Welcome to the International Society for Artificial Life

Overview ISAL has core values of being an inclusive and supportive community as well as making the field viable for junior and early career scholars to succeed and thrive in. We recognize that the cost of ISAL membership is a barrier to participation for some members of the broader artificial life community, particularly those from […]

Dear Members of the Artificial Life Community, The International Society for Artificial Life is seeking nominations for our annual awards. These awards recognize the efforts of our community. Click here for the nomination form! We have also added an optional field on the nomination form to indicate if you are willing to serve on one of the Awards selection committees. […]

A big thank you to all society members who voted in the recent election for the ISAL board of directors. We are very pleased to confirm that the following candidates received the most votes and have therefore been elected (or re-elected) to the board, listed in alphabetical order: – Chrystopher L. Nehaniv – Stefano Nichele […]

Evolutionary Computation (EC) refers to the study of algorithms that are inspired by the evolutionary process. Algorithms traditionally found under the EC umbrella include Genetic Algorithms (GA), Evolutionary Strategies (ES), and Genetic Programming (GP). Evolutionary Computation is very closely related to Digital Evolution. However, Digital Evolution focuses on the reproduction / instantiation of evolutionary processes […]