HEAL 2026 – Where Science and Innovation in Hearing Care Meet

This year's HEAL Conference is shaping up to be more vibrant and compelling than ever. The response from the scientific community has been outstanding: submission numbers have surpassed those of 2024, with nearly 230 oral presentations and approximately 100 posters accepted, alongside a rich program of Special Sessions, Panel Discussions, and Keynote Lectures - all unfolding across 5 dedicated rooms.

The full program is on track to be released by the end of March, as promised, given the volume of specific requests we have received and are committed to addressing in full.

Oral presentations will be organized into the following thematic sections: Epidemiology - Genetic issues - Speech perception - Speech and Language Development - Auditory Neuroscience - Listening effort - Auditory Processing Disorders - Auditory training - Effects of noise - Computational & Digital Health Approaches - AI and Data-Driven Approaches - Early identification – Techniques and Strategies - Speech in noise testing - Cognitive decline - Quality of life and hearing loss - Intervention and Rehabilitation – Tinnitus – Amplification: Technologies and Strategies - Implantable devices - Improving Hearing Care and Services. 

Poster Sessions will be generously timed, allowing delegates to explore the presentations and have in-depth conversations with the authors.

Come and join us for another exciting conference in Padova in 2026!

Ferdi Grandori (Chair)

National Research Council of Italy - CNR-IEIIT - Institute of Electronics, Information Engineering and Telecommunications, Milan Unit based at the Dept. of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

Scientific Committee

Sophia E. Kramer, PhD

at the Amsterdam UMC – location VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Alessia Paglialonga, PhD
National Research Council of Italy - CNR-IEIIT - Institute of Electronics, Information Engineering and Telecommunications, Milan Unit based at the Dept. of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

   Latest update: 11 February 2026