Keynote
Invited talks by leading researchers on foundational topics in biomedical data management.
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BioDMS 2026
Workshop on Biomedical Data Management Systems at VLDB 2026
BioDMS 2026 is a workshop co-located with VLDB 2026 in Boston, bringing together biomedical informatics and data management researchers to address critical data challenges such as scalability, interoperability, and usability in biomedical research and healthcare. The workshop features keynote talks, submitted talks, and poster sessions focused on novel systems and methods for managing biomedical data, with strong emphasis on AI integration, data harmonization, and scalable infrastructure.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 26, 2026
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Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
May 26, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Invited Talk
Presentations by industry and academic experts on specific systems or platforms (e.g., Brim, Phoebe).
Submitted Talk - Lightning
Short 3-minute presentations with 2 minutes of Q&A, typically for early results or position statements.
Submitted Talk - Project
7-minute presentations with 3 minutes of Q&A, showcasing completed or ongoing research projects.
Video Presentation
Pre-recorded 5-minute video presentations of accepted work.
Poster
Poster session open to all attendees, with recommended A1 portrait format; speakers are encouraged to present their work here.
Research areas in scope
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Biomedical Data Management
scalability of biomedical data systemsinteroperability of biomedical datadata quality and provenanceusability of biomedical data interfacesdata harmonizationclinical data integrationgenomic data managementmedical imaging data managementmetadata discovery and explorationAI-assisted data abstractiondata governance and privacyreproducibility in biomedical AIdistributed genomic indicesOLAP for variant dataNL-to-SQL for medical queriesgraph-based clinical data representation
Policies worth checking twice
- Authors must upload slides to the designated Google Drive folder or email them before Tuesday, September 1st, 10 PM ET.
- Lightning talks are 3 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A.
- Project talks are 7 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A.
- Video presentations are 5 minutes.
- Posters should be in A1 portrait format.
- Authors may use workshop website image assets (e.g., logos) for poster production.
- The workshop encourages human-in-the-loop design and auditability in AI systems.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026