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About us

IWBDA 2026 is the Eighteenth International Workshop on Bio Design Automation. It will be held in Boulder, Colorado, June 18 to 20, 2026, immediately after SEED 2026. The workshop program will include oral presentations and posters selected from submitted abstracts, Birds of a Feather discussions, and breakout sessions on selected topics. IWBDA’s goal is to bring together academic researchers and industry partners to advance bio design automation for synthetic biology.

Important Dates

Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Submission deadline
Fri, May 1, 2026
Acceptance notifications

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Design methodologies for synthetic biology
Standardization of biological components
Biosecurity in lab automation processes
Biopreparedness through bio-design automation
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in synthetic biology
Computer aided design tools and automation for engineering biology
Biofoundries and their impact on synthetic biology
Formalized protocol capture
Design Build Test Learn case studies
Synthetic biology education and outreach

Call for Papers Description

Abstracts and workshop proposals must be submitted via EasyChair. Submissions cannot exceed two pages, excluding figures and tables. All abstracts must use the IWBDA template. All abstracts will undergo a single blind peer review process. Accepted abstracts will be invited to present as a poster or a talk at the conference.

Committee

Organizing Committee

Chris Myers

General Chair

Aaron Adler

Finance Chair

Carolus Vitalis

Program Chair

William Mo

Program Chair

Zane Perry

Publication Chair

Daniel Fang

Tutorials Chair

Gonzalo Vidal

Tutorials Chair

Hatem Abdelrahman

Tutorials Chair

Kimberly Low

Arrangements Chair

Chunxiao Liao

Publicity Chair