The “Computational Modeling in Biology” Network (COMBINE) is an initiative to coordinate the development of the various community standards and formats in systems biology and related fields.
COMBINE 2024 will be a workshop-style event hosted at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany with support of the German Research Foundation (DFG) through the International scientific events program, the Stuttgart Center for Simulation Science (SimTech) and the Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB).
The meeting will be held in September 2024, closely aligned with the dates of the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH)2024 Conference September 04-06 in Stuttgart, Germany.
The official program will run from Sunday, September 1, to Tuesday, September 3. Rooms will be available for personal meetings on Wednesday, September 4, and Thursday, September 5. During the meeting days, attendees can expect talks on COMBINE standards and related standardization efforts, presentations of tools utilizing these standards, breakout sessions for in-depth discussions, and tutorials. A dedicated poster session will be held, and participants are encouraged to bring posters—poster boards will be provided near the meeting venues. Each day will include time for community discussions, breakout session summaries, and announcements for upcoming sessions. While primarily an in-person event, individual breakout sessions will accommodate remote participation as needed.
Registration for the meeting is free. Please register at the link above as soon as possible. This will help us plan the schedule and match your interests to the timing of the breakouts, etc. Note, only registered attendees will be sent information related to the meeting.
Agenda
A draft schedule is available on the COMBINE website. Note that many events are scheduled somewhat spontaneously at these events; keep an eye out here or on the COMBINE slack for last-minute changes and additions.
Organizers
Local organizers are Nicole Radde (nicole.radde@simtech.uni-stuttgart.de) and Sebastian Höpfl (sebastian.hoepfl@isa.uni-stuttgart.de).
Topics of Interest
- Data exchange, pipelines, and model standards for systems and synthetic biology
- Visualization and graphical notation standards for systems and synthetic biology
- Standards for sharing and analyzing biological pathway data
- Standards for computational biological models and modelling support
- Metadata description and model annotation in COMBINE standard formats
- Implementation of COMBINE standards in tools, databases and other resources
- Integrated model and data management for systems and synthetic biology
- Standardization of Artificial Intelligence approaches in biological modelling
- Emerging standardization needs in spatio-temporal, multiscale and multicellular modeling
- Community aspects of COMBINE
Confirmed Keynote Speakers and Session Chairs
- Irina Balaur, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Dirk Drasdo, Director of Research INRIA (French National Institut(ion) for Research in Computer Science and Control), Rocquencourt, France
- Fabian Fröhlich, Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
- Marc-Thorsten Hütt, Constructor University Bremen, Germany
- Matthias König, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
- Heinz Köppl, TU Darmstadt, Germany
- Göksel Misirli, Keele University, United Kingdom
- David Nickerson, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Timothy Rudge, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
- Herbert Sauro, University of Washington, USA
- Lucian Smith, University of Washington, USA
- Judith Wodke, University of Greifswald, Germany