ALife 2025

Ciphers of Life

Join ALife 2025, the Premier Conference on Artificial Life
6 – 10 October 2025 | Kyoto, Japan + Online

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What is ALIFE 2025?

ALIFE is the world's premiere Artificial Life conference. This year’s theme is Ciphers of Life, encouraging participants to explore the many ways that life encodes information, creates internal languages, and interacts in encrypted ways with its environment.

ALIFE brings together leading scientists and trailblazing companies to forge new technologies, offering attendees and sponsors alike, a front-row seat to the future!

Keynote Speakers

KEYNOTE

Anna Ciaunica

Institute of Cognitive Neurosciences

KEYNOTE Panel

Audrey Tang

Taiwan’s 1st Digital Minister

Keynote

Blaise Agüera y Arcas

GOOGLE Tech & Society, Google

Chris Kempes

Keynote

Chris Kempes

SANTA FE INSTITUTE

David Ha

KEYNOTE PANEL

David Ha

SAKANA AI

Dominique Chen

KEYNOTE PANEL

Dominique Chen

WASEDA UNIVERSITY

Emily Dolson

KEYNOTE PANEL

Emily Dolson

michigan state university

Hector Zenil

KEYNOTE

Hector Zenil

king’s college london

Hiro Izuka

KEYNOTE Panel

Hiro Iizuka

hokkaido university

KEYNOTE PANEL

Kenneth O. Stanley

LILA SCIENCES

Michael Levin

ONLINE KEYNOTE

Michael Levin

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

ART KEYNOTE PANELIST

Nao Tokui

QOSMO

Stephen Wolfram

ONLINE KEYNOTE

Stephen Wolfram

WOLFRAM RESEARCH

ART KEYNOTE PANELIST

Tatsuya Daikoku

UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

ART KEYNOTE PANELIST

Takashi Ikegami

UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Submission Deadlines

September 15, 2025

Community Art & Demo Show Notifications

Information for all authors whether Late Breaking Abstract was accepted or not.

September 15, 2025

Late Breaking Abstracts Notifications

Information for all authors whether Late Breaking Abstract was accepted or not.

OPEN CALL

September 22, 2025

Industry Expo Booth Registraion

Be a part of the conference and showcase your company or organization in our Expo Hall!

THE VENUE

Kyoto Sangyo-Kaiken Hall in the heart of Kyoto

Located in the Kyoto Keizai Center building in the heart of Kyoto, Kyoto Sangyo-Kaiken Hall is modern, well-equipped and easily by public transport, and surrounded by Kyoto’s rich cultural heritage.

Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall

Organizing Committee

Olaf Witkowski

GENERAL CHAIR

Olaf Witkowski

Director, Cross Labs

Alyssa Adams

VICE CHAIR

Alyssa Adams

Deputy Director, Cross Labs

David Ha

ADVISOR

David Ha

CEO, Sakana AI

Takashi Ikegami

ADVISOR

Takashi Ikegami

Professor, University of Tokyo

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