Call for Contributions

The 14th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology invites submissions for minisymposia proposals, contributed talks, and poster presentations. We welcome contributions that highlight recent advances in mathematical and theoretical biology across a wide range of topics.

Contributions at ECMTB2026 are organized in the following thematic tracks:

Cardiovascular Modelling
Cellular and Developmental Biology
Education and Outreach
Immunobiology & Infection
Mathematical Epidemiology
Mathematical Oncology
Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling
Neuroscience and Neural Systems
Numerical, Computational, and Data-Driven Methods
Population Dynamics, Ecology & Evolution
Systems Biology and Biochemical Networks
Cutting Edge Research Areas
Miscellaneous

Proposals for either contribution type have to be submitted exclusively using our online form.

General Submission Guidelines

The following guidelines apply to all types of contributions (minisymposia, contributed talks, and posters). Type-specific details are provided in the sections below. All proposals must include a title, an abstract (with a hard limit of 1500 characters, including spaces), and the choice of the thematic track that best fits the contribution.

Optionally, each submission may contain up to 5 bibliographic references in the Bibliography field of the submission form. The references should be added in the BibTeX format. We recommend using a tool like https://zbib.org to generate the bibliography entries. In the abstract, citations can be added using the standard \cite{ReferenceKey} command.

Proposals lacking any of the requested information or violating the guidelines will be rejected.

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Minisymposium Submission Form: Author / Speaker Selection

Minisymposia

Minisymposia consist of a series of contributed talks on an overarching theme. Each minisymposium spans either one or two 80-minute sessions, where each session contains at most four talks à 20 minutes (accounting for questions, presentation and preparation time). The organizers may propose to combine two 20-minute talks into a single 40-minute minisymposium keynote. Each minisymposium can have at most one keynote.

In addition to the general submission guidelines, minisymposium proposals must include:

a list of all organizers (in the Authors field of the form; each marked as Author)
a list of all speakers, already confirmed to be able to present (also in the Authors field of the form; each marked as Speaker)

If a minisymposium proposal is accepted, it is the responsibility of the organizers to collect individual talk titles and abstracts from their speakers. Details on how to submit these to us will be provided upon acceptance of the minisymposium proposal.

The deadline for submitting minisymposia proposals is 31. January 2026 (AoE). Please see the Important Dates page for more information.

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Contributed Talk / Poster Submission Form: Speaker and Author Selection

Contributed Talks & Posters

Contributed talks are individual 20-minute presentations (including the discussion and setup time) that will be scheduled together with other thematically adjacent talks to form a session. Poster presentations will be conducted in dedicated poster sessions, where authors can present and discuss their work with interested attendees.

In addition to the requirements outlined in the general submission guidelines above, proposals for contributed talks and posters must include all authors of the associated work (with names and affiliations), and one of the authors must be designated as the Speaker.

The scientific committee might re-evaluate the proposed format of a contribution and change it from a talk to a poster presentation.

The deadline for submitting contributed talks and poster presentations is 15. March 2026 (AoE). Please see the Important Dates page for more information.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can submit multiple contributions. Simply repeat the submission process for each individual contribution.

No, we have not set a limit on the number of contributions a participant can submit or be involved in.

No, we cannot guarantee specific time slots for individual contributions.

No, registration is not required to submit a contribution. You only need to register and pay the conference fee after your contribution has been accepted. If you wish to attend the conference independently of whether your submission is accepted, you can also register at any time.