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SEMIOSIS 2026

International Conference Semiosis in Communication: Medical Humanities: Bridges between Embodiment of Signs and Embodied AI

Târgu Mureș, Romania

May 21 - 23, 2026

Medical Humanities: Bridges between Embodiment of Signs and Embodied AI

The 5th International Conference Semiosis in Communication focuses on Medical Humanities: Bridges between Embodiment of Signs and Embodied AI. Hosted by the Petru Maior Faculty of Science and Letters, UMFST Târgu Mureș, the conference brings together international scholars to explore meaning-making, semiosis, and communication at the intersection of humanities, medicine, and artificial intelligence. The event will take place in Târgu Mureș, Romania, from May 21–23, 2026.

Our Speakers

Paul Cobley

Former President of IASS-AIS, International Association for Semiotic Studies (2014-2024)

Julieta Haidar

National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH)

Massimo Leone

Full Tenured Professor (“Professore Ordinario”) of Philosophy of Communication and Cultural Semiotics at the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, University of Turin, Italy

Tiziana Migliore

Secretary General of IASS-AIS, International Association for Semiotic Studies

Fernando Andacht

Full Professor in the Department of Theory of Communication, Facultad de Información & Comunicación, at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Maria Giulia Dondero

Professor Research Director of the National Belgian Fund for Scientific Research

Kristian Bankov

Professor of Semiotics at New Bulgarian University and Department Chair of the Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies

Important Deadlines

Submissions open: November 22, 2025

Deadline for submission of Abstracts: April 17th, 2026 (you will receive an acknowledgment by email)
Notification of Acceptance: As soon as you send us the abstract, within a day or two at the most
Deadline for participation fee: March 10th, 2026

Conference Venue

Housed in a historic secessionist building built in 1906–1907, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mureș is one of Romania’s foremost academic institutions, with nearly 80 years of excellence in education and research. With a multicultural community of over 13,000 students, the university embodies its guiding principle — E Pluribus Unum — unity through knowledge, diversity, and shared purpose.