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From Innovation to Implementation in Imaging: i2i Workshop.

The i2i Workshop brings experts from academia, industry, and tech to NYU Langone’s campus for discussions about the latest breakthroughs in imaging hardware, software, image analysis, and image-guided therapy.

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Next Sessions: October 21–22, 2026

Learning is all around us: it’s the basis of medical progress, lifeblood of scientific inquiry, and a set of digital technologies transforming science and medicine.

This October, we will look at what’s new and what’s next in biomedical imaging research through the prism of learning. We’d be honored to have you with us.

Abstract submission for scientific posters is open through July 1, 2026.

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Save the Date:
October 21–22, 2026, at NYU Langone Health

This year, the thematic lens is a concept that has been reshaping our world and our field: learning.

You’re invited!

Join us at NYU Langone Health in New York City for two days of scientific sessions dedicated to imaging innovation.

A big think on how learning is transforming biomedical imaging

Workshop speakers will delve into the mechanisms behind human and machine learning, and share news from the frontiers of biomedical imaging technologies that are being transformed by and reimagined with artificial intelligence.

Join us

The i2i Workshop combines thought-provoking ideas on the latest imaging science with the energy, enthusiasm, and fun of convening with researchers from across the country and the globe in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. We are hoping to see you at the workshop and are looking forward to hosting you in October.

Speakers

Image of midtown Manhattan skyline.
Image of midtown Manhattan skyline.

Preliminary Program

Day One
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  • 8:00–9:00 AM
    Registration and breakfast
  • 9:00–9:10 AM
    Welcome to the i2i Workshop
    Riccardo Lattanzi, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 9:10–9:15 AM
    Greetings from NYU Langone Radiology Leadership
    Speakers TBA

Session 1
Introduction

  • 9:15–9:45 AM
    Learning in, from, and Through Imaging: Setting the Stage for This i2i Workshop
    Riccardo Lattanzi, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 9:45–10:00 AM
    Coffee, refreshments, networking

Session 2
How We Learn

  • 10:00–10:45 AM
    The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
    Christina Alberini, PhD (New York University)
  • 10:45–11:15 AM
    What Happens When We Can’t Learn
    Speaker TBA
  • 11:15–11:45 AM
    What Happens When We Forget What We Learned
    Speaker TBA
  • 11:45 AM–12:45 PM
    Lunch

Session 3
How AI Emulates Learning

  • 12:45–1:15 PM
    Paying Attention and Other Strategies for Learning
    Matthew Muckley, PhD (AMI—Advanced Machine Intelligence)
  • 1:15–1:45 PM
    Leveraging Memory: In-Context Reinforcement Learning
    Ching Fang, PhD (Goodfire AI, Inc.)
  • 1:45–2:00 PM
    Coffee, refreshments, networking

Session 4
Learning Strategies in Imaging

  • 2:00–2:30 PM
    Self-Supervised Learning in Image Reconstruction
    Mehmet Akçakaya, PhD (University of Minnesota)
  • 2:30–3:00 PM
    Learning from Context to Accelerate MRI
    Li Feng, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 3:00–3:30 PM
    Leveraging Physics for Learning in Imaging
    Jiayun “Peter” Wang, PhD (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Session 5
Poster Session

  • 3:30–4:00 PM
    Power-poster previews
  • 4:00–5:30 PM
    Poster viewing

i2i Dinner Reception

  • 6:00–10:00 PM
    Docks Oyster Bar
    633 Third Avenue
    New York, NY 10017

Day Two
Thursday, October 22, 2026

  • 8:15–9:00 AM
    Breakfast
  • 9:00–9:15 AM
    Introduction to Day Two of the i2i Workshop
    Riccardo Lattanzi, PhD (NYU Langone)

Session 6
Plenary Presentation

  • 9:15–10:00 AM
    AI + Science
    Paris Perdikaris, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
  • 10:00–10:15 AM
    Coffee, refreshments, networking

Session 7
Learning Your Way Through K-Space

  • 10:15–10:45 AM
    Cherry-picking K-Space: Smart Sampling Strategies
    Marcelo Zibetti, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 10:45–11:15 AM
    Dancing in K-t Space: Smart Trajectories for Dynamic MRI
    Fuyixue Wang, PhD (Harvard University)
  • 11:15–11:45 AM
    Dimension Hopping Between Q-Space and K-Space
    Santiago Coelho, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 11:45 AM–12:45 PM
    Lunch and poster viewing

Session 8
Putting Learning into Practice: Innovative MRI Hardware

  • 12:45–1:15 PM
    A Roadmap to 14-tesla MRI
    Martijn Cloos, PhD (Radboud University Nijmgen)
  • 1:15–1:45 PM
    Wireless Coils Are Not Hallucinations
    Dean Darnell, PhD (Duke University)
  • 1:45–2:15 PM
    The Phantom Awakens: Next-Generation Anthropomorphic MRI Phantoms
    Michael “Miki” Lustig, PhD (University of California at Berkeley)
  • 2:15–2:30 PM
    Coffee, refreshments, networking

