UCNC 2026

Keynote Speakers

Already Confirmed:

Carina Curto, Brown University, USA
“Network dominoes: composable building blocks for recurrent networks”
Cristian Micheletti, SISSA, Italy
“Quantum computing for polymer physics”
Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton University, USA
“Swarm systems as a platform for open-ended evolutionary dynamics”
Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
“Creative Evolutionary Computation in the Age of Generative AI”
The winner of the G. Rozenberg Natural Computing Award

Already Confirmed:

Constantine Evans, Maynooth University, Ireland
“DNA tile assembly for all seasons”
Eric Goles Chacc, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile
“Fungal Automata: dynamics and complexity”
Eric Medvet, University of Trieste, Italy
“Evolutionary Modular Robotics”

Already Confirmed:

Paolo Bottoni, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy
“Nature vs. Nurture: When environment matters”
Linda Brodo, University of Sassari, Italy
“When Reactions meet Processes: a flexible compositional framework.”
Mika Hirvensalo, Turku University, Finland
“Multiple Ways to Quantum Future”
Daniel Santavicca, University of North Florida, USA
“Superconducting Electronics for Classical, Quantum, and Neuromorphic Computing”
Jarkko Kari, Turku University, Finland
“Relaxing Spatial Uniformity in Cellular Automata: Effects on Classical Theorems”
Luca Mariot, University of Twente, The Netherlands
“Cellular Automata and Cryptography: Recent Advances and Open Problems”

Registration for the conference allows one to attend all the workshops.