https://scverse.org/conference2026/Recent content in scverse conference 2026 on scverseHugoen-ushttps://scverse.org/conference2026/speakers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/speakers/<h2 id="keynote-speakers">Keynote speakers</h2> <p>We are delighted to announce the following speakers for scverse conference 2026, with more to be confirmed.</p> <div class="speaker-grid"> <div class="speaker-card"> <img class="speaker-photo" src="https://scverse.org/img/events/conference2026/speakers/phil-ewels.webp" alt="Phil Ewels" /> <h3>Phil Ewels</h3> <p class="speaker-affiliation">Seqera</p> <p class="speaker-bio">Product Manager for Open Source at Seqera, with a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Cambridge. He previously worked at the National Genomics Infrastructure (SciLifeLab, Stockholm) and the Babraham Institute in Cambridge. Phil co-founded the nf-core community and authored MultiQC, RustQC, and SRA-Explorer, and is a passionate advocate for user-friendly open-source software.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/schedule/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/schedule/<h2 id="program-at-a-glance">Program at a glance</h2> <p>The detailed program will be published closer to the event. The conference runs over three days at DTU, Copenhagen.</p> <div class="schedule-grid"> <div class="schedule-day"> <h3>Day 1 — Mon 12 Oct</h3> <p>Welcome, keynote, contributed talks, and an evening poster session and reception.</p> </div> <div class="schedule-day"> <h3>Day 2 — Tue 13 Oct</h3> <p>Keynotes, contributed talks, lightning talks, and community discussions.</p> </div> <div class="schedule-day"> <h3>Day 3 — Wed 14 Oct</h3> <p>Hands-on workshops and tutorials, satellite sessions, and closing remarks.</p> </div> </div> <div class="placeholder-note">Full schedule to be announced.</div> <h2 id="keynote-talks">Keynote talks</h2> <h3 id="ai-for-image-based-systems-biology-from-cryo-electron-tomography-to-virtual-spatial-transcriptomics">AI for Image-based Systems Biology: From Cryo-Electron Tomography to Virtual Spatial Transcriptomics</h3> <p><strong>Tingying Peng</strong> · Helmholtz Munich</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/registration/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/registration/<div class="status-banner">Registration is now open — <a href="https://dtu.events/scverse2026/signup.html?step=participants">sign up here</a>.</div> <h2 id="registration">Registration</h2> <p>Registration for scverse conference 2026 is now open. <a href="https://dtu.events/scverse2026/signup.html?step=participants"><strong>Register here</strong></a>. Capacity is limited, so we recommend registering early.</p> <p>Sign up for announcements via <a href="https://scverse.zulipchat.com/">Zulip</a> or follow us on social media for the latest updates.</p> <h2 id="travel-grants">Travel grants</h2> <p>We are committed to making the conference accessible to as many people as possible. As in previous years, we plan to offer <strong>travel grants</strong> to help cover registration, accommodation, and travel.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/call-for-proposals/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/call-for-proposals/<h2 id="share-your-work">Share your work</h2> <p>The scverse conference program is built with the community. We welcome submissions from researchers, developers, and users across the single-cell and spatial omics ecosystem. Submission types include:</p> <div class="card-grid"> <div class="info-card"> <h3>Talks</h3> <p>Present your research, tool, or method as a contributed talk. Selected abstracts are scheduled across the main program.</p> </div> <div class="info-card"> <h3>Posters</h3> <p>Share work in progress and connect with the community during dedicated poster sessions.</p> </div> <div class="info-card"> <h3>Workshops & tutorials</h3> <p>Propose a hands-on session teaching a tool, workflow, or technique from the scverse ecosystem.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/sponsors/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/sponsors/<h2 id="partner-with-scverse">Partner with scverse</h2> <p>scverse® builds the foundational, interoperable open-source tools for single-cell and spatial omics — including <strong>Scanpy, AnnData, squidpy, and scvi-tools</strong> — used by labs worldwide and described in journals such as <em>Nature Biotechnology</em>. scverse is a non-profit, fiscally sponsored project of <a href="https://numfocus.org/project/scverse">NumFOCUS</a>.</p> <p>The annual scverse conference sits at the <strong>intersection of academia and industry</strong>, bringing together developers, academic labs, and researchers at every career stage. Your sponsorship funds the community directly — travel grants, fee waivers, and free tools, not shareholders.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/travel/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/travel/<h2 id="venue">Venue</h2> <p>The conference is hosted at the <strong>Technical University of Denmark (DTU)</strong>, just north of Copenhagen. The exact buildings and rooms will be confirmed closer to the event.</p> <div class="placeholder-note">Detailed venue, room, and map information to be announced.</div> <h2 id="getting-to-copenhagen">Getting to Copenhagen</h2> <div class="card-grid"> <div class="info-card"> <h3>By air</h3> <p>Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is the main international gateway, well connected across Europe and beyond, with a direct metro and train link to the city centre.</p> </div> <div class="info-card"> <h3>By train</h3> <p>Copenhagen is connected by rail to the rest of Denmark, Sweden (via the Øresund Bridge), and continental Europe.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/code-of-conduct/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/code-of-conduct/<p>This code of conduct was developed for the scverse conferences. For more details, see the full <a href="https://scverse.org/about/code_of_conduct">scverse Code of Conduct</a>.</p> <h2 id="our-pledge">Our pledge</h2> <p>We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.</p>https://scverse.org/conference2026/organizers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://scverse.org/conference2026/organizers/<h2 id="organizing-committee">Organizing committee</h2> <p>The scverse conference 2026 is organised by members of the scverse community together with our local hosts at DTU, Copenhagen. The full committee will be listed here soon.</p> <div class="placeholder-note">Organizing committee to be announced.</div> <h2 id="get-involved">Get involved</h2> <p>The conference is a community effort. If you would like to help organise, volunteer during the event, or host a satellite session, reach out to us at <a href="mailto:conference2026@scverse.org">conference2026@scverse.org</a>.</p> <p>You can also learn more about the people behind scverse on the <a href="https://scverse.org/people">People</a> page and about the project on our <a href="https://scverse.org/about">About</a> page.</p>