AISC2022: 18th Annual Conference of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences Palazzo Piomarta Rovereto, Italy, December 15-17, 2022 |
Conference website | https://event.unitn.it/aisc2022/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisc20220 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 30, 2022 |
Submission deadline | September 30, 2022 |
Theme: The Explaining Mind
The human mind dedicates significant resources to generating and evaluating explanations for a vast array of phenomena, concepts and entities — including the mind itself. The study of explanations is an interdisciplinary enterprise that brings together research from a broad range of disciplines and has profound implications for virtually all areas of human knowledge. Part of this work consists of identifying the methods and approaches best suited to defining what makes an explanation meaningful, as well as how natural and artificial systems carry out explanatory tasks. To properly address such questions, a variety of viewpoints are needed. In this sense, cognitive science, interdisciplinary by nature, is uniquely equipped to advance our understanding of the topic.
The 18th AISC Conference will focus on the theme of the explaining mind, by considering a spectrum of issues. We welcome presentations on the state of the art and on ongoing research, as well as presentations on perspectives that encourage dialogue among the various subdisciplines of cognitive science.
Submission Guidelines
We cordially invite researchers to submit papers or proposals for symposia through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisc20220
Submission for papers requires a short abstract of no more than 500 words. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes for a session of 30 minutes total.
Submission for symposia should include:
- description of the proposed symposium of no more than 1500 words
- list of participants
- number of hours required
All abstracts should be written in English and uploaded using PDF files.
List of Topics
We are accepting submissions on all topics related to cognitive science, including (but not limited to):
4E cognition - artificial intelligence and cognition - cognitive architecture - cognitive modeling - cognitive neuroscience - cognitive psychology - cognitive robotics - computational linguistics - deep neural models - embodied and grounded cognition - epistemology - ethics of artificial intelligence and robotics - history of cognitive science - natural and artificial consciousness - neuroethics - neurolinguistics - philosophy of cognitive science - philosophy of language - philosophy of mind - philosophy of neuroscience - philosophy of health and medicine - psycholinguistics - social cognition
Grants and Prizes
Grants
In 2022 three AISC Student Travel Grants (up to 250 Euros each) were established to support attendance at the Society’s conference for AISC student members. Undergraduate and graduate students can apply for travel support to attend the conference. Any student who is the presenter of a paper accepted at the conference is eligible. Awardees will be selected on the basis of submission quality as emerged from the reviewers’ scores (in case of equal judgment, the younger candidate will have precedence).
Student authors can send an email to giulia.andrighetto@gmail.com and infoaisc2022@gmail.com and indicate whether they want to be considered for the grant as part of the submission process. After paper acceptance decisions have been made, selected authors will be contacted by the AISC Conference Awards Chairs.
Vittorio Girotto Prize, Best Paper AISC
From all abstracts accepted for the conference, the best works are eligible for the Best Paper AISC prize, established in memory of Vittorio Girotto. Authors of selected contributions will receive an invitation to submit an extended version of their works to the journal Sistemi Intelligenti. The Editorial Board of Sistemi Intelligenti will determine the winning paper, which will be published with special mention on the journal. Additionally, the authors will receive a 300 euros book voucher from the publisher of the journal, Il Mulino. Other finalist papers will be mentioned on the journal, and it is possible they will be published there as well, if deemed of adequate scientific value by the Editorial Board.
Maria Miceli Prize
From the abstracts accepted for the conference, the best works on topics involving the psychology of emotions, social interaction, anticipation and values are eligible for the Marica De Vincenzi Foundation's Maria Miceli Prize. The prize consists of a €1,000 award, as well as the publication of the winning work in the journal "Sistemi Intelligenti”.
The prize is open to any work presented at AISC (midterm or annual) or AIP conferences that addresses the themes of Maria Miceli's research, for whom the prize is named. The AISC executive board and the conference organizing committee will select the AISC nominees, who must then submit full papers, following deadlines and formats that will be published on the AISC website.
Venue
The conference will take place at Palazzo Piomarta - Corso Bettini n. 43, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy
Committees
Organizing committee
- Alessandro Bogani (University of Trento)
- Vincenzo Crupi (University of Turin)
- Sara Dellantonio (University of Trento)
- Stefania Pighin (University of Trento)
- Katya Tentori (University of Trento)
Scientific committee
- Cristina Amoretti (University of Genoa)
- Giulia Andrighetto (ISTC-CNR Rome)
- Francesco Bianchini (University of Bologna)
- Filippo Domaneschi (University of Genoa)
- Francesco Ferretti (Università di Roma Tre)
- Francesco Gagliardi (Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences)
- Antonio Lieto (University of Turin)
- Stefania Moretti (University of Genoa)
- Alessio Plebe (University of Messina)
Local committee
- Alessia Caponio (University of Trento)
- Alessia La Micela (University of Trento)
- Sarah Placì (University of Trento)
- Benjamin Timberlake (University of Trento)
Contact
For information, do not hesitate to contact: infoaisc2022@gmail.com