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CfP: SILFS Triennial Conference 2026, 29 June–2 July 2026, Pavia (Italy)

SILFS Triennial Conference 2026
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
29 June - 2 July 2026

The 2026 Triennial Conference of the Italian Society for Logic and the Philosophy of Sciences (SILFS): “Thinking the Future with Logic and the Philosophy of Sciences” will be held at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia 29 June - 2 July 2026. 

The conference language is English.


Keynote Speakers:

  * Henk de Regt (Radboud University)

  * Hannes Leitgeb (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich) 

  * Mary Leng (University of York)

  * Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University)

  * Sonja Smets (University of Amsterdam)

  * Francesca Vidotto (University of Western Ontario)

Submissions:


We welcome submissions of abstracts of: 1) papers and 2) symposia in all the conference areas (see below) from both early career and senior scholars. 


Submissions can only be made through Microsoft CMT (link: 
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SILFSTRI2026/).


  1.

     Proposals for contributed papers must include:


  1.

     a title and short abstract of max 500 characters (spaces not included)

  2.

     at least 3 keywords

  3.

     a long abstract of max 3000 characters (references and spaces not
     included) to be uploaded separately as a single .pdf file (max size
     50MB)



Each accepted contribution will be assigned a 20-minute slot, plus 10 minutes for Q&A.


B. Proposals for contributed symposia must include:


  1.

     a title and short abstract describing the planned interventions (max
     300 characters for each intervention, spaces not included)  

  2.

     at least 3 keywords

  3.

     the names and emails of the affiliated symposium organisers and
     speakers, a title and a 1-2 page description of the purpose and scope
     of the symposium, to be uploaded separately as a single .pdf file (max
     size 50MB)


Symposia will run in parallel with conference talks. Each symposium will 
be assigned a full 2-hour session (3-4 speakers) or half a day (6-7 
speakers).


The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2026.


Conference Areas:


  *

     Classical and Non-Classical Logics

  *

     Computational Logic and its Applications

  *

     Foundations of Classical and Quantum Computation

  *

     Foundations of Mathematics

  *

     Formal Methods in Philosophy of Science and Formal Epistemology

  *

     General Philosophy of Science

  *

     History of Logic

  *

     Integrated History and Philosophy of Science 

  *

     Metaphysical Issues in the Philosophy of Science

  *

     Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences

  *

     Philosophy of the Life Sciences

  *

     Philosophy of Logic

  *

     Philosophy of Mathematics

  *

     Philosophy of Medicine

  *

     Philosophy of Physics

  *

     Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

  *

     Philosophy of Social, Behavioral and Psychological Sciences

  *

     Philosophy of Technology 

  *

     Philosophy of Computation and Computing

  *

     Philosophy of Other Sciences (pure and applied)


Venue:


The conference will take place at the University School for Advanced 
Studies IUSS Pavia, located in: Palazzo del Broletto, Piazza della 
Vittoria 15, 27100 Pavia. 


Registration:


More information about the registration procedure and accommodation will 
be provided in due course. 


Proceedings:


A selection of the papers presented at the conference and at the symposia 
will be published in a dedicated College Publications - SILFS Series 
(https://www.collegepublications.co.uk/silfs/) volume.


Key Dates and Deadlines:


5 February 2026: submission period starts

31 March 2026: submission period ends

29 June - 2 July 2026: conference


Contacts:


For all enquiries please write an email to: silfstri2026@gmail.com 


Website: 


https://sites.google.com/view/silfs-2026-triennial?usp=sharing


Steering Committee:


Cristina Amoretti (University of Genoa)

Silvia De Toffoli (IUSS Pavia)

Pierluigi Graziani (University of Urbino)

Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)

Claudio Ternullo (Babeș Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca)


Local Organising Committee (IUSS Pavia):


Silvia De Toffoli 

Lorenzo Gandolfi 

Filippo Lanari 

Tommaso Peripoli

Simone Roca 

Andrea Sereni 

Luca Zanetti


Scientific Committee:


Francesco Bianchini (University of Bologna)

Stefano Bonzio (University of Cagliari)

Sara Dellantonio (University of Trento)

Filippo Mancini (IUSS Pavia)

Giuseppe Primiero (University of Milan)

Viola Schiaffonati (Polytechnic University, Milan)

Andrea Sereni (IUSS Pavia)

Giuseppe Sergioli (University of Cagliari)

Caterina Sisti (University of Turin)

Luca Zanetti (IUSS Pavia)
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