards Available: 3
There will be 3 winners selected for this award (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place).
Number of Awards Available: 1
Partnership Opportunities
Sponsoring
As organizers, we are excited to create an immersive and insightful conference, and we invite you to be a vital part of The 2nd International Conference on Bioengineering. Explore our sponsorship opportunities brochure and join us in shaping the future of nutrient-related research and innovation.
Our sponsorship package will be available soon.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email at bioeng2026@mdpi.com We appreciate your consideration!
Society Collaboration
Are you part of a society that isn't partnering with the conference? Contact us via email at bioeng2026@mdpi.com to discuss a possible partnership!
Noteworthy detail: Members from partnering societies are granted up to 10% discount on all registration fees.
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Amy Cheng
Mr. Razvan Grosu
Dr. Alina-Andrada Igna
