2027 SAIVO Annual Meeting Program
Join us on Friday, April 30th at the Omni San Diego! Our program structure is below:
7:00 am Coffee, Refreshments, and Badge Pick-up
8:00 am Welcome and Introductory Remarks
8:15 am Session 1:
9:45 am Break and Morning Poster Session
10:15 am Session 2:
11:45 am Lunch and a Look Ahead for SAIVO
1:00 pm Session 3:
2:30 pm Break and Afternoon Poster Session
3:00 pm Session 4:
4:30 pm Panel Discussion
5:30pm Scientific Program Concludes
6:30 pm Reception Begins
7:30 pm Gala Dinner Begins
10:00 pm Gala Dinner Concludes
SAIVO 2027 Annual Meeting Featured Speakers: TBA
2026 Faculty Speakers
Dina Abulon — United States
Rupesh Agrawal — Singapore
Mohamed Ahmed — United States
David Almeida — United States
Lokeshwari Aruljyothi — United States
Caroline Baumal — United States
Ling Chen — China
Ching-Yu Cheng — Singapore
Amitha Domalpally — United States
Anh Ngoc Tram Tran— United States
Daniela Ferrara — United States
Jingli Guo — China
Jawwad Javeed — United States
Tushar Kale — Sweden
Toshinori Murata — Japan
Rajiv Raman — United States
Varsha Satish — United States
Yasir Sepah — United States
Jordan Shuff — United States
Meng Wang — Singapore
Mengyu Wang — United States
Benjamin Xu — United States
Sunny Virmani — United States
Marion R. Munk — Switzerland
Jia-Horung Hung — United States
Victoria Gu — United States
Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer — United States
Melinda Chang — United States
Stela Vujosevic — Italy
Nambi Nallasamy — United States
Bradford Tannen — United States
Jia-Horung Hung — United States
Negin Yavari — Iran
Bradford Tannen — United States
Quan Dong Nguyen — United States
Anat Loewenstein — Israel
Dan Milea — France
Omer Trivizki — Israel
Quan Dong Nguyen — United States
Planning Committee
Ishaan Iyer — United States
Amir Akhavanrezayat — United States
Ngoc Trong Tuong Than — Viet Nam
Aubrey Nguyen — United States
Linda Zangwill — United States
Judy Kim — United States
Nambi Nallasamy — United States
2026 SAIVO Annual Meeting Sponsors
SAIVO 2026 Annual Meeting Denver
The poster upload deadline for accepted abstracts is Tuesday, April 28 at 11:59pm ET.
Poster Instructions and Guidelines
1. Poster Format
Posters will be presented on approximately 50-inch monitors. As a result, presenting authors do not need to print their posters.
Instead of printing, presenting authors will need to upload their digital poster file via the upload link sent in an email communication from SAIVO. If you did not receive an email communication with a poster upload link and your abstract was accepted, please contact info@saivo.org.
Each presenting author must register as a SAIVO member (https://www.saivo.org/membership) to be eligible to present.
2. Creating the Poster
We recommend using PowerPoint, Illustrator, or a similar application
We recommend saving and uploading your final file in PDF format.
If using PowerPoint, open the PowerPoint Preference dialog box and click General. Under Print Quality (Paper/PDF), make sure the desired quality is high. Then, save the PowerPoint as a PDF.
Orientation and Resolution:
Use a landscape orientation with high resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels or higher).
The monitors will have aspect ratio 16:9 like standard television monitors, so please ensure your poster matches the widescreen format.
Simplicity and Clarity
Keep the design clean and uncluttered
Use ample white space to avoid overcrowding and enhance readability
3. Text and Typography
Font Size:
Use large fonts to ensure readability from a distance. Headlines should be 48-60 point, subheadings 24-36 point, and body text 12-24 point.
Font Choice:
Select sans-serif fonts for better legibility on screens (e.g., Arial, Helvetica, Calibri)
Contrast:
Ensure high contrast between text and background to enhance readability. Light text on a dark background or dark text on a light background works well.
4. Images/Plots
Use high-resolution (ideally with scalable vector graphics) to avoid pixelation on the large screen.
