Welcome to the International Society for Artificial Life

The International Society for Artificial Life is pleased to confirm the winners of the 2026 ISAL Awards. The awards were presented to recipients during the 2026 Conference on Artificial Life in Waterloo, Canada. After a nomination process open to all members of the broader Artificial Life community, sub-committees reviewed the nominations and made recommendations that were then […]

We are devastated by the unexpected death of Inman Harvey a few days ago, on Friday 5th June, 2026. A towering figure in artificial life and evolutionary robotics for 35 years, he was a mentor, inspiration and friend to generations of Artificial Life researchers. Update (13 September 2026): A full obituary for Inman, written by […]

Hello ISAL Community! A free, fully virtual two-day workshop in May 2026 will bring together educators and professionals across time zones to develop shared learning goals for ALife and build a community around best practices. Introducing: AEdu – ALife Education Virtual Workshop for Educators The first of its kind, our inaugural run will build the […]

What makes an interaction social? Historically, investigating social cognition has been focused on studying the effects on an individual. From fMRI studies attempting to tie neural correlates to social action, to observing changes in behavior in different social circumstances, much of the previous research on social cognition has focused more on how it affects the […]