HARMONY 2026

Conference Date

Conference Location

Important Dates

The “Computational Modeling in Biology” Network (COMBINE) is an initiative to coordinate the development of the various community standards and formats in systems biology, synthetic biology and related fields. HARMONY is a codefest-type meeting, with a focus on development of the standards, interoperability and infrastructure. There are generally not many general discussions or oral presentations during HARMONY; instead, the time is devoted to allowing hands-on hacking and interaction between people focused on practical development of software and standards.

HARMONY 2026 will be held at the University of Auckland.

Local organizers are David Nickerson and colleagues at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.

Auckland Human Digital Twin Meetings 2026

From 2–12 Feb 2026, the Auckland Bioengineering Institute hosts three workshops in Auckland advancing digital twin modelling, interoperability standards, and clinical translation.

Find conference accommodation rates, venue and transport information for getting around Auckland, details on the other workshops happening during the same period, information about Waitangi Day — New Zealand’s national holiday, which falls during the meetings; as well as an optional Waiheke Island excursion and plenty of things to do and places to dine around the city.

Workshop Location

HARMONY 2026 will be held at the University of Auckland. It will be co-located with the 2026 Cardiac Physiome Workshop.

Schedule

The schedule will be available here.

Arrival and Transportation

Information to come.

Accommodations and meals

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Support

Topics of Interest

• Data exchange, pipelines and model standards for systems and synthetic biology
• Visualization and graphical notation standards for systems and synthetic biology
• Standards for sharing and analysing biological pathway data
• Standards for computational biological models and modelling support
• Metadata description and model annotation in COMBINE standard formats
• Implementation of COMBINE standards in tools, databases and other resources
• Integrated model and data management for systems and synthetic biology
• Standardization of Artificial Intelligence approaches in biological modelling
• Emerging standardization needs and multicellular modeling
• Community aspects of COMBINE