About ALIFE 2021
Taking into consideration the continued erratic development of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying restrictions of worldwide travelling as well as the safety and health of the ALIFE community, the organizing committee decided to host ALIFE 2021 as a virtual conference in July 19-23, 2021. Unfortunately, the current situation does not allow a face-to-face conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
The organizing committee is working intensively to create a virtual conference that gives as much of a real conference atmosphere as possible.
The ALIFE conferences are the major meetings of the artificial life research community since 1987. These scientific gatherings are supported by the International Society for Artificial Life (ISAL).
The conference theme will be
Robots: The century past and the century ahead.
The world-wide used word "robot" comes from Czech. It was first used to depict a fictional humanoid in Czech writer Karel Čapek’s play R.U.R. Although the play is one hundred years old it opens many contemporary questions and many of them are related to artificial life research. It will be great to celebrate this centenary with artificial life community in the Czech Republic!
Calls
Call for Workshops, Special Sessions & Tutorials
Call for Papers & Extended Abstracts
Call for Art & Vizualizations
Student Essay Competition
Program
Organizing Committee
General Chair
Associate Professor at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague,
Czech Republic
Vice-Chair
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC),
Prague, Czech Republic
Program Committee Chair
Proceedings Chair
Workshops Chair
Tutorials Chair
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC),
Prague, Czech Republic
Location
Senior Program Committee
Martyn Amos
Manuel Baltieri
Julyan Cartwright
Harold Fellermann
Takashi Ikegami
Jean-Baptiste Mouret
Stefano Nichele
Charles Ofria
Alexandra Penn
Donato Romano
Hiroki Sayama
Thomas Schmickl
Lana Sinapayen
Pasquale Stano
Susan Stepney
Olaf Witkowski
Program Committee
See the list of all reviewers of ALIFE 2021
Art Chair
Conference Graphics
Student Essay Competition - Jury Chair
Local Chair
ALIFE 2021 was planned to be held on in Campus Dejvice in Prague, namely at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague .
Due to COVID-19 pandemic organizing committee decided to host ALIFE 2021 as a virtual conference in July 19-23, 2021.
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. Prague with its rich history is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central Europe.
Besides R.U.R. story, there are several legends related to artifical life. The special guided tour focusing on Prague mysterious stories will be offered to ALIFE participants (e.g. Jewish Golem - animated being created entirely from inanimate matter, The Metamorphosis - the work of Franz Kafka).
Registration
The registration system is open.
Early bird registrations were until May 20, 2021.
We offered a limited number of Student Scholarships in the form of free conference tickets for students (deadline was April 30).
Sponsors & Partners
Sponsorship Opportunities
The organizers of ALIFE 2021 warmly welcome corporate, institutional, and philanthropic sponsors. Sponsorships are a fantastic opportunity for companies and institutions to have a presence at the premier conference on Artificial Life.
Please check the sponsorship opportunties page where we outline how to become a sponsor or a partner.