We are pleased to announce that the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) Workshop 20w5074 "Mathematical Models in Biology: from Information Theory to Thermodynamics" will be held online from July 27-29, 2020.  Originally limited to 42 participants, the online format allows expanded attendance.  To receive an invitation, please complete the survey below prior to July 20.  Space permitting, you should receive an official invitation e-mail from BIRS' invitation system by July 23.

In conjunction with the workshop, the journal Biological Cybernetics is organizing a special issue on "Information Theory and Thermodynamics in Biology".  Originally restricted to workshop participants, the SI now welcomes all submissions.  Papers received by July 20 will be considered for the SI (subject to standard peer review); papers received after July 20 may be considered for the SI on a case by case basis.  To submit a paper to the SI please follow this URL: https://www.springer.com/journal/422/updates/18115676

Workshop Schedule

Monday July 27
8:00 am    Udo Seifert, University of Stuttgart. From Stochastic Thermodynamics to Thermodynamic Inference.
8:45 am    Open discussion
9:15 am    break
9:30 am    Sarah Harvey, Stanford University.  An Energy-Accuracy Tradeoff in Nonequilibrium Cellular Sensing.
10:15 am   Open discussion
10:45 am   Conclusion

Tuesday July 28
8:00 am    Massimiliano Esposito, University of Luxembourg.  Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reaction Networks: Information, Accuracy and Speed.
8:45 am    Open discussion
9:15 am    Virtual Poster Session
11:00 am   Conclusion

Wednesday July 29
8:00 am    Thomas Ouldridge, Imperial College London.  Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of catalytic information processing.
8:45 am    Open discussion
9:15 am    break
9:30 am    Ilka Bischofs, MPI Marburg.  Information processing by bacterial quorum sensing systems.
10:15 am   Open discussion
10:45 am   Conclusion & Farewell

All times are given in the local (Banff, Alberta, Canada) time zone, MDT (UTC-6).  
The first talk, at 8:00 am MDT, is at 7:00 am PDT, 10:00 am EDT, and 4:00 pm in Europe.

If you are interested in presenting your work at the virtual poster session (details TBA), please submit a title and abstract by July 20 at this link (https://forms.gle/csxxGtrkEAZHFZf37).