Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
29 June – 2 July 2026
The 2026 Triennial Conference of the Italian Society for Logic and the Philosophy of Sciences (SILFS): “Thinking the Future with Logic and the Philosophy of Sciences” will be held at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia 29 June – 2 July 2026.
The conference language is English.
Keynote speakers
Henk de Regt (Radboud University)
Hannes Leitgeb (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich)
Mary Leng (University of York)
Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University)
Sonja Smets (University of Amsterdam)
Francesca Vidotto (University of Western Ontario)
The conference language is English.
Submissions
We welcome submissions of abstracts of: 1) papers and 2) symposia in all the conference areas (see below) from both early career and senior scholars.
Submissions can only be made through Microsoft CMT (link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SILFSTRI2026/).
Proposals for contributed papers must include
a title and short abstract of max 500 characters (spaces not included)
at least 3 keywords
a long abstract of max 3000 characters (references and spaces not included) to be uploaded separately as a single .pdf file (max size 50MB)
Each accepted contribution will be assigned a 20–minute slot, plus 10 minutes for Q&A.
B. Proposals for contributed symposia must include:
a title and short abstract describing the planned interventions (max 300 characters for each intervention, spaces not included)
at least 3 keywords
the names and emails of the affiliated symposium organisers and speakers, a title and a 1-2 page description of the purpose and scope of the symposium, to be uploaded separately as a single .pdf file (max size 50MB)
Symposia will run in parallel with conference talks. Each symposium will be assigned a full 2-hour session (3-4 speakers) or half a day (6-7 speakers).
The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2026.
CONFERENCE AREAS:
Classical and Non-Classical Logics
Computational Logic and its Applications
Foundations of Classical and Quantum Computation
Foundations of Mathematics
Formal Methods in Philosophy of Science and Formal Epistemology
General Philosophy of Science
History of Logic
Integrated History and Philosophy of Science
Metaphysical Issues in the Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences
Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Philosophy of Logic
Philosophy of Mathematics
Philosophy of Medicine
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Philosophy of Social, Behavioral and Psychological Sciences
Philosophy of Technology
Philosophy of Computation and Computing
Philosophy of Other Sciences (pure and applied)
VENUE
The conference will take place at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, located in: Palazzo del Broletto, Piazza della Vittoria 15, 27100 Pavia.
REGISTRATION
PROCEEDINGS
A selection of the papers presented at the conference and at the symposia will be published in a dedicated College Publications – SILFS Series (https://www.collegepublications.co.uk/silfs/) volume.
KEY DATES AND DEADLINES
6 February 2026: submission period starts
31 March 2026: submission period ends
29 June – 2 July 2026: conference
CONTACTS
For all enquiries please write an email to: silfstri2026@gmail.com
STEERING COMMITTEE
Cristina Amoretti (University of Genoa)
Silvia De Toffoli (IUSS, Pavia)
Pierluigi Graziani (University of Urbino)
Vincenzo Fano (University of Urbino)
Claudio Ternullo (University of Catania)
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (IUSS, PAVIA)
Silvia De Toffoli
Francesco Di Betta
Lorenzo Gandolfi
Filippo Lanari
Filippo Mancini
Tommaso Peripoli
Simone Roca
Andrea Sereni
Guido Tana
Luca Zanetti
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Francesco Bianchini (University of Bologna)
Stefano Bonzio (University of Cagliari)
Sara Dellantonio (University of Trento)
Filippo Mancini (IUSS Pavia)
Giuseppe Primiero (University of Milan)
Viola Schiaffonati (Polytechnic University, Milan)
Andrea Sereni (IUSS Pavia)
Giuseppe Sergioli (University of Cagliari)
Caterina Sisti (University of Turin)
Luca Zanetti (IUSS Pavia)