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Symposium

17-18 March 2026

Symposium: AI for engineering biology – Transatlantic cooperation on data, models and standards

Agenda (last updated 4 March)

Please note the agenda may be subject to minor changes.


Tuesday 17 March

8:30 AM

Registration and refreshments

9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Panel: Why AI-ready Data Matters for Engineering Biology

10:30 AM

Break - 20 mins

10:50 AM

Presentation: Standards and Metrology

12:10 PM

Lunch - 1 hour

1:10 PM

Presentation: Responsible Research and Innovation

Context Setting: Application Spaces

2:45 PM

Break - 30 mins

3:15 PM

Breakout Discussion Group: Opportunities and Horizons

Networking: Shared Questions and New Connections

Wrap up

6:00 PM

Reception

7:00 PM

Dinner


Wednesday 18 March

8:30 AM

Breakfast and networking

9:00 AM

Welcome and reorientation

Context setting for the day

Presentation: Innovation in AI-ready Data Generation for Machine Learning

Breakout Discussion Groups: Transatlantic Collaboration

11:20 AM

Break - 20 mins

Breakout Discussion Groups: Exploring Recommendations

12:30 PM

Lunch - 1 hour

Breakout Discussion Groups: Prioritising Actions

3:00 PM

Break - 30 mins

Arrival of Forum Participants

Networking: Shared Insights and New Connections

Report Back: Synthesising the Symposium

Forum Introduction and Hopes

Closing Remarks

5:15 PM

Symposium Finish

Free time and move to the Reception

6:00 PM

Symposium and Forum joint reception

Venue:

National Museum of Scotland (NMS), Edinburgh.

Access via NMS Lothian Street entrance, Edinburgh EH1 1HB (at the back of the museum)

Guilded Balloon at the Museum Maps link

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