VCCA 2026 - Call for Abstracts and Registration Now Open

Subject: VCCA 2026 - Call for Abstracts and Registration Now Open

From: "Joaquin T. Valderrama" <jvalderrama@xxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:33:44 +0100

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Dear colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce that abstract submission and registration are now open for VCCA 2026 – the 7th Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology, which will take place online on 25–26 June 2026.

Both processes are free of charge, and all presentations will be streamed live and made openly available after the event.

Submit your abstract:
https://computationalaudiology.com/vcca2026-abstracts/

Register via Eventbrite:
https://shorturl.at/cZYLF

A preliminary programme overview, including the structure and indicative timings, is available here:
https://computationalaudiology.com/vcca2026-programme/

Key Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 3 May 2026

• Acceptance notification: 17 May 2026

• Conference materials submission deadline: 7 June 2026
• Conference: 25–26 June 2026

We warmly welcome submissions from across the hearing sciences, including computational audiology, clinical audiology, auditory neuroscience, speech perception, machine learning, and assistive technology.

Conference Themes

This year’s programme is organised into two thematic days:

Day 1 – Understanding Hearing: From Perception to Cognition
• Computational Audiology & Digital Hearing Research
• Binaural Hearing & Spatial Sound Perception
• Speech-in-Noise and Auditory Scene Analysis
• Cognition, Listening Effort & Brain Connectivity
• Hidden Hearing Loss and Subclinical Auditory Disorders
• Objective Measures and Biomarkers in Hearing Research

Day 2 – Transforming Hearing Science: From AI to Clinical Impact
• Machine Learning & AI for Hearing Science
• Tele-Audiology and Next-Generation Clinical Tools
• Cochlear Implants: Challenges and Prospects
• Hearing-Aid Innovation and Performance Assessment
• From Lab to Clinic: Ensuring Impact of Computational Hearing Research
• Multisensory and Vestibular Integration

We are very much looking forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming participants from around the world.

If you have any questions, please contact us at:
vcca2026@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

With best wishes,
Joaquin T. Valderrama

On behalf of the CAN and the VCCA 2026 Organising Committee

Dr. Joaquín T. Valderrama, Dr. Maria Amparo Callejón Leblic, Dr. Miriam Isabel Marrufo Pérez

Joaquín T. Valderrama-Valenzuela, PhD

Ramón y Cajal Fellow

University of Granada

Department of Signal Theory, Telematics and Communications (TSTC)

Research Centre for Information and Communications Technologies (CITIC-UGR)

C/ Periodista Rafael Gómez Montero 2 [Office IB-16], 18014, Granada, Spain