SMEEB 2024: Stochastic Models and Experiments in Ecology and Biology 2024 Gran Sasso Science Institute L'Aquila, Italy, May 28-31, 2024 |
Conference website | https://liphlab.github.io/SMEEB2024/ |
Submission deadline | March 1, 2024 |
Living systems are characterized by the emergence of recurrent dynamical patterns at all scales of magnitude. Self-organized behaviours are observed both in large communities of microscopic components - like neural oscillations and gene network activity - as well as on larger levels - as predator-prey equilibria to name a few. Such regularities are deemed to be universal in the sense they are due to common mechanisms, independent of the details of the system. This belief justifies investigation through quantitative models able to grasp key features while disregarding inessential complications. The attempt of modelling such complex systems leads naturally to consider large families of microscopic identical units. Complexity and self-organization then arise on a macroscopic scale from the dynamics of these minimal components that evolve coupled by interaction terms. Within this scenario, probability theory and statistical mechanics come into play very soon.
This conference aims to bring together scientists with different backgrounds (maths, biology, physics and computing, theoreticians along with experimentalists), interested in macroecology, microbial ecology and evolutionary biology, to discuss important and recent research topics in these areas as well as exchange methods and ideas. The style of the conference will purposely be informal so as to encourage discussions.
Submission Guidelines
We invite you to submit a max. one-page abstract including one (not mandatory) descriptive figure and caption no later than March 1st 2024.
Submissions are required to include the following information: - Title of the contribution - Author(s) and affiliation(s) - e-mail address(es) - Name of the speaker.
Additionally, indicate the preference for one or more of the following categories to present your research: Contributed talk (15 + 5 min) / Poster presentation
Submissions will be evaluated and selected by the Program Committee members. They will be graded according to the following criteria:
- Overlap of the proposal with the topics of the workshop.
- Novelty of research
- Diversity and balance concerning gender, geographic origin, career stage
Once the selection process is complete, the authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified by e-mail by March 15th 2024.
List of topics
- stochastic population dynamics
- quantitative and system biology
- Community ecology of microbes
- statistical mechanics models in ecology
- robustness and adaptability of ecosystems
- Evolution in microbial communities
- biodiversity and coexistence and species interactions
- molecular evolution
Program & Organizing Committee
- Sandro Azaele (University of Padova)
- Maria Chiara Angelini (Università di Roma La Sapienza)
- Giacomo Gradenigo (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
- Samir Suweis (University of Padova)
- Andrea Crisanti (Università di Roma La Sapienza)
- Amos Maritan (University of Padova)
- Davide Bernardi (University of Padova)
- Tomasso Tonolo (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
- Prajwal Padmanabha (University of Padova, University of Lausanne)
Invited Speakers
- Anne Florence Bibitol (EPFL, Switzerland)
- Giulio Biroli (LPENS, Paris)
- Otto Cordero (MIT, USA)
- Sara Mitri (University of Lausanne)
- Seppe Kuehn (University of Chicago)
- Silvia De Monte (ENS, Paris)
- Tobias Galla (IFISC, Mallorca)
- Valentina Ros (LPTMS, Paris-Saclay)
Venue
The conference will be held in person in the heart of central Italy at Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to smeeb.2024@gmail.com