Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

IEEE’s mission to foster technological innovation and excellence to benefit humanity requires the talents and perspectives of people with different personal, cultural, and disciplinary backgrounds. IEEE is committed to advancing diversity in the technical profession, and to promoting an inclusive and equitable culture that welcomes, engages, and rewards all who contribute to the field, without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Event Conduct and Safety Statement
IEEE believes that science, technology, and engineering are fundamental human activities, for which openness, international collaboration, and the free flow of talent and ideas are essential. Its meetings, conferences, and other events seek to enable engaging, thought provoking conversations that support IEEE’s core mission of advancing technology for humanity. Accordingly, IEEE is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment to all participants, including staff and vendors, at IEEE-related events. IEEE has no tolerance for discrimination, harassment, or bullying in any form at IEEE-related events. All participants have the right to pursue shared interests without harassment or discrimination in an environment that supports diversity and inclusion. Participants are expected to adhere to these principles and respect the rights of others. IEEE seeks to provide a secure environment at its events. Participants should report any behavior inconsistent with the principles outlined here, to on site staff, security or venue personnel, or to eventconduct@ieee.org.

Through the lens of equality: a workshop on gender – informed research
This workshop aims to promote excellence in research by introducing a crucial perspective—the gender dimension integration into research and innovations that leads to further gender inclusivity. Such an integration, can enhance the quality and impact of the research outcomes. This will lead into inclusive research applications and/or innovations free from gender bias.
More information is available here

Student travel grants
ISBI 2024 announces the availability of twenty $800 travel awards which will be distributed based on merit and need.
IEEE ISBI supports diversity in science and engineering, encouraging women and minorities to apply for travel stipends. Travel awards are limited to first authors of accepted full papers. More information is available here

Childcare Services
To facilitate your attendance in the conference and make your stay as productive and enjoyable as possible for you and your family, ISBI 2024 offers information regarding available childcare services options.

DEI Committee
Celia Cintas – IBM Research Africa, Kenya <Celia.Cintas@ibm.com>
Maria Flouri – National Technical University of Athens, Greece <mariaflouri@gmail.com>
Nadjia Kachenoura – Sorbonne University, Inserm, CNRS In Paris, France <nadjia.kachenoura@inserm.fr>
Girmaw Abebe Tadesse – Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Kenya <girmawabebe.tadesse@microsoft.com>