Informatik Festival 2026
Abstract
The Informatik Festival is the annual conference of the German informatics society Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V. (GI), which brings together more than 17,000 members from the computer science community. Since 1971, the event has been a fixture in the field, offering participants a wide range of opportunities to exchange ideas with computer scientists – on current debates, future trends and scientific, political and social issues relating to computer science. Since 2023, the conference has been held as a festival: this means that, in addition to the usual programme items of a traditional academic conference, there are other highlights, such as a relaxed, free welcome reception in a special venue or a festival night.
Robust and adaptable systems are essential for responding flexibly to crises, threats and unforeseen challenges. Under the theme of ‘Digital Resilience’, the 2026 GI Annual Conference at TU Dresden will explore how digital infrastructures, applications and organisations can be made more resilient. The focus will be on innovative contributions to digital resilience – whether through resilient architectures, trustworthy AI, adaptive human-machine interaction, adaptive systems, sustainable digitalisation or robust processes in development and operation. Furthermore, the conference will explore how digital resilience promotes not only technological adaptability, but also organisational and societal adaptability. The conference invites participants to discuss digital resilience across its entire spectrum and to develop forward-looking solutions.
This year, the 56th edition of the GI annual conference will be celebrated in Dresden from 22 to 25 September 2026, marking the fourth time it has been held as the Informatik Festival. As usual, alongside the main and evening programmes, there will once again be a comprehensive range of workshops. Participants can apply to present a scientific paper during the workshops and advance their academic careers through publication in the digital conference proceedings.
Workshop: MorpheusML – Modelling and Simulation in the Life Sciences
On the fourth day of the conference, Morpheus.Lab will host a full-day workshop on the topic of ‘Modelling and Simulation in the Life Sciences’. In addition to multicellular modelling, standard design and model implementations, we will also look closely at repositories, FAIR publication and certification – including aspects such as metadata formats, standardised annotations and repository interconnection – as well as encouraging community work within the biological and medical research community to promote the exchange across relevant modelling formalisms, simulation environments, repository providers and networks.
Picking up on the theme of the event, our workshop addresses digital resilience by strengthening the robustness, interoperability, discoverability and long-term sustainability of models, simulation environments and research infrastructures, achieved through open standards for research data, software and other scientific outputs, FAIR practices, as well as community-driven Trustworthy Digital Repositories (TDRs) and their certification.
Venue
The Informatik Festival 2026 will be held at the Andreas-Pfitzmann-Bau (APB) at TU Dresden.
- Building
- Andreas-Pfitzmann-Bau (APB), Nöthnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany (Map)
- Room
- TBA
Programme Schedule
The schedule for the workshop day is listed below as a general guide for orientation and will be completed in due course.
| Fri 25 Sept 2026 | Session / Activity | Title / Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 – 10.30 am | Talks & Discussions (Part 1/2) | TBA |
| 10.30 - 11.00 am | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 am - 12.30 pm | Talks & Discussions (Part 2/2) | TBA |
| 12:30 - 2.00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 2.00 - 3.30 pm | Hackathon (Part 1/2) | TBA |
| 3:30 - 4.30 pm | Coffee Break | |
| 4.30 - 6.00 pm | Hackathon (Part 2/2) | TBA |
Submit your Talk
We invite you to participate in our workshop day and to share your ideas and contribute to the event! You can do this by giving a talk, with the option of also publishing a paper (see below) in the proceedings of the Informatik Festival 2026.
Workshop presentations are submitted via the portal ConfTool. The workshop is going to be held in English.
Call for Papers
You have the opportunity to submit a paper which will be peer reviewed and published in the proceedings of the Informatics Festival.
Key dates:
| What? | Until when? |
|---|---|
| Final submission deadline for papers | Thursday, May 21, 2026 11:59 p.m. CEST (UTC +2) |
| Full paper submission (camera-ready) for accepted submissions | Sunday, July 12, 2026 11:59 p.m. CEST (UTC +2) |
Registration, as with the talks, is performed via the ConfTool portal.
For more information, please see the workshop FAQ and the general FAQ.
Templates
The Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) offers a LaTex template for paper submissions. You may find the overleaf package here, and if you would rather build locally, you can find the CTAN package here.
Conference Fees
Active participation (as a chair, author, etc.) requires paid registration. Early bird tickets at reduced prices are available until 31 May 2026, along with other discounted rates, including for staff and students at TU Dresden.
For each accepted paper, at least one author must provide a conference ticket for publication. It is recommended that this be the person who will be presenting the paper in person at the workshop. The ticket’s invoice number must be included with the final paper submission.
Simple participation (as an audience member) in on-site events is open without registration and free of charge.