5. Quality Control
Please attempt to view your PDF on a large monitor (preferably 50-inch or larger) before submitting to ensure readability.
6. Still need help?
Please contact info@saivo.org for more assistance.
SAIVO 2026 Annual Meeting Venue:
The Ritz-Carlton Denver
1881 Curtis Street
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: +1 (303) 312-3800
Directions from the Colorado Convention Center to The Ritz-Carlton Denver
Directions from Denver International Airport to The Ritz-Carlton Denver
Thank you for a wonderful 2025 SAIVO Annual Meeting!
The 2025 SAIVO Annual Meeting featured:
A cocktail / networking reception
A poster session for selected abstracts
A seated dinner
Exciting keynote speakers, including VP of Google Research, Katherine Chou
An overview of the direction, values, and mission of SAIVO
An introduction to AIVO, the Official Journal of SAIVO
SAIVO 2025 Inaugural Meeting Keynote Speakers
Dr. Marion Munk | University Hospital Bern
Prof. Marion R. Munk is a trained MD, PhD, Uveitis and Medical Retina specialist. She is Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research at Augenarzt-Praxisgemeinschaft Gutblick AG, Professor at Inselspital, Univ Hospital Bern and adjunct professor at the Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, Director of Eyegnos Consulting and Chief Medical Officer at Isarna Therapeutics. Marion is author of > 270 scientific articles.
Her major research interests cover image processing, image analyses, artificial intelligence, retinal vascular -and macular diseases and uveitis. She is Research chair at the International retinal Imaging Society (InTRIS), member of the Editorial Board of IOVS, Acta Ophthalmologica, Ocular Inflammation and Infection, Ophthalmologica, BMC Ophthalmology and EyeNet and is providing peer-review for a long list of scientific journals within Ophthalmology.
Dr. Judy E. Kim | UT Southwestern
Dr. Judy E. Kim is Professor of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she holds the Jean and Tom Walter Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology. A graduate of the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she trained at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery and diseases at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she later served as a tenured professor and Director of Teleophthalmology and Research.
She specializes in diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, vitreoretinal surgery, ocular imaging, and telemedicine, and has published over 200 papers, delivered more than 400 presentations worldwide, and led over 70 multicenter clinical trials. Dr. Kim is President-Elect of the Macula Society, Past President of the American Society of Retina Specialists, and serves on the boards of multiple international ophthalmic organizations and journals. Her numerous honors include the AAO Lifetime Achievement Award, ASRS Senior Achievement Award, and recognition on The Ophthalmologist’s Power List of the 100 most influential ophthalmologists globally.
Dr. Stela Vujosevic | University of Milan
Dr. Stela Vujosevic is a Retina specialist, head of the Ophthalmology Unit-Medical Retina at San Giuseppe Hospital, MultiMedica Group, and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Milan, already qualified as a Full Professor in 2020. She has an extensive global research network and collaborations and has been dedicated to increasing and disseminating knowledge worldwide on imaging biomarkers, structure-function correlations, and AI applications in retinal diseases/trials.
She has been participating in numerous research projects, both Italian and international, as Principal Investigator. Silver fellow of the ARVO and the EBO; elected member of the Diabetic Retinopathy Expert Committee of the EVICRnet, Macula Society, Co-chair of the Imaging Subspecialty Section of the EURETINA, Vice-president of the EAsDEC, scientific committee member of the SISO. Major awards include: "The Power List 2022”, the Top 100 most influential ophthalmologists in the world by the Ophthalmologist; TOP LIST of excellent Women in European Vision Research and Ophthalmology 2021 by the European Vision Institute; and Women's Leadership Development in ARVO Program. Professor Vujosevic serves as the Associate Editor of the AJO Case Reports and the EBM of the IOVS, JAMA Ophthalmology, RETINA, and Acta Ophthalmologica.
Dr. Ramasamy Kim | Aravind Eye Hospital
Dr. Ramasamy Kim serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Consultant of Vitreo-Retinal Services at Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai. He has undergone fellowship training in the vitreo-retinal specialty both in India and the USA. He has a keen interest in surgical retina and also has a special interest in telemedicine. He is one of the early pioneers to introduce Tele-ophthalmology in India. Aravind Tele-ophthalmology network, through its vision centers, sees more than 3000 patients every day.
