Welcome to the International Society for Artificial Life

We are devastated by the unexpected death of Inman Harvey a few days ago. A towering figure in artificial life and evolutionary robotics for 35 years, he was a mentor, inspiration and friend to generations of Artificial Life researchers. A full obituary will follow.

Hello ISAL Community! A free, fully virtual two-day workshop in May 2026 will bring together educators and professionals across time zones to develop shared learning goals for ALife and build a community around best practices. Introducing: AEdu – ALife Education Virtual Workshop for Educators The first of its kind, our inaugural run will build the […]

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 […]

Silicon-based artificial life is the originating substrate-specific direction within substrate-coupled artificial life (SCAL). It investigates systems in which the physical dynamics of silicon computational substrates participate causally in life-like organisation.