Upcoming conferences
11th Peripatetic Conference, 27-30.10.2022, Zakopane
Art and Science as Ways of Knowing and Experiencing the World: Creativity, Abstraction and Learning
HILL (Human Interactivity and Language Lab) co-organizes this year's conference with the newly created Centre Q (Research on Culture, Language, and Mind), whose main objective is to stimulate interdisciplinary work and create a platform for showcasing fruitful exchanges between the sciences and the humanities. This complements and broadens the HILL's main focus: to examine how various communication and coordination tools emerge from human co-action in a value-realization process.
Application deadline is September 30th, 2022. To see the names of keynotes, read the Call For Papers, and register for the conference, please visit https://hill.psych.uw.edu.pl/cogsys2022/
If you have any questions, contact us at: hill[at]hill.psych.uw.edu.pl
Past conferences
Cognitive Systems Modelling X
Language Evolution
21-24 October 2021 in Kalatówki, near Zakopane, Poland
This year's edition (the 10th!) will be devoted to an interdisciplinary consideration of the problem of emergence of communication, in individual development and in evolution. The many shades of the complex communication systems we encounter in the wild brought about a multitude of their theoretical and computational models on multiple time scales.
We strive to facilitate a dialogue between the