PSE4: 4th workshop Perspective on Scientific Error Casa della Gioia Castelveccana, Italy, July 15-19, 2020 |
Conference website | https://scientificerror2020.wordpress.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pse4 |
Abstract registration deadline | April 17, 2020 |
Submission deadline | April 17, 2020 |
Following the success of the first three workshops, Perspectives on Scientific Error workshop will once again bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in issues of scientific error. Participants will share their views on how scientific errors can be detected and corrected, how they influence scientific communities, and the perception of science as
a whole.
Submission Guidelines
Please submit an extended abstract (max 1000 words) and a short abstract (max 100 words) suitable for blind review before 17 April 2020. All submissions must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following categories are welcome:
- Presentations
- Posters
- Hackathon
For the 'hackathon' submission: specify a problem/case you plan to work on, make explicit what kind of end product you will expect, and how much time you will think you need.
17 April: Submission Deadline
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT
1 May: Notification of Acceptance
List of Topics
The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:
- the explanatory and inferential function of statistical models in the sciences
- the foundations of statistical inference
- the relationship between statistical reasoning and scientific error
- the place of statistics in scientific method
- the replicability of research findings
- techniques for detecting and correcting scientific error
- reform proposals for scientific method (e.g., Bayesian vs. frequentist statistics, publication practices, incentive structures)
- reliable methods of aggregating and interpreting evidence
- values in science, and their impact on scientific error
Invited Speakers
There will be four keynotes given by
- Susann Fiedler (Max Planck Institute, Bonn)
- Christian Hennig (University of Bologna)
- Vincenzo Crupi (University of Turin)
- Gerhard Schurz (University of Düsseldorf)
There will also be tutorials on various topics in statistics, psychology, and scientific inference. The speakers will be
- Mattia Andreoletti (University of Turin)
- Fabrizio Calzavarini (University of Bergamo)
- Gustavo Cevolani (IMT Lucca)
- Noah van Dongen (University of Turin)
- Jan Sprenger (University of Turin)
Organizers
- Noah van Dongen (University of Turin)
- Jan Sprenger (University of Turin)
- Mattia Andreoletti (University of Turin)
- Federico Boem (University of Turin)
- Felipe Romero (University of Groningen)
Venue
Casa della Gioia
Via Zampori Fratelli, 23
21010 Castelveccana VA
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to noah.vandongen@unito.it