Dear colleague, We’re pleased to invite you to the AI and computational biology conference which will take place on 9-10 December 2026 in Leuven, Belgium and is organized by VIB, a leading life sciences research institute in Flanders. 20 key scientists from academia and industry will present their latest insights in sessions focusing on the following topics: Genome to function Cell to system Disease modeling Innovation in machine learning If you want a complete overview of what’s happening now in these exciting fields, join your colleagues at #AIandCompBio26. Upcoming deadlines Travel grant deadline: 16 September 2026 Abstract deadline: 7 October 2026 https://www.vibconferences.be/events/ai-and-computational-biology Speaker line-up for AIandCompBio26 Here are the confirmed scientists who will showcase their latest breakthroughs: Mohammed AlQuraishi Columbia Systems Biology, US Valentina Boeva ETH Zurich, CH Vincent Dutordoir Google Deepmind, UK Jonas Fleck Roche Institute of Human Biology, CH Jan Funke Human Technopole, IT Pedro Gonçalves VIB Center for AI and Computational Biology & KU Leuven, BE Anna Kreshuk EMBL, DE Jakob Macke Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, DE Bernardo Pereira de Almeida InstaDeep, FR Julia Reisenbauer Institute of Science and Technology Austria, AT Peter Robinson Berlin Institute of Health, DE & Jackson Laboratory, US Samuel Sledzieski Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Biology, US Andrea Sottoriva Human Technopole, IT Amos Tanay Weizmann Institute of Science, IL Sarah Teichmann University of Cambridge, UK Eric Xing Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, AE Nir Yosef Weizmann Institute of Science, IL You can find the preliminary program on the conference website: Present your research via a selected talk or a poster We look forward to hearing about your research at this conference. You can submit your abstract for the poster sessions and the selected talk slots. Poster presenters will have a chance to win the AIandCompBio26 Poster Prize. The best abstracts will be given a selected talk slot in the program. The deadline for abstract submission is 7 October 2026. We offer travel grants to international junior scientists, which will reimburse travel costs up to 400 Euros. Are you interested in attending AIinCompBio26 in Leuven and want to have a chance to receive a travel grant? Then submit your motivation below by 16 September 2026 the latest. Submit your application We hope we have piqued your interest and look forward to talking to you in December. Kind regards, VIB Training & Conferences Organizing Committee: Stein Aerts VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology, BE Dmitry Kobak University of Tübingen, DE Valeriya Malysheva VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, BE Yves Moreau KU Leuven, BE Joana Pereira VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology, BE Anastassia Vorobieva VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, BE; VIB.AI, BE Alexander Botzki VIB Training & Conferences, BE Lisa Thyrion VIB Training & Conferences, BE Disclaimer: This message and any attachments are intended solely for the named recipient(s) and may contain confidential, privileged, or protected information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately.