The overarching idea of the BelBi 2018 Conference is to illuminate different aspects of bioinformation systems, including theoretical approaches in modeling different phenomena in life sciences, information technologies necessary for analysis and understanding huge amount of generated data, application of computer science and informatics in precision medicine, microbiology, and plant science, search for novel remedies against debilitating diseases and drug development, and other similar topics. Therefore, the Conference aims to encourage the cooperation and exchange of ideas between scientists in related fields, with a special emphasis on regional networking.