The Conference Ambassadors recognise the crucial importance of biological data science and computational biology in addressing global challenges. Its members are willing to support the conference and leverage their networks in Geneva and beyond to enhance its reach, foster engagement, and help promote the most recent discoveries in the field to find impactful solutions for society.
Director, External & Internal RelationsSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Swiss National CouncillorPresident of the Science, Education and Culture Committee at the Federal Parliament
Chief Scientific OfficerAC Immune SAImage credit: ©EPFL-Alain-Herzog
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaDirector of teaching and research, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
The Programme Commitee shapes the conference’s scientific programme, ensuring coherence and quality. Its members structure the programme, invite keynote speakers, and oversee tutorials and workshops, and ad hoc sessions. As the central link between all conference components, they ensure alignment and scientific excellence.
SIB Executive Director and Group Leader, Comparative Genomics
SIB Group Leader, Laboratory of Computational Biology and Theorical BiophysicsEPFL, Lausanne
SIB Group Leader, Computational Biology GroupETHZ, D-BSSE Basel
SIB Group Leader, Environmental Bioinformatics
Director, TrainingSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Training Manager & Computational BiologistSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
The Scientific Committee defines session topics, identifies and coordinates track chairs, and oversees the review process for abstracts and proceedings. Its members ensure the quality and coherence of the scientific content and, together with track chairs, approve the final selection of highlight talks and proceedings. They also collaborate with the Program Committee to align the scientific vision and support special tracks.
Chairs:
Anne-Florence BitbolSIB Group Leader, Laboratory of Computational Biology and Theoretical BiophysicsEPFL, Lausanne
Niko BeerenwinkelSIB Group Leader, Computational Biology GroupETHZ, D-BSSE Basel
Ensures the smooth execution of the conference, supporting the scientific and programme committees while serving as the main point of contact for all organizational and logistical matters.
Communications & Event ManagerSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Scientific Events ManagerSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics