We invite submissions of Workshop Papers for the workshop “User-Centric Design in Digital Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities in an Era of Disruptive Innovation“.
This workshop addresses the critical role of patients and communities as active contributors in the design and implementation of digital public health technologies. It explores the challenges and opportunities of user-centric approaches, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives and lessons from both high- and low-resource settings. Participants will engage in dialogue and knowledge exchange to advance inclusive, equitable, and effective digital health solutions in an era of rapid technological and societal change.
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!! Deadlines !!
| Workshop Call for Papers (CFP) – Submission deadline EXTENDED | 25 February 2026 |
| Workshop Call for Papers (CFP) – Notification deadline | 25 March 2026 |
Themes of interest
- Methodological and methods innovation in user-centric design for digital health technologies
- Community engagement, activism and lived experiences in user-centric design in digital health
- Evaluation, impact and sustainability in designing user-centric technologies for digital health
Submission guidelines
We encourage the author(s) to submit either a full paper or an extended abstract. The author(s) of an accepted paper/ abstract will be invited to present at the workshop and will be included in the DPH 2026 proceedings – abstracts in Frontiers and full papers will be submitted for possible inclusion into IEEE Xplore.
The presentation will consist of four author(s) who will be invited to present for 10 minutes in the workshop.
For submitting a Full Paper, please follow the instructions:
- All submissions must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- The papers must range between 4‐8 pages, including references and any appendices.
- Papers should conform to the IEEE double column format: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
- Papers must be anonymized: the names and affiliations removed, and any references to previous works either substituted with “anonymized” or rephrased.
- All submissions must be submitted in PDF format using the Easychair submission system. Click on the submission button below and choose the “DPH 2026 Workshop – User-Centric Design in Digital Public Health” track.
- Please paste your Abstract in the Abstract field in the Easychair system for ease of processing and review allocation.
For submitting an Extended Abstract, please follow the instructions:
- Please format your submission using Times New Roman, 12 pt font size, and Justified alignment. The total length should not exceed 1000 words (including references), and you may include a maximum of two figures or tables.
- Extended Abstracts could follow the standard structure: Aims/Abstract/Overview, Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Alternatively, computer science abstracts can follow a more flexible headings structure.
- Papers must be anonymized: the names and affiliations removed, and any references to previous works either substituted with “anonymized” or rephrased.
- All submissions must be submitted in PDF format using the Easychair submission system. Click on the submission button below and choose the “DPH 2026 Workshop – User-Centric Design in Digital Public Health” track.
- Paste your first section (Aims/Abstract/Overview) to the Abstract field in the Easychair system for ease of processing and review allocation.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to:
- Dr Stephen Roberts – stephen.roberts@ucl.ac.uk
- Dr Femida Gwadry-Sridhar – femida@pulseinfoframe.com
SUBMISSION
Submission is via EasyChair.