AI for Scientific Discoveries: Biological Data Science, AI & Medicine

Workshop Website

https://iasprogram.hkust.edu.hk/2026bam/

Overview

The AI for Scientific Discoveries: Biological Data Science, AI & Medicine (BAM) Workshop will bring together researchers at the interface of biological data science, artificial intelligence, and medicine. Rapid advances in spatial profiling, multimodal technologies, and AI are creating new opportunities to study biological systems at unprecedented resolution and to translate complex biological data into clinically meaningful insights.

The BAM 2026 will focus on three interconnected scientific frontiers:

• Spatial and Multimodal Biology — spatial omics, multiplex imaging, tissue organization, and multimodal data integration

• AI-Enabled Biological Discovery — AI and machine learning for biological data analysis, representation learning, and knowledge discovery

• AI-Driven Precision Medicine — disease classification, biomarker discovery, patient stratification, prognosis, and therapeutic response prediction

The workshop will provide a forum for international and local researchers to share recent advances, exchange ideas, and foster interdisciplinary collaborations, while offering students and early-career researchers opportunities to engage with emerging technologies and leading scientists.
 

Organizers

Program Coordinators:

• Jiguang WANG, HKUST

• Zheng HU, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Xu HUA, Southeast University

• Yuanhua HUANG, The University of Hong Kong

Local  Organizing Committee:

• Hao CHEN, HKUST

• Hongyuan LU, HKUST (GZ)

• Quanhua MU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Can YANG, HKUST

Organized by:

• IAS Center for AI for Scientific Discoveries, HKUST

• Bioinformatics Society of Hong Kong

Co-sponsors

• Accuramed Biotechnology Limited

• Croucher

• Hangzhou Cosmos Wisdom Biotechnology Co. Ltd

• SeekGene BioSciences Co. Ltd. 

• School of Engineering, HKUST

• School of Science, HKUST

• Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST

• Division of Life Science, HKUST

• State Key Laboratory Nervous System Disorders, HKUST

Enquiries

For further enquiries, please contact the program secretariat at iasaievent@ust.hk.