Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life
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Everyone! ERA needs you! Join our 2025/2026 board in this month electrons!
You don't need experience, we are here for you to learn!
We will need a Communication Chair, ISAL rep, Conferences Chairs, Vice DEI, and a Digital Chair!
Just nominate yourself in #electrons channel
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You don't need experience, we are here for you to learn!
We will need a Communication Chair, ISAL rep, Conferences Chairs, Vice DEI, and a Digital Chair!
Just nominate yourself in #electrons channel
discord.gg/JbKDJD3KZ
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord – hang out with 397 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Everyone! ERA needs you! Join our 2025/2026 board in this month electrons!
You don't need experience, we are here for you to learn!
We will need a Communication Chair, ISAL rep, Conferences Chairs, Vice DEI, and a Digital Chair!
Just nominate yourself in #electrons channel
discord.gg/JbKDJD3KZ
You don't need experience, we are here for you to learn!
We will need a Communication Chair, ISAL rep, Conferences Chairs, Vice DEI, and a Digital Chair!
Just nominate yourself in #electrons channel
discord.gg/JbKDJD3KZ
ALife 2025 was amazing this year! Thank you all for attending ERA events!
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ALife 2025 was amazing this year! Thank you all for attending ERA events!
Find all ERA events on the website:
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#alife2025
ALife 2025 Program
Experience the full ALife 2025 Program: Special Sessions, Workshops, Tutorials, Art & Demos, an Industry Expo and more.
2025.alife.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Remember the ERA lighting talks workshop on Monday!
Join us with your talk, faster than the blink of an eye, quicker than lighting!
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Join us with your talk, faster than the blink of an eye, quicker than lighting!
forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
ERA Workshop Lightning Talks Registration
Event Timing: 06.10.2025 (during the ALIFE 25 conference)
Contact us at emerging.researchers.alife@gmail.com
forms.gle
October 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Remember the ERA lighting talks workshop on Monday!
Join us with your talk, faster than the blink of an eye, quicker than lighting!
forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
Join us with your talk, faster than the blink of an eye, quicker than lighting!
forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
This year ERA collaborates with KOIN (Kyoto Open Innovation Network)!
We will deliver to you 6 short lectures during lunches on Monday, Thursday, Friday (2 each day - one from ERA, and one from local startup).
So stay tuned!
KOIN share.google/AJUQjNFbI62i...
We will deliver to you 6 short lectures during lunches on Monday, Thursday, Friday (2 each day - one from ERA, and one from local startup).
So stay tuned!
KOIN share.google/AJUQjNFbI62i...
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This year ERA collaborates with KOIN (Kyoto Open Innovation Network)!
We will deliver to you 6 short lectures during lunches on Monday, Thursday, Friday (2 each day - one from ERA, and one from local startup).
So stay tuned!
KOIN share.google/AJUQjNFbI62i...
We will deliver to you 6 short lectures during lunches on Monday, Thursday, Friday (2 each day - one from ERA, and one from local startup).
So stay tuned!
KOIN share.google/AJUQjNFbI62i...
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Hello science enthusiasts, techies and artsy folks! 👋
We have science talks, introduce key people in ALIFE with an industry expo & for art lovers we display community art & demo show 🤩🎊To attend the events and the conference sessions get your in-person public tickets now! 🎟
We have science talks, introduce key people in ALIFE with an industry expo & for art lovers we display community art & demo show 🤩🎊To attend the events and the conference sessions get your in-person public tickets now! 🎟
October 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hello science enthusiasts, techies and artsy folks! 👋
We have science talks, introduce key people in ALIFE with an industry expo & for art lovers we display community art & demo show 🤩🎊To attend the events and the conference sessions get your in-person public tickets now! 🎟
We have science talks, introduce key people in ALIFE with an industry expo & for art lovers we display community art & demo show 🤩🎊To attend the events and the conference sessions get your in-person public tickets now! 🎟
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We put a lot of effort into creating this year’s MiniCon with lots of exciting talks! The best of it - it is free for everyone! So if you are in Kyoto this Sunday please sign up and join 🙂↕️
#ALIFE2025 #ERA
#ALIFE2025 #ERA
Not sure if you should join ERA MiniCon 5th October opening Alife 2025, now you can decide! Check out our schedule and sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We put a lot of effort into creating this year’s MiniCon with lots of exciting talks! The best of it - it is free for everyone! So if you are in Kyoto this Sunday please sign up and join 🙂↕️
#ALIFE2025 #ERA
#ALIFE2025 #ERA
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If you are attending @alife2025.bsky.social next week you shouldn’t miss our workshop on Monday! Besides the opportunity to share an exciting idea or a (research) project you’ve been working on, we’ll have talks by @risi.bsky.social and @bhartl.bsky.social giving some career insights. 😮
#ALIFE2025
#ALIFE2025
Join ERA Workshop Lightning Talks⚡6th Oct!
