Systems Biology and Artificial Life both involve computer modelling of living systems, and both aim at revealing mechanisms that underlie biological processes and phenomena. Systems Biology is closely associated with analysing "postgenomic" data, coming from novel, high-throughput methods such as microarrays, mass spectroscopy etc. On the other hand, Artificial Life embraces computational models as objects of experimentation. The Systems Biology and Artificial Life communities can mutually benefit from each other. Artificial Life models can be tested using biological data from high-throughput measurements, Systems Biology methods can be evaluated using Artifical Life models, and modelling approaches can be compared and finally be integrated to arrive at advanced models of biological systems.

The Systems Biology workshop at the ECAL 2005 will focus on bringing the Systems Biology and the Artificial Life communities closer together in order to enable such synergies. Therefore, contributions that are accessible and relevant to both fields are especially encouraged.

IMPORTANT DATES

May 22: Deadline for submissions
June 15: Notification of acceptance
June 22: Final camera-ready copies due
September 5: Systems Biology Workshop at ECAL 2005

ARTICLE

All accepted contributions will be published in the ECAL 2005 Workshop Proceedings, which will be provided on CD to all ECAL 2005 workshop participants. In addition, papers accepted for the Workshop will be considered for publication in a special issue of Artificial Life devoted to Systems Biology.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

http://www.cmp.uea.ac.uk/sysbio_ecal/