About us

The 20th International Conference on Practical Applications of Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (PACBB'26) aims to promote the interaction among the scientific community to discuss applications of CS/AI with an interdisciplinary character, exploring the interactions between sub-areas of CS/AI, Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics and Systems Biology. The conference explores the shift from reductionist biological views to systems biology, requiring coordinated efforts in data analysis, mathematical modeling, and computer simulation.

Important Dates

Fri, May 8, 2026
Submission deadline
Fri, May 15, 2026
Doctoral Consortium deadline
Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Notification of acceptance
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Camera-Ready papers
Wed, Oct 21, 2026
Conference Celebration start

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Artificial neural networks
Functional Genomics
Support Vector Machines
Evolutionary computing
Case-Based Reasoning Systems
Hidden Markov models
Next generation sequencing
Comparison and alignment methods
Motif, gene and signal recognition
Molecular evolution
DNA twisting and folding
High-throughput data analysis (transcriptomics, proteomics, etc)
Phylogenetics and phylogenomics
Determination or prediction of the structure of RNA and proteins
Gene expression data analysis
Identification of metabolic pathways
Biomarker identification
Computational problems in genetics such as linkage and QTL analysis, linkage disequilibrium analysis in populations, haplotype determination, SNPs
Molecular docking and drug design
Molecular and cellular interactions
Emergence of properties in complex biological systems
Visualization of biological systems and networks
Data and software integration
Biomedical ontologies
In silico optimization of biological systems
Metabolic engineering applications
Cell simulation and modeling
Metabolic, regulatory and signaling models/ networks: properties, dynamics, inference/ reconstruction
Metabolomics/ metabolic fingerprints
Health-care applications
Bio imaging
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining techniques
Text Mining and Language Processing
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
Rough, Fuzzy and Hybrid Techniques
Bayesian Approaches
Non-linear dynamical analysis methods and Intelligent signal processing
Feature selection

Call for Papers Description

PACBB welcomes contributions reporting substantial, original and previously unpublished work in all areas of Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics and Systems Biology. The papers can be presented from a formal, methodological, technical or applied point of view. Brand new ideas are sought, as well as substantial and relevant revisions and actualizations of previously presented work, project summaries and PhD thesis.

Committee

Program Committee Chairs

Miguel Rocha

University of Minho (Portugal)

Sara Cuadrado

Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai (USA)

Steering Committee Chairs

Florentino Fdez-Riverola

University of Vigo (Spain)

Mohd Saberi Mohamad

United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates)

Advisory Board

Ana Belén Gil-González

University of Salamanca (Spain)

Gabriella Panuccio

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy)

Carolina Zato Domínguez

University of Salamanca (Spain)

Organizing Committee Chair

Salvatore Villani

University of Naples Federico II (Italy)

Speakers

Christian Bettstetter

University of Klagenfurt and Lakeside Labs

Austria

Stefano Ferretti

University of Bologna

Italy

Sebastian Lobentanzer

Helmholtz Munich

Germany

Pablo Chamoso Santos

University of Salamanca

Spain

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