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
ERA Workshop Lightning Talks Registration
Event Timing: 06.10.2025 (during the ALIFE 25 conference)
Contact us at emerging.researchers.alife@gmail.com
forms.gle
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you are attending @alife2025.bsky.social next week you shouldn’t miss our workshop on Monday! Besides the opportunity to share an exciting idea or a (research) project you’ve been working on, we’ll have talks by @risi.bsky.social and @bhartl.bsky.social giving some career insights. 😮
#ALIFE2025
#ALIFE2025
Not sure if you should join ERA MiniCon 5th October opening Alife 2025, now you can decide! Check out our schedule and sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Not sure if you should join ERA MiniCon 5th October opening Alife 2025, now you can decide! Check out our schedule and sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
ERA MiniCon gets closer!
Join us: Sunday 5th October in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall Room 4-A!
There will be a lot about, what to expect from academia and industry, how to survive, how to win grants, and finally how to sell your niche!
Sign up: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us: Sunday 5th October in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall Room 4-A!
There will be a lot about, what to expect from academia and industry, how to survive, how to win grants, and finally how to sell your niche!
Sign up: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
ERA MiniCon 2025
FIll if you will be joining ERA MiniCon 2025 in person!
Where?
Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall - Kyoto, Japan
When?
5th October (between 9:00 and 17:00), we will send time slots before event!
forms.gle
September 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ERA MiniCon gets closer!
Join us: Sunday 5th October in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall Room 4-A!
There will be a lot about, what to expect from academia and industry, how to survive, how to win grants, and finally how to sell your niche!
Sign up: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us: Sunday 5th October in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall Room 4-A!
There will be a lot about, what to expect from academia and industry, how to survive, how to win grants, and finally how to sell your niche!
Sign up: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join ERA Workshop Lightning Talks⚡6th Oct!
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
ERA Workshop Lightning Talks Registration
Event Timing: 06.10.2025 (during the ALIFE 25 conference)
Contact us at emerging.researchers.alife@gmail.com
forms.gle
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join ERA Workshop Lightning Talks⚡6th Oct!
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
Present your work!
This is your moment to shine ✨ (and maybe blow a few minds 💥).
It doesn’t have to be finished work: project, idea, early results, or just something you want to share! 🌱
👉 Sign up here and grab a slot:
🔗 forms.gle/99jR5Kazgq66...
#ERA
ERA MiniCon Academic Rehearsal
Come join us and let's practice together to boost your skills and deliver a rockstar talk :metal: on the big day!
forms.gle/FLCgras85tkd...
Also check rest of our events: 2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
Come join us and let's practice together to boost your skills and deliver a rockstar talk :metal: on the big day!
forms.gle/FLCgras85tkd...
Also check rest of our events: 2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
MiniCon 2025 Academic Rehearsal
ERA MiniCon Academic Rehearsal – 5th October
Join Academic Rehearsal during ERA MiniCon on October 5th! It is a fantastic opportunity to practice your talk in a supportive and stress-free environment...
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September 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
ERA MiniCon Academic Rehearsal
Come join us and let's practice together to boost your skills and deliver a rockstar talk :metal: on the big day!
forms.gle/FLCgras85tkd...
Also check rest of our events: 2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
Come join us and let's practice together to boost your skills and deliver a rockstar talk :metal: on the big day!
forms.gle/FLCgras85tkd...
Also check rest of our events: 2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
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Hey all!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hey all!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
Reposted by Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life
ERA MiniCon is back this year (JOIN FREE OF CHARGE)!
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
ERA MiniCon 2025
FIll if you will be joining ERA MiniCon 2025 in person!
Where?
Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall - Kyoto, Japan
When?
5th October (between 9:00 and 17:00), we will send time slots before event!
forms.gle
September 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ERA MiniCon is back this year (JOIN FREE OF CHARGE)!
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us during Alife this year!
2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
ALife 2025 Program
Experience the full ALife 2025 Program: Special Sessions, Workshops, Tutorials, Art & Demos, an Industry Expo and more.
2025.alife.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join us during Alife this year!
2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
2025.alife.org/program#ERA-...
ERA MiniCon is back this year (JOIN FREE OF CHARGE)!
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
ERA MiniCon 2025
FIll if you will be joining ERA MiniCon 2025 in person!
Where?
Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall - Kyoto, Japan
When?
5th October (between 9:00 and 17:00), we will send time slots before event!
forms.gle
September 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ERA MiniCon is back this year (JOIN FREE OF CHARGE)!
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Join us and soft-start your ALife conference!
5th October - full day packed with inspiring keynotes, tips how to survive in academia, and thrive in industry.
