Deadline: February 12th, 2006
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MODEL-BASED REASONING IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
The Second International Conference of Philosophy and Cognitive Science
MBR'06_CHINA
Guangzhou (Canton), China, July 3-5, 2006
Chairs: Ping Li and Lorenzo Magnani
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Up-to date information
on the conference will be found at
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/mbr06.php
or
http://philosophy.zsu.edu.cn/kxzx/
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MBR COMMUNITY WEB SITE
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/cpl2/
GENERAL INFORMATION
From Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 July 2006 (three days) the International
Conference "MODEL-BASED REASONING IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE" will be held
at Sun Yat-Sen University in the city of Guangzhou.
The conference derives from a research cooperation between the
Department of Philosophy of Sun Yat-Sen University and the Department of
Philosophy of the University of Pavia and continues the themes both of
the Conferences "Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery" MBR'98,
"Model-Based Reasoning: Scientific Discovery, Technological Innovation,
and Values" MBR'01, and "Model-Based Reasoning in Science and
Engineering: Abduction, Visualization, and Simulation" MBR'04, and of
"the First International Conference of Philosophy and Cognitive Science:
Science, Cognition, and Consciousness", 2004.
The previous volumes derived from those conferences are:
L. Magnani and N. J. Nersessian (eds.) (2002), Model-Based Reasoning.
Science, Technology, Values,
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-47244-9
L. Magnani, N. J. Nersessian, and C. Pizzi (eds.) (2002), Logical and
Computational Aspects of Model-Based Reasoning,
Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht. http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/1-4020-0791-4
L. Magnani, N. J. Nersessian, and P. Thagard (eds.) (1999), Model-Based
Reasoning in Scientific Discovery,
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-46292-3
(Chinese edition, translated and edited by Q. Yu and T. Wang, China
Science and Technology Press, Beijing, 2000).
Ping Li, Xiang. Chen, Zhilin Zhang, and Huaxia Zhang (eds.)(2004),
Science, Cognition, and Consciousness,
JiangXi People's Press, Nanchang, China.
PROGRAM
The conference will deal with the logical, epistemological, and
cognitive aspects of modeling practices employed in science and
medicine, including computational models of such practices. We solicit
papers that examine the role of abduction, visualization, and simulation
in model-based reasoning from philosophical, historical, sociological,
psychological, or computational perspectives.
RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS
We call for papers that cover topics pertaining to
model-based reasoning in science and medicine from the following list:
- model-based reasoning in scientific discovery and conceptual changes
- the role of models in scientific and technological thinking
- model-based reasoning in scientific explanation
- model-based medical diagnosis
- model-based reasoning and traditional Chinese medicine
- model-based reasoning in engineering and robotics
- model-based reasoning and technological artefacts
- abduction
- visual, spatial, imagistic modeling and reasoning
- simulative modeling
- the role of diagrammatic representations
- computational models of visual and simulative reasoning
- causal and counterfactual reasoning in model construction
- visual analogy
- thought experimenting
- logical analyses related to model-based reasoning
- manipulative reasoning
- distributed model-based reasoning
- embodiment in model-based reasoning
SUBMISSIONS OF PAPERS AND SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS
All submitted papers will be carefully refereed. The precise format of
the conference will be fixed after we have an idea of the number of
accepted papers. We expect approximately 40 contributed presentations
some of 40 and others of 20 minutes. There will be several invited
papers of 1 hour. A selected subset will be invited for inclusion
(subject to additional refereeing) in a book which will constitute an
advanced handbook for researchers in this area. The book will be
published by an international publishing house. Moreover another
selected subset will be invited for inclusion (subject to additional
refereeing) in special issues of suitable international journals.
Authors must submit an electronic version - formatted in Microsoft Word
or RTF, or PDF (in this last case please include source - DOC, TEX,
etc., file) - of an extended abstract (total word count aproximately
1000-1200). The file must also contain a 300 WORD abstract that will be
used for the conference web site/booklet.
Authors must submit an electronic version - formatted in Microsoft Word
or RTF, or PDF (in this last case please include source - DOC, TEX,
etc., file) - of an extended abstract (total word count aproximately
1000-1200). The file must also contain a 300 WORD abstract that will be
used for the conference web site/booklet.
Not later than
February 12, 2006
please send electronically the extended abstract
to the Prof. Magnani at the address
lmagnani@unipv.it
(if the previous address does not work please use lmagnaniusa@netscape.net)
AND
to Prof. Li at hsslip@zsu.edu.cn
(if the previous address does not work please use zsupingli@tom.com)
SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS
Not later than
February, 28, 2006.
please send electronically a two pages symposium proposal
(3-5 presentations)
to the Prof. Magnani at the address
lmagnani@unipv.it
(if the previous address does not work please use lmagnaniusa@netscape.net)
AND
to Prof. Li at hsslip@zsu.edu.cn
(if the previous address does not work please use zsupingli@tom.com)
REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
PLEASE REGISTER by email
hsslip@zsu.edu.cn
AND
lmagnani@unipv.it,
fax or air mail by sending to the PROGRAM CHAIR Ping Li or Lorenzo
Magnani first and last name, function, institution, full address, phone,
fax and email.
