· 16–20 November 2026 ·

· RMIT University, Melbourne

· 16–20 November 2026 · · RMIT University, Melbourne

A Festival of Bioinformatics

The Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society (ABACBS) warmly invites you to the 2026 ABACBS Conference marking 11 years of Australia's largest professional society in bioinformatics and computational biology.

The 2026 conference is expected to be the largest event in ABACBS history, bringing together students, academics, researchers, and industry professionals from across Australia and internationally to showcase cutting-edge cross-disciplinary research, exchange ideas, and forge new connections.

Featured speakers

Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
Full Professor of Statistical Genomics, University of Zurich
Keynote
Shandar Ahmed
Shandar Ahmad
Professor of Bioinformatics@SCIS
Keynote
Jennifer Mitchell
Professor and Chair, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Keynote
Lenore Pipes
Assistant Professor, Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Keynote
Jason Williams
Jason Williams
Assistant Director at DNA Learning Center
Invited
Ritambhara Singh
Ritambhara Singh
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Data Science
Invited
Torsten Seemann
Torsten Seemann
Professor and Director of Bioinformatics at Pathogen Genomics, University of Melbourne
National Keynote
Nicola Armstrong
Nicola Armstrong
Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Curtin University
National Keynote
Dr. Sridevi Sureshkumar
Sridevi Sureshkumar
Monash University & Head of GATC Lab
National Speaker
Michael Menden
Michael Menden
University of Melbourne & Principal Investigator, Helmholtz Munich
National Speaker

Getting Here

Getting here

Storey Hall (Building 16)

RMIT University's Melbourne City Campus

Train

Storey Hall is next to Melbourne Central and State Library stations.

Tram

Free Tram Zone

Swanston Street, stop 7 or 8

135616646772

La Trobe Street, stop 6

3035

Parking

There's no conference parking. Paid commercial car parks are nearby, and there's limited short-term paid parking on the street.

Public transport is the easiest way to get here.

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