The 31st of March is the deadline of the Call for Papers and Symposia of 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 Science that will be held at the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, 29 June - 2 July 2026. 

The conference will feature six 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)

and will also host contributed papers and symposia. We encourage both early career and senior scholars in all the conference areas (see below) to submit the abstracts of their contributions and proposals. 

Submissions can only be made through Microsoft CMT (link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SILFSTRI2026/).

Before submitting, please read the guidelines below:

A. Proposals for contributed papers must include:

1. a title and short abstract of max 500 characters (spaces not included)

2. at least 3 keywords

3. 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 contribution will be assigned a 20-minute slot, plus 10 minutes for Q&A.

B. Proposals for symposia must include:

1. a title and short abstract describing the planned interventions (max 300 characters for each intervention, spaces not included)  

2. at least 3 keywords

3. 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 the conference talks. Each symposium will be assigned a 2-hour session (3-4 speakers) or half a day (6-7 speakers).

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:

Information about the registration procedure and accommodation will be provided shortly. 

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:

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Website: 

https://sites.google.com/view/silfs-2026-triennial?usp=sharing

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 

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)