23 Mar 2018
Oxford, England
Fourth Symposium on the History and Philosophy of Programming
In a society where computers have become ubiquitous, it is necessary to
develop a deeper understanding of the nature of computer programs, not
just from the technical viewpoint, but from a broader historical and
philosophical perspective. A historical awareness of the evolution of
programming not only helps to clarify the complex structure of computing,
but it also provides an insight in what programming was, is and could be
in the future. Philosophy, on the other hand, helps to tackle fundamental
questions about the nature of programs, programming languages and
programming as a discipline.
HaPoP 2018 is the fourth edition of the Symposium on the History and
Philosophy of Programming, organised by HaPoC, Commission on the History
and Philosophy of Computing. As in the previous editions, we are convinced
that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary for understanding
programming with its multifaceted nature. As such, we welcome
participation by researchers and practitioners coming from a diversity of
backgrounds, including historians, philosophers, computer scientists and
professional software developers.
In addition to submissions in a wide range of areas traditional for HaPoP
(outlined below), we especially welcome submissions that explore the
nature of scientific progress with respect to computer programming as a
discipline. We are interested in investigations concerning the methodology
of computer programming, whether it follows a form of scientific method
that allows it to increase its problem solving ability, whether its
development more is akin to science, engineering or rather art, and what
examples from the history of programming can be provided to support either
argument.
Programme committee
Nicola Angius, Università di Sassari
Alan Blackwell, University of Cambridge
Edgar Daylight, University of Leuven
Jeremy Gibbons, University of Oxford
Ursula Martin (co-chair), University of Oxford
Liesbeth De Mol, Université de Lille
Tomas Petricek (co-chair), The Alan Turing Institue
Mark Priestley, Independent Researcher
Giuseppe Primiero, Middlesex University London
Viola Schiaffonati, Politecnico Milano
Important dates and links
Submission deadline: 1 January 2018
Author notification: 2 February 2018
HaPoP symposium: 23 March 2018
Submission site: https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=62700963.Cx6l7XepovbGyhJB
HAPOC Grants: http://www.hapoc.org/node/251
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