DSC2022: The Fourth International Dayalbagh Science of Consciousness Conference Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra Agra, India, September 26-29, 2022 |
Conference website | https://dsc-dei.in/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dsc2022 |
Abstract registration deadline | June 30, 2022 |
Abstract short-listing | July 10, 2022 |
Submission deadline | July 31, 2022 |
The fourth international Dayalbagh Science of Consciousness conference (DSC 2022) will take place from September 26-29, 2022 at the Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI) (Deemed University) in Agra, India, if the pandemic situation allows. It is funded and organised by the DEI and co-chaired by the Christian-Albrechts-University (CAU) at Kiel, Germany, the University of Waterloo, Canada, and the University of Birmingham, UK. The DEI holds an MoU with Waterloo since 2008, with Kiel University since 2016, and with Birmingham since 2021. One of the most fruitful fields of joint research is Consciousness Studies, conceptualized as an interdisciplinary and intercultural field of research, which forms a central aspect of the DEI university profile.
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts of contributed talks or posters presenting new and original research in Consciousness Studies, either experimental or theoretical, are sought. Criteria of evaluation are novelty of ideas, rigorous scientific/academic methodology, acknowledgement of international research pertaining to the topic, analytical clarity, and potential for publication in a reputed journal.
The contributed talks will be max. 10 minutes each.
The abstract of Contributed Talks should be
- written in English
- not longer than max. 1 DIN-A-4 page, 12-point or larger fonts, single-column, 1,5 space between lines, with ample spacing throughout and 1-inch margins all around (longer abstracts will not be considered!)
Candidates with the shortlisted abstract can submit the final Paper by 31st July 2022.
The Posters should be submitted in final form as 1 DIN-A-4 page.
All proposals should be submitted through Easychair (see the link for contributed talks and posters resp.).
The Programme Committee may designate up to three contributed papers and up to three posters accepted for the conference as DSC 2022 Best Papers resp. Best Posters.
List of Topics
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Topics of interest include
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models, concepts, and representations of consciousness in the sciences, humanities, and arts, but also in different religions, cultures, and ethnicities;
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research and discussions pertaining to Consciousness Studies in specific academic disciplines like Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Literary and Cultural Studies, Engineering, the Arts, Physics, Theology, Comparative Religious Studies, History, etc.
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the potential, problems, and limits of the respective methodologies of specific disciplines for Consciousness Studies;
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interdisciplinary approaches to and models of consciousness;
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the scientific investigation and evaluation of meditation, religion, spirituality, and first-person experiences for Consciousness Studies
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machine consciousness;
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consciousness and cultural context;
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consciousness and the body/biology;
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consciousness and ethics;
- consciousness and mind/intellect; etc
Organizing Committees
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Prof. Dr. Andrew Davies, Birmingham University, Birmingham,UK
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Prof. Dr. K. Soami Daya, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Deemed University, Agra, India
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Prof. Dr. Apurva Narayan, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Prof. Dr. Anand Srivastav, Christian-Albrechts-University zu Kiel, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to dsc.deidb@dei.ac.in.