This page lists all previous ALIFE and ECAL conferences. Please note that, prior to ECAL 2011, the ECAL conference series was independent of ISAL. Prior to the formation of ISAL in 2001, the ALIFE conferences were also organized independently.

ConferenceTitleProceedingsLocationDates

ALife 2023

The 2023 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/isal/volume/35 Sapporo (hybrid in-person and virtual), Japan July 24th, 2023 - July 28th, 2023

ALife 2022

The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/isal/volume/34 Virtual, Online July 18th, 2022 - July 22nd, 2022

ALIFE 2021

The 2021 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/isal/volume/33 Virtual (formerly Prague), Czech Republic July 19th, 2021 - July 23rd, 2021

ALIFE 2020

The 2020 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/isal2020/volume/32 Montréal, Canada July 13th, 2020 - July 18th, 2020

ALIFE 2019

The 2019 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/isal2019/volume/31 Newcastle, United Kingdom July 29th, 2019 - August 2nd, 2019

ALIFE 2018

The 2018 Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/alife2018/volume/30 Tokyo, Japan July 22nd, 2018 - July 28th, 2018

ECAL 2017

The European Conference on Artificial Life 2017 https://direct.mit.edu/isal/ecal2017/volume/29 Lyon, France September 4th, 2017 - September 8th, 2017

ALIFE XV (2016)

The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/isal/alif2016/volume/28 Cancún, Mexico July 4th, 2016 - July 8th, 2016

ECAL 2015

The European Conference on Artificial Life 2015 https://direct.mit.edu/isal/ecal2015/volume/27 York, United Kingdom July 20th, 2015 - July 24th, 2015

ALIFE 14

The 14th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/isal/alife2014/volume/26 New York, NY, United States July 30th, 2014 - August 2nd, 2014

ECAL 2013

The 12th European Conference on Artificial Life https://direct.mit.edu/isal/ecal2013/volume/25 Taormina, Italy September 2nd, 2013 - September 6th, 2013

ALIFE 13

The 13th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/isal/alife2012/volume/24 East Lansing, MI, United States July 19th, 2012 - July 22nd, 2012

ECAL 2011

The 11th European Conference on Artificial Life http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/advances-artificial-life-ecal-2011 Paris, France August 8th, 2011 - August 12th, 2011

ALIFE 12

The 12th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-xii Odense, Denmark August 19th, 2010 - August 23rd, 2010

ECAL 2009

The 10th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-642-21282-6 Budapest, Hungary September 13th, 2009 - September 16th, 2009

ALIFE 11

The 11th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-xi Winchester, United Kingdom August 5th, 2008 - August 8th, 2008

ECAL 2007

The 9th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-74912-7 Lisbon, Portugal September 10th, 2007 - September 14th, 2007

ALIFE 10

The 10th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Life-Proceedings-International-Conference/dp/0262681625 Bloomington, IN, United States June 3rd, 2006 - June 6th, 2006

ECAL 2005

The 8th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-28848-0 Canterbury, United Kingdom September 5th, 2005 - September 9th, 2005

ALIFE 9

The 9th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4339/Artificial-Life-IXProceedings-of-the-Ninth Boston, United States September 12th, 2004 - September 15th, 2004

ECAL 2003

The 7th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-20057-4 Dortmund, Germany September 14th, 2003 - September 17th, 2003

ALIFE 8

The 8th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-viii Sydney, Australia December 9th, 2002 - December 13th, 2002

ECAL 2001

The 6th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-42567-0 Prague, Czech Republic September 10th, 2001 - September 14th, 2001

ALIFE 7

The 7th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4502/Artificial-Life-VIIProceedings-of-the-Seventh Portland, OR, United States August 1st, 2000 - August 6th, 2000

ECAL 1999

The 5th European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-66452-9 Lausanne, Switzerland September 13th, 1999 - September 17th, 1999

ALIFE 6

The 6th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-vi Los Angeles, CA, United States June 26th, 1998 - June 29th, 1998

ECAL 1997

The 4th European Conference on Artificial Life http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/fourth-european-conference-artificial-life Brighton, United Kingdom July 28th, 1997 - July 31st, 1997

ALIFE 5

The 5th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-v Nara, Japan May 16th, 1996 - May 18th, 1996

ECAL 1995

The 3rd European Conference on Artificial Life http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-540-59496-3 Granada, Spain June 4th, 1995 - June 6th, 1995

ALIFE 4

The 4th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4681/Artificial-Life-IVProceedings-of-the-Fourth Cambridge, MA, United States July 6th, 1994 - July 8th, 1994

ECAL 1993

The 2nd European Conference on Artificial Life /collection/ecal-93 Brussels, Belgium May 24th, 1993 - May 26th, 1993

ALIFE 3

The 3rd Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=530175 Santa Fe, NM, United States June 15th, 1992 - June 19th, 1992

ECAL 1991

The 1st European Conference on Artificial Life http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/toward-practice-autonomous-systems Paris, France December 11th, 1991 - December 13th, 1991

ALIFE 2

The 2nd Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=574650 Santa Fe, NM, United States February 5th, 1990 - February 9th, 1990

ALIFE 1

An Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=534675 Los Alamos, NM, United States September 21st, 1987 - September 25th, 1987