Philosophy in Computer Science

Philosophy in Computer Science

  • Posted on 30 October 2018
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We are pleased to invite for the fourth time to a nationwide scientific conference from the series “Philosophy in Computer Science”, which will take place on 23-24 November 2018 at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Military University of Technology in Warsaw.
The main theme of this year’s meeting is: Philosophy towards the basics and applications of computer science.

The first conference of this series took place at the Warsaw University of Technology in 2015: http://calculemus.org/fli/; the second at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow in 2016: http://calculemus.org/fi2/; and the third edition was organized at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: http://calculemus.org/fi3/

Our meetings are designed to bring together various Polish circles engaged in philosophy of computer science. We hope that by inviting specialists in various fields, we will contribute to the development of interdisciplinary research related to information technology. We are open to scientists from outside Poland, so some of the speeches and publications may be presented in English.

The special guest of this year’s edition will be Professor Raymond Turner from Great Britain, who will deliver a special lecture on 24 November. Professor Witold Marciszewski remains the honorary patron of the series.

Program Committee

Witold Marciszewski
Józef Lubacz
Andrzej Biłat
Marek Hetmański
Paweł Polak
Sławomir Leciejewski
Krzysztof Sołoducha
Paweł Stacewicz
Kazimierz Worwa
Piotr Zaskórski

Organizing Committee

Krzysztof Sołoducha (Military University of Technology in Warsaw)
Paweł Stacewicz (Warsaw University of Technology)
Helena Bulińska-Stangrecka (Warsaw University of Technology)
Bartłomiej Skowron (Warsaw University of Technology)
Danuta Ciszkowska (Warsaw University of Technology)

Topics

  • Fundamental concepts of computer science: information, algorithm, computability…
  • Methodological challenges of modern computer science and IT research.
  • Computer science and other sciences (physics, biology, cognitive science, astronomy, linguistics and others).
  • Ontological, epistemological and axiological aspects of computer science and IT research.
  • The role of computer science and its applications in contemporary culture. Worldview Issues.
  • Ethical and legal aspects of computer science applications.

 

Conference Organizers

International Center for Formal Ontology, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology
Cybernetics Department, Institute for Organization and Management, Military University of Technology in Warsaw

Support for the Conference

Department of Philosophy of Nature, Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow
Institute of Philosophy of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Foundation for Computer Science, Logic and Mathematics

Conference website in Polish: http://calculemus.org/fi4/.