Background

Biological systems are usually very complex, due to the entanglement of a multitude of processes on various spatial and temporal scales. With the vast improvements in computational resources, both from a hardware as well as software perspective, it has become possible to advance and accelerate biological and biomedical research. Indeed, computational techniques have become a fundamental pillar of research. Experimental and medical/clinical researchers can effectively work together with computational experts due to the detail and realism of state-of-the-art computational approaches. Along those lines, biological systems such as the brain, the immune system or specific organs can be characterised with ever-growing experimental datasets. Moreover, state-of-the-art AI and bioinformatics tools can be leveraged in combination with data from public databases and large-scale collaborative initiatives.

This workshop will allow researchers who work in computationally-assisted biomedical research to present their work, exchange ideas and ideally foster further collaboration.