XLV Annual School 2026 – Generative Artificial Intelligence for Bioengineering
The GNB XLV Annual School 2026 – Generative Artificial Intelligence for Bioengineering will be held in Brixen (Italy) from 7th to 10th September 2026.
The school focuses on the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Bioengineering research and education. Generative AI is increasingly influencing data analysis, biological modeling, experimental design, and scientific communication, offering new opportunities while also posing methodological, ethical, and responsibility-related challenges.
The main objective of the school is to explore the use of Generative AI in Bioengineering through a critical and rigorous methodological perspective. The program is not intended to teach the development of new AI models, but rather to promote awareness of the potential, limitations, and implications of these technologies when applied to Bioengineering research.
The school is primarily addressed to PhD students and early-career researchers, and aims to provide a 360-degree overview of Generative AI in Bioengineering, supporting responsible and informed integration of these tools into scientific practice.
CHAIRS
Riccardo Bellazzi (Università di Pavia)
Stefano Diciotti (Università di Bologna)
Ernesto Iadanza (Università di Siena)
Enea Parimbelli (Università di Pavia)
LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Gruppo Nazionaledi Bioingegneria (GNB)
ORGANIZING SECRETARY
Pragma Congressi (Pavia)
Registration information will follow.
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Event program
| 07.09.2026 - 09:45 | The AI trajectory in Bioengineering Riccardo Bellazzi, Pavia |
| 07.09.2026 - 11:00 | Introduction to Generative AI Nicola Toschi, Tor Vergata |
| 07.09.2026 - 11:45 | Basics of CNNs Concetto Spampinato, Catania |
| 07.09.2026 - 14:00 | VAE, GAN & Diffusion models Paolo Soda, Campus Bio-Medico |
| 07.09.2026 - 14:45 | Transformers Alessandro Bria, Cassino |
| 07.09.2026 - 15:30 | Talks and Hands-on session |
| 08.09.2026 - 09:00 | AI bias and data quality Stephane Meystre, SUPSI Lugano |
| 08.09.2026 - 09:45 | Cognitive bias and evidence generationin medicine - impact on Generative AI Leandro Pecchia, Campus Bio- Medico |
| 08.09.2026 - 11:00 | Reproducibility in the era of generativeAI: crisis or opportunity? Stefano Diciotti, Bologna |
| 08.09.2026 - 11:45 | From Data to Decisions: XAI and LLMsfor Data-Intensive Healthcare Carlo Combi, Verona |
| 08.09.2026 - 14:00 | Generative AI and human brainfunction: the role of LLMs Fabrizio Esposito, Napoli |
| 08.09.2026 - 14:45 | Bioinformatics and Genomics Alberto Magi, Firenze |
| 08.09.2026 - 15:30 | Talks and Hands-on session |
| 09.09.2026 - 09:00 | Generative AI in Clinics Mario Mascalchi, Firenze |
| 09.09.2026 - 09:45 | Automated signal analysis Anna Bianchi, Polimi |
| 09.09.2026 - 11:00 | The promising role of synthetic data forresponsible innovation with AI Shalini Kurapati, ClearBox AI |
| 09.09.2026 - 11:45 | Generative AI for Clinical Engineering Ernesto Iadanza, Siena |
| 09.09.2026 - 14:00 | Large Language Modelsfor Clinical Decision Support Enea Parimbelli, Pavia |
| 09.09.2026 - 14:45 | GNB/EAMBES/IFMBE Awards Ceremony |
| 09.09.2026 - 15:30 | Lectio Magistralis Bjoern Eskofier, LMU Munich |
| 09.09.2026 - 16:15 | Hands-on session |
| 10.09.2026 - 09:00 | Enhancing data and model robustnessthrough AI Sandboxes Arnaud Céol, ICSC |
| 10.09.2026 - 09:45 | Toward Reliable Synthetic Data:Statistical Distances for GenerativeModels Evaluation Giuseppe Jurman, FBK Trento |
| 10.09.2026 - 11:00 | Generative AI in Pharmaceutics Laura Paulowski, AstraZeneca |
| 10.09.2026 - 11:45 | Responsible AI Barbara di Camillo, Padova |
| 10.09.2026 - 14:00 | Privacy preserving methodsfor AI in Healthcare Bogdan Kulinich, CHUV Lausanne |
| 10.09.2026 - 14:45 | AI Regulation - Fishbowl Session |
| 10.09.2026 - 15:30 | Students' pitch & Awards |
| 10.09.2026 - 17:00 | Closing Ceremony |