He is also the director of the Information Technology and Systems Division of Aravind Eye Care System. He has authored book chapters on vasculitis and tele-ophthalmology. He has more than 200 publications to his credit, both in national and international journals. He has received many awards in international and national forums. His current interest is in utilizing AI to enhance patient workflows and treatment outcomes. Working with Google, he has deployed an AI-based screening tool for real-time use for DR screening in India. His work has been nominated as one of the best to happen in the next 25 years, as featured in WIRED magazine. He is currently the President of the Vitreo-Retinal Society of India (VRSI) and also the Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI). Recently, he has been listed among Stanford's Top 2% of researchers worldwide.
Katherine Chou | Google
Katherine Chou is the vice president (VP) of Product for Google Research. She nurtures scientific and technical breakthroughs that can lead to global-scale and societal impact. She is a serial intrapreneur and has a history of founding and developing groundbreaking products at Google for the last 20 years including: co-founding Google[x] Labs for Life Sciences (now Verily), Medical Brain (which she continues to run as “Health AI” at Google), Google Mobile Search, Google Wallet (now Google Pay), GMSCore, Android IDE, and Adsense for Mobile Apps.
She also headed up global teams to develop partner solutions and establish developer ecosystems for Mobile Payments, Mobile Search, GeoCommerce, YouTube, and Android. Outside of Google, she serves as a Board member and Program Chair of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, a Scientific Advisor to the ARCS Foundation, and a fellow of the Zoological Society of London. She collaborates with other wildlife NGOs and the Cambridge Business Sustainability Programme to apply the innovation mindset to new areas. She holds a double major in Computer Science and Economics at Stanford University, and a master's degree in Computer Science, with a specialization in graphics.
2025 SAIVO Annual Meeting Sponsors
The SAIVO 2026 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts has now closed.
Submission Instructions
1. Eligibility
Abstracts may be submitted by researchers, clinicians, trainees, and students engaged in work related to artificial intelligence, ophthalmology, and vision science. Each presenting author must register as a SAIVO member (https://www.saivo.org/membership) to be eligible to present.
2. Abstract Format
Title: Clearly state the title of the abstract (max 250 characters).
Authors: List all authors with full names, degrees, affiliations, and designate the presenting author.
Body: Limited to 350 words. Do not include images, figures, or tables.
Structure: Abstracts should follow a standard scientific format:
Purpose / Background
Methods
Results
Conclusion
3. Submission Process
Abstracts may be submitted for Poster Presentation or Oral Presentation (Podium Talk). Please specify your preference when submitting. A confirmation email will be sent upon successful submission.
Submissions must be received by February 8, 2026 to be considered.
4. Review and Selection
All abstracts will undergo peer review by the SAIVO Scientific Programs Committee. Abstracts will be evaluated based on relevance, innovation, scientific merit, and clarity.
Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by February 20, 2026.
5. Presentation Requirements
Accepted abstracts must be presented in person on May 1, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.
Detailed poster dimensions, setup instructions, and session logistics will be provided upon acceptance.
SAIVO’s Annual Meeting seeks to foster community at the intersection of AI and eye care.
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Where Eye Care and AI Meet
SAIVO’s Annual Meeting is the premier global forum where innovation meets impact. Join pioneers at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, ophthalmology, and vision science as they discuss breakthroughs in clinical decision support, image analysis, and beyond. Whether you’re leading a lab, launching a product, or learning the fundamentals, the meeting is your front-row seat to the technologies transforming eye care worldwide.
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Engage with a Global Inter-Disciplinary Network
More than just a conference, the SAIVO Annual Meeting is a catalyst for meaningful connection. You'll meet clinicians, researchers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from across the globe—all working to solve the most pressing challenges in vision and AI.
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Learn, Share, and Shape the Field
From keynote talks to a networking/poster session, the program is designed to spark learning at every level. Share your work, gain visibility, get feedback from thought leaders, and stay informed on emerging standards, ethical considerations, and translational pathways. Attendees will have a chance to guide SAIVO, eye care, and AI into the future.
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