Session 9
Learning Healthcare Through Imaging Data

  • 2:30–3:00 PM
    Multimodal Foundation Models in Medical Imaging
    Narges Sharif Razavian, PhD (NYU Langone)
  • 3:00–3:30 PM
    Large Language Models in Radiology
    Akshay Chaudhari, PhD (Stanford University)
  • 3:30–4:00 PM
    Opportunistic Screening
    Miriam Bredella, MD, MBA (NYU Langone)
  • 4:00–4:15 PM
    Coffee, refreshments, networking

Session 10
Learning Beyond Anatomy: Microstructural Tissue Characterization

  • 4:15–4:45 PM
    Photoacoustic Tomography
    Lihong Wang, PhD (Caltech)
  • 4:45–5:15 PM
    Tissue Microstructure Imaging with Diffusion MRI
    Hong-Hsi Lee, MD, PhD (Harvard University)
  • 5:15–5:45 PM
    Genetically Engineered MRI Contrast
    Arnab Mukherjee, PhD (University of California at Santa Barbara)

Session 11
Wrap-up

  • 5:45–6:00 PM
    Summary of Take-Home Messages; Poster Awards; Closing Remarks
    Riccardo Lattanzi, PhD, and Hersh Chandarana, MD (NYU Langone)
  • 6:00–8:00 PM
    Poster viewing and closing reception

Call for Abstracts

We invite abstracts for poster presentations at the i2i Workshop.

To be considered, submit by end of day on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Open this card to learn about suggested topics, formatting guidelines, submission instructions, and important dates.

Suggested Topics

We welcome abstracts with technical or clinical focus on one or more of the following research areas:

  • MRI acquisition
  • MRI reconstruction
  • MRI technology
  • computational imaging
  • functional imaging
  • quantitative imaging
  • imaging of tissue microstructure
  • machine learning and deep learning in biomedical imaging
  • foundation models in radiology

If you wish to submit an abstract on a different topic, write the organizers at i2iworkshop@nyulangone.org using the subject line: Abstract Topic Inquiry.

Length and Format

Limit your abstract—including all text, images, tables, graphs, and references—to one U.S.-letter or A4 page. Use Arial font, 9-point or larger. Set text in a single column.

Include all the following sections in the given order:

  1. Abstract Title
  2. Author List
  3. Purpose (motivations or aims of the research)
  4. Methods
  5. Results (principal data and statistical analysis)
  6. Discussion (data interpretation)
  7. Conclusion (relevance to clinical practice or further research)

References are optional.

Submissions

Email your abstract to i2iworkshop@nyulangone.org, with the subject line: Abstract for 2026 i2i Workshop.

In the body of the email include the following information:

  1. Presenter’s name: last name in all capitals followed by a comma and first name capitalized, e.g., SMITH, Mary or JOHNSON, William R.
  2. Presenter’s position: faculty, post-doc, fellow, resident, graduate student, undergraduate student, or other (specify).
  3. Abstract title.
  4. List of financial conflicts of interest if such exist. Otherwise, an assertion that there are no such conflicts.

Dates and Deadlines

Deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 11:59 EDT.

Notifications will be emailed by Friday, July 31, 2026.

Why attend the i2i Workshop?

At the i2i Workshop, we take the latest research breakthroughs as a point of departure to ask big questions about the future of biomedical imaging. Our inaugural meeting in 2016 featured sessions titled “our dream scanners” and “the information tsunami.” The 2018 workshop included sessions dedicated to portable MRI scanners and emerging flexible RF coil technologies. The 2023 sessions explored a broad look at vision, sight, and imaging across modalities, length scales, and domains of inquiry.

A five-minute documentary about the 2023 edition of the i2i Workshop, via YouTube.

Two Days Packed with Science

The i2i Workshop packs two days chock full of scientific sessions and evening events. Plenaries, keynotes, talks, and poster sessions are held at NYU Langone Health. Evening events have involved dinner receptions on the East River, a cruise around New York harbor, and cocktails on the Intrepid, an aircraft carrier turned museum, permanently docked on the Hudson River.

Past Meetings

Browse the meeting programs from the 2023, 2018, and 2016 i2i workshops. Watch talk recordings and view poster PDFs.

i2i 2023

i2i 2018

i2i 2016

Come Curious, Leave Inspired

After the 2018 and 2023 workshops, we asked attendees to rate their experience on a ten-point scale. Here are some of their comments.

Great variety of expert speakers.

9/10, i2i 2023

Very well organized, interesting topics, and engaging poster session.

10/10, i2i 2023

Interesting talks from various areas … well structured.

10/10, i2i 2023

Nice for networking.

10/10, i2i 2023

Great speakers, smooth experience, rewarding conversations, fun venues for the receptions.

10/10, i2i 2018

Excellent venue, great attendees and impressive social.

8/10, i2i 2018

Like a Gordon conference … the topics are interesting … a lot of interactions happen during the breaks.

10/10, i2i 2018

Diverse program of new innovations—stimulating.

9/10, i2i 2018

Very rewarding.

10/10, i2i 2018

I will definitely be planning on attending the next i2i Workshop.

10/10, i2i 2018

Workshop Chairs

  • Riccardo Lattanzi, PhD
  • Hersh Chandarana, MD

Organizing Committee

  • Marisa Costello
  • Michelle Koplik
  • Ana Rejon, MS
  • Pawel Slabiak, MA

Contact

i2iworkshop@nyulangone.org