Welcome to SWAT4HCLS 2024: Bridging Life Sciences and Technology
Date: February 26-29, 2024
Location: Leiden, The Netherlands
Event Format: Hybrid – In-Person and Virtual Participation
Watch and download the SWAT4HCLS 2024 photos of the Feb 26th event, photographed by Thijs Rooimans.
Embark on a four-day exploration at SWAT4HCLS 2024 in Leiden, The Netherlands, where we delve deep into the convergence of data integration, semantic technologies, and life sciences. Since our inception in 2008, we have grown from a focused workshop into a comprehensive four-day event, encompassing tutorials, conferences, and hackathons.
Our conference’s scope embraces life sciences as a collective term encompassing healthcare, biology, biodiversity, and agriculture. This inclusive approach allows us to address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in biomedical and agricultural domains, emphasizing data-driven approaches and stellar data management practices.
SWAT4HCLS 2024 is more than just a conference; it’s a confluence of diverse perspectives and expertise. We are committed to fostering an open, dynamic dialogue transcending the traditional boundaries of academia, industry, and institutional frameworks. Whether you’re with us in picturesque Leiden or engaging remotely, we guarantee an interactive experience with live streaming and chat-based participation.
Prepare for an event as informative as it is groundbreaking, where ideas intersect, professional networks expand, and the future of life sciences and semantic technologies unfolds.
Join us at SWAT4HCLS 2024 – where the worlds of agriculture, biodiversity, healthcare, and biology meet the cutting-edge of technology.
Latest news
Program at a glance available (changes pending)
December 28, 2023
See here for the latest working program ‘at a glance’. The program is subject to change pending the outcome of the review process and decisions by the program committee.
Revise your submission for the proceedings until February 12
Submission deadlinesSWAT4HCSL 2024 have passed
Updated January 19 2024
We are no longer accepting new submissions. Notifications were sent out on January 15. Reviews van be found by logging into OxfordAbstracts. You can revise your submission until we start generating the proceedings on February 12. Submissions that were accepted as posters will require a 2 page (max) abstract in CEUR format for the proceedings.
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Deadlines SWAT4HCLS 2024 updated
We have updated the full paper submission deadlines for SWAT4HCLS 2024 The original paper deadline of Tuesday November 28 is now our pre-submission deadline. We encourage you to submit a prefinal draft now or at least on or before this … Continue reading → Here
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Informal hands-on workshop on materials for FAIRification training, organised through the EJP RD
Colleagues from the European Joint Programme Rare Diseases have organised a workshop following the official SWAT4HCLS conference to work on material for FAIRification training (typically also applicable to FAIRification projects in general). The workshop is intended as an open, hands-on … Continue reading → Here