Calls for Papers and Prizes

We are pleased to offer you a broad range of options for showcasing your work at DPH 2025!

Conference Aim

Relaunched in 2025, the International Digital Public Health Conference series (DPH) is a world leading annual interdisciplinary event on research and innovation in digital public health. 

Since its establishment in 2009, DPH has become a well known venue presenting cutting edge interdisciplinary research and innovation driven by real world needs, aiming to improve public health through the application of novel technology at the personal, community and global levels. Unique in bringing together audiences from Public Health, Computer & Data Science, MedTec, and stakeholders including the WHO, industry, startups and NGOs, DPH enables cross-fertilization of research and innovation in digital public health, offering unique knowledge exchange and fantastic networking  opportunities.

DPH is hosted by UCL Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies (dPHE).

DPH 2025 themes

The themes include but are not restricted to:

Disease Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness 

  • Harnessing  Big Data and Mobile Technology for Pandemics Preparedness and Response 
  • Public Health in the Context of Climate Change
  • Digital One Health and Vector-borne Diseases Surveillance
  • Disease Modelling and Digital Disease Detection
  • Epidemic Intelligence 
  • Digital public health tools for disasters and emergencies 
  • Citizens science, participatory surveillance and crowdsourcing
  • Impact of climate change on diseases – surveillance, modelling, policy

Digital Technology for Training and Behaviour Change 

  • Mobile Apps and Games for Behaviour Change
  • Serious games and Digital Storytelling 
  • Persuasive Technology and Decision Support Tools
  • Digital Health Literacy and Misinformation
  • Digital Behaviour Change interventions
  • Data analytics for knowledge, attitude and behaviour change 
  • Statistical and ML approaches for recommender systems and personalisation 

AI and Emerging Technology and Public Health 

  • Internet of Things and environmental monitoring 
  • Wearable and Tracking Devices
  • MedTech Diagnostics 
  • Quantum computing and public health
  • VR simulation and training for public health
  • Genomics and point of care diagnostics 
  • ML and Gen-AI in Public Health
  • Responsible AI in health
  • 3D printing 
  • Contact tracing 

Digital Systems and Data Governance 

  • Public Health Data Governance, Access and Equity
  • Technology support of essential public health operations (EPHO)
  • Digitalisation and interoperability of public health systems 
  • Ontologies and Semantic Web for Public Health Systems
  • Global health security and risk perceptions 
  • Privacy and cybersecurity in healthcare

Public Health Challenges

  • Antibiotic resistance – digital surveillance, stewardship and diagnostics
  • Public health education and risk communication 
  • Infection prevention and control 
  • Digital Technology Improving Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy
  • Non-communicable diseases and tracking devices for self-management

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: dph2025@dphconf.org