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CfP special issue of Minds & Machines on "The epistemological significance of methods in computer simulation", Deadline: 1 May 2018

Call for Papers for Minds & Machines special issue on
The epistemological significance of methods in computer simulation
http://philo.hlrs.de/?p=277

Guest Editors

Prof. Michael Resch, Director of HPC Center Stuttgart (HLRS), University 
of Stuttgart 
http://www.hlrs.de/en/about-us/organization/people/person/resch/

Dr. Andreas Kaminski, Head of Philosophy of Science & Technology of 
Computer Simulations Unit, HPC Center Stuttgart (HLRS), University of 
Stuttgart http://philo.hlrs.de/?people=andreas-kaminski

Description

The transformation of science through computer simulation is often 
considered to be methodological. However, the relation between computer 
simulation methods and their epistemological significance is complex. Many 
of the techniques used follow pragmatic motives: in order to reduce the 
(mathematical, temporal) complexity of computer simulations, additional 
assumptions are introduced, and these are usually simplifications. Often 
further changes (follow-up assumptions) are necessary to mitigate the 
consequences of the first simplification. This engineering procedure makes 
it problematic to define the epistemic status of computer simulations. The 
investigation of the epistemic significance of methods in computer 
simulation is a subject of interdisciplinary efforts. Philosophers as 
engineers, sociologists and mathematicians are interested in it. This 
special issue will collect articles focusing on aspects of the scientific 
methods in the context of simulations; the methodological limitations and 
design constraints that simulation techniques impose on hypothesis 
formulation and testing in several scientific disciplines. The special 
issue addresses these problems by offering philosophically invested and 
technically motivated contributions on computer simulation methods. The 
goal is twofold: collecting original analyses addressing both theoretical 
and technical problems and fostering interdisciplinary research.

We invite the submission of papers focusing on but are not restricted to:

-Epistemic opacity as a methodological challenge
-The specific Role of (applied) Mathematics in Computer Simulation
-The epistemological consequences of parametrization and discretization
-Verification, Validation & Evaluation of Computer Simulations
Trust in & Reliability of Computer Simulations Results
-Visualization and Understanding of Computer Simulations
-Machine Learning and Computer Simulation

Timetable
Deadline for paper submissions: 2018-05-01
Deadline for paper reviewing: 2018-06-30
Deadline for submission of revised papers: 2018-09-01
Deadline for reviewing revised papers: 2018-11-01
Papers will be published in December 2018

Submission Details

To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the 
journal?s Editorial 
Managerhttps://www.editorialmanager.com/mind/default.aspxThe author (or a 
corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) 
must register into EM. The author must then select the special article 
type: ?Computer Simulations in the Natural, Social and Artificial 
Sciences? from the selection provided in the submission process. This is 
needed in order to assign the submissions to the Guest Editor.

Submissions will then be assessed according to the following procedure:

New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers 
=> Reviewers? Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)? Recommendation => 
Editor-in-Chief?s Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision.

The process will be reiterated in case of requests for revisions.

For any further information please contact:

Dr. Andreas Kaminski:kaminski@hlrs.de mailto:kaminski@hlrs.de
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