For information about paper submission and the program that is not
available on the web sites,please contact the program chairs.
Registration Fees:
Standard: US$ 80.00 (to participate in all the activities of
the Conference and free meals during the conference)
Phd Students: US$ 30.00
Students (Undergraduates): Free
METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Pay the registration free after arriving.
ACCOMMODATION
To book a reservation, please indicate in the REGISTRATION email.
Hotel price: US$30-50.00
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline............................12 February 2006
Notification of acceptance.................... 19 April 2006
Conference.....................................3-5 July 2006
Final papers............................due....31 August 2006
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Ping LI
Department of Philosophy
Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou 510275
P.R. CHINA
Office: +86-(0)20-84114065, Home: +86-(0)20-84039429 (day and evening)
Fax. +86-20-84114805
Email: hsslip@zsu.edu.cn
Lorenzo MAGNANI
Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory
University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Office: +39-0382-506283, Home: +39-0383-371067
Fax: +39-0382-23215
&
Visiting Professor
Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou 510275, P.R. CHINA
Email: lmagnani@unipv.it
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
- Thomas Addis, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering,
University of Portsmouth, UK
- Atocha Aliseda, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, MEXICO - Walter
Carnielli, CLE - Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of
Science, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, BRAZIL
- Xiang Chen, Department of Philosophy, California Lutheran University, USA
- Roberto Cordeschi, Department of Communication Sciences, University
of Salerno, Salerno , ITALY
- Dov Gabbay, Department of Computer Science, King's College, London,
UK- Shenchun Gao, College of Philosophy and Sociology, Jilin University,
Changchun, CHINA
- Michael E. Gorman, School of Engineering and Applied Science,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- David Gooding, Science Studies Centre, Department of Psychology,
University of Bath, Bath, UK
- Sundari Krishnamurthy, Stella MAris College (Autonomous), University
of Madras, INDIA
- Michael Leyton, DIMACS, Busch Campus, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Ping Li, Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou,
CHINA
- Xingmin Li, Graduate School, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
CHINA
Best wishes,
- Honghai Liu, Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen,
Aberdeen, UK
- Shangmin Luan, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA
- Lorenzo Magnani, Department of Philosophy, University of Pavia, Pavia,
ITALY
- Claudio Pizzi, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences,
University of Siena, Siena, ITALY
- Paul Thagard, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, CANADA
- Barbara Tversky, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Riccardo Viale, Lascomes (Laboratory of Cognitive, Methodological and
Socio-Economic
Sciences), Fondazione Rosselli, Torino, ITALY
- John Woods, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver and Department of Computer Science, King's College,
London, UK
- Zhilin Zhang, Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University,
Guangzhou, CHINA
- Changle Zhou, Department of Computer Science, Xiamen University, P.R.CHINA
LOCAL ORGANIZER
Xuemei Zhu
Department of Philosophy
Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou 510275
P.R. CHINA
Office: +86-(0)20-84113141
hsdp10@zsu.edu.cn or hsdp21@zsu.edu.cn
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Xuemei Zhu (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Ping Li (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Zhilin Zhang (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Zhikang Wang (Department of Social Science, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Fang Yu (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Kaitao Wang (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Dachao Li (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
Kunru Yan (Department of Philosophy, Sun Yat-Sen University)
CONFERENCE SITE:
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/mbr06.php
The main campus of Sun Yat-Sen University
135 XinGang Xi Lu
Guangzhou, 510275
http://www.zsu.edu.cn/ or http://www.zsu.edu.cn/en/index.html (in English)
The Conference is sponsored by
UNIVERSITY OF Sun Yat-Sen University, CHINA
UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA, ITALY
MIUR (Ministero dell'Universite della Ricerca Scientifica e
Tecnologica), ITALY
CARIPLO (Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde), Milan,
ITALY
HOW TO REACH SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
Baiyun Airport (http://www.baiyunairport.com/), Guangzhou: People
arriving by plane at Baiyun Airport should take the Airport Express bus
no.3 to Haizhu Baohua Plaza / Rosedale Hotel, and then take a Taxi to
the university (the total cost: about RBM30.00 yuans, less than
US$4.00); or the Airport Express bus no.5 to the DongFang Hotel, where
it could be convenient to take the underground train (Line 2) to the
ZhongDa (namely Sun Yat-Sen University) station (the total cost:
RBM20.00 yuans, less than US$3.00). The most convenient way to the
campus of Sun Yat-Sen University from the airport is by Taxi (the total
cost: about US$17.00).
Guangzhou Train Station: People arriving by train at Guangzhou Train
Station should take a bus on the eastern area of the station square or a
Taxi on the central area to the university. The best way to the
university from the station square is by underground train (Line 2).
East Guangzhou Train Station: People arriving by train at East Guangzhou
Train Station should take the bus n. 45 or a Taxi to the university. By
underground train (Line 1) from the station, exchange to Line 2 at the
GongYuanQian (People's Park) station.
(see again our updated web page for possible alterations of this
time-table)
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