Improving Hearing Implants (IHI) Conference

Dear colleagues,

The abstract submission deadline for the Improving Hearing Implants (IHI) Conference is 15 March 2026. The conference will be held from 1–3 October 2026 in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Girona, with easy access from Barcelona Airport in Spain.

In addition, we are developing a special issue in Trends in Hearing that will include a selection of outstanding abstracts from the conference.

All updated conference information is currently available at:
www.ihi2026.com

We invite you to submit your work and be part of this year’s scientific program.

Abstract submission deadlines:

• Deadline for abstract submission: 15.03.2026
• Notification of acceptance: 15.04.2026

Topics:

• Cochlear Implants
• Acoustic Implants
• Central Implants (Auditory Brainstem Implants, Auditory Nerve Implants, Cortcal Implants)
• Optogenetic Implants
• Bilateral and Binaural Processing
• Bimodal Stimulation
• Electric Acoustic Stimulation
• Non-invasive and Minimally Invasive Electric Stimulation
• Stimulation Paradigms and Sound Coding Strategies
• AI and Signal Processing
• Biological Therapies
• Objective Measures
• Diagnostics
• Development and Plasticity
• Perception (including multimodal processing)
• Human Factors Affecting Outcomes
• Real-World Listening
• Computational Models
• Big Data
• Research interfaces and hardware and software demonstrators