After several years of meetings dedicated to individual ELIXIR Communities and strategic topics, the 2026 ELIXIR CZ All Hands will bring together the entire ELIXIR CZ community for three days of scientific exchange, collaboration, and strategic discussions.
The conference is designed for researchers, bioinformaticians, data stewards, software developers, infrastructure providers, and other members of the ELIXIR CZ consortium. It will showcase the latest developments across ELIXIR CZ, strengthen collaboration between partner institutions, and provide a platform for shaping future activities within the ELIXIR CZ Strategy 2025–2030.
What to expect
The programme will include:
- Updates on the ELIXIR CZ ecosystem and its role within the wider ELIXIR infrastructure
- Presentations covering the ELIXIR CZ Strategy 2025–2030, including scientific focus areas and cross-cutting themes
- Introductions to ELIXIR CZ consortium partners
- Interactive “Meet the Experts” networking session
- Poster session
- Collaborative hackathon-style working groups addressing current challenges and opportunities across ELIXIR CZ
- Presentation of outcomes and future action plans
Preliminary Programme
Tuesday, 24 November
Genomics and Human Data (15 minutes each), preceded by an introduction
Tools & Training (10-minute presentation and 5-minute discussion each)
Wednesday, 25 November
09:00 – 10:15 Module 1: What Is Possible Today
Demonstrations of AI agents for coding, automation and research workflows.
Michaela Liegertová (IMG CAS), Lukáš Hejtmánek (MUNI)
Module 2: IT4I Infrastructure for AI
IT4I AI training app, EXA4MIND Inference Service, available
models and access to computing resources.
Tomáš Martinovič (IT4I)
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 12:15 Module 3: Where to Run Agents and How to Set Them Up
Running agents on e-INFRA CZ / CERIT-SC; installation, configuration,
model endpoints, tools and skills.
Lukáš Hejtmánek (MUNI)
12:15 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Module 4: Connecting Data and Services on Real Use Cases
Connecting agents to research data, ELIXIR services and user interfaces,
including MCP-based integrations.
Vojtěch Bystrý (MUNI), additional contributors TBC
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Module 5: Working Securely with Agents
Sandboxing, credentials, data flows and handling sensitive research data.
Vojtěch Bystrý, Lukáš Hejtmánek (MUNI)
16:30 – 17:30 Roundtable discussion or Meet the Experts (TBC)
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 22:00 Social event
Thursday, 26 November
09:00 – 11:00 Parallel Activities – To Be Confirmed
Meet the Experts, Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW) workshops
and/or MCP for Services
11:00 – 12:00 Closing remarks and next steps
12:00 – 13:00 Light lunch and departure
Registration
Registration is now open.
Poster Session
Participants are warmly invited to present their work during the poster session on the first evening of the conference. We welcome posters showcasing research projects, software tools, databases, training activities, FAIR data initiatives, infrastructure services, and other work relevant to ELIXIR and computational life sciences.
Further information about poster submission, including deadlines and formatting guidelines, will be announced together with registration.
Venue
The conference will take place at Chateau Třešť (Zámek Třešť), a historic conference venue that offers excellent facilities for scientific meetings, collaborative workshops, and networking in an inspiring environment.
We look forward to welcoming the entire ELIXIR CZ community to three days of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning.
