We are excited to invite you to the fifth AI4b.io Symposium, where cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence meets the complex challenges of Bioscience. Taking place in the vibrant city of Delft, this year’s symposium is themed: Living Systems and Learning Machines: Shaping the Future of Bioscience

This year’s symposium is hosted by Mondai, House of AI, located in Delft. This free of charge event offers a unique platform to exchange ideas, present innovative research, and forge meaningful connections across academia and industry. Whether you’re advancing theoretical frameworks or driving practical applications, this symposium fosters collaboration to push the frontiers of AI in bioscience.

What to Expect

Immerse yourself in two days of:

• Inspiring Presentations and Posters: Dive into diverse topics ranging from large-scale factory scheduling to the genetic manipulation of microorganisms.
• Engaging Interdisciplinary Discussions: Explore the intersection of AI and bioscience across fields like:
  • Scheduling in process industries
  • Fluid dynamic modeling
  • Lab automation
  • Optimal experimental design
  • Microbiome precision feed
  • Metabolic engineering
  • Molecular machine learning
  • Human-aware constrained optimization
• Experience the power of AI at the AI4b.io symposium, featuring today’s most advanced techniques—machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI—transforming ideas into impact.

Confirmed invited speakers

• Halima Mouhib | Towards Artificial Olfaction
  Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Lukas Sgenger | A Digital Platform for the Design, Control and Scale-Up of Bioprocesses
  Chemical Engineer at SimVantage GmbH

Showcase Your Work

Submit your abstracts, open for selection, to present your research orally or via a poster session. Deadline for submission is February 12th 2026. (abstract template)

Poster pitches 

A dedicated time slot for poster pitches has been scheduled on Day 2 to help draw attention to the posters. Presenters have the opportunity to give a brief 2-minute pitch summarizing their work before the poster session begins. Participation is optional, and slides will be compiled into a single presentation for smooth transitions. The poster session will follow immediately after the pitches.

Why Delft?

Delft, renowned for its historic charm and innovation culture, provides the perfect backdrop for this event. Conveniently located near major airports:

• Schiphol Airport: Direct train connection (~40 minutes) to Delft’s main station
• Rotterdam Airport: 20-minute taxi ride to the city center