Where: Room 4-A in Kyoto Sangyo-Kaikan Hall
Sign up here: forms.gle/wbJpThRnjXmZ...
Hey all!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hey all!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
Getting ready for Alife 2025 conf in Kyoto?
Don't forget about ERA MiniCon 5th October (same venue) and our ERA workshops on Monday!
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In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers are working backward — starting with the result to learn the rules behind it. @georgemusser.com, SFI’s 2025 Journalism Fellow, explores how this could reshape computation and self-organization in Quanta:
Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ | Quanta Magazine
In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers can start with the structures and reverse-engineer the rules.
www.quantamagazine.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers are working backward — starting with the result to learn the rules behind it. @georgemusser.com, SFI’s 2025 Journalism Fellow, explores how this could reshape computation and self-organization in Quanta:
Join us today at 15:00 CET (10:00 AM JST or 9:00 AM EDT) for townhall to hear about "Evolution of Rewards by Simulating Birth and Death" a.k.a evolutionary simulation where reinforcement learning agents evolve their reward functions.
Townhall: discord.gg/qkX4h8aY?eve...
Townhall: discord.gg/qkX4h8aY?eve...
September 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join us today at 15:00 CET (10:00 AM JST or 9:00 AM EDT) for townhall to hear about "Evolution of Rewards by Simulating Birth and Death" a.k.a evolutionary simulation where reinforcement learning agents evolve their reward functions.
Townhall: discord.gg/qkX4h8aY?eve...
Townhall: discord.gg/qkX4h8aY?eve...
Hey everyone, for today's townhall, we're happy to have Tom Willkens sharing about his work! Hope to see you there!
15:00 CET / 6AM PST / 10PM JST
discord.gg/fJc6tYMd?eve...
15:00 CET / 6AM PST / 10PM JST
discord.gg/fJc6tYMd?eve...
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord - hang out with 333 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Hey everyone, for today's townhall, we're happy to have Tom Willkens sharing about his work! Hope to see you there!
15:00 CET / 6AM PST / 10PM JST
discord.gg/fJc6tYMd?eve...
15:00 CET / 6AM PST / 10PM JST
discord.gg/fJc6tYMd?eve...
Hi everyone!
Our Journal Club hosts would love to hear your suggestions for a Journal Club paper this month. If you've read/made something you want to share please drop a message here. Also, please reach out to people you know who've expressed a desire to share their interests/work! 😊
Our Journal Club hosts would love to hear your suggestions for a Journal Club paper this month. If you've read/made something you want to share please drop a message here. Also, please reach out to people you know who've expressed a desire to share their interests/work! 😊
July 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hi everyone!
Our Journal Club hosts would love to hear your suggestions for a Journal Club paper this month. If you've read/made something you want to share please drop a message here. Also, please reach out to people you know who've expressed a desire to share their interests/work! 😊
Our Journal Club hosts would love to hear your suggestions for a Journal Club paper this month. If you've read/made something you want to share please drop a message here. Also, please reach out to people you know who've expressed a desire to share their interests/work! 😊
Hey everyone!
Are you thinking about attending the 2025 conference on Artificial Life in Kyoto, Japan?
The ERA is hosting a Mini Convention one day before the conference, come join us!
Details soon coming soon... but in the mean time, save the date of October 5th!
Are you thinking about attending the 2025 conference on Artificial Life in Kyoto, Japan?
The ERA is hosting a Mini Convention one day before the conference, come join us!
Details soon coming soon... but in the mean time, save the date of October 5th!
July 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hey everyone!
Are you thinking about attending the 2025 conference on Artificial Life in Kyoto, Japan?
The ERA is hosting a Mini Convention one day before the conference, come join us!
Details soon coming soon... but in the mean time, save the date of October 5th!
Are you thinking about attending the 2025 conference on Artificial Life in Kyoto, Japan?
The ERA is hosting a Mini Convention one day before the conference, come join us!
Details soon coming soon... but in the mean time, save the date of October 5th!
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Fascinating talk about #ApeSDK at the monthly @eralife.bsky.social townhall this morning. Fascinating discussion about a number of aspects of #artificiallife. Good to have been there!
July 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fascinating talk about #ApeSDK at the monthly @eralife.bsky.social townhall this morning. Fascinating discussion about a number of aspects of #artificiallife. Good to have been there!
We are almost ready to start our journal club today! All of you are welcome to join: discord.gg/M7mS4wn7
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord – hang out with 318 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
June 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We are almost ready to start our journal club today! All of you are welcome to join: discord.gg/M7mS4wn7
Today we have a paper on synthesising Alife in the lab for Journal Club. The event will start in 8 hours, and can be found here: discord.com/events/10869....
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Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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June 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Today we have a paper on synthesising Alife in the lab for Journal Club. The event will start in 8 hours, and can be found here: discord.com/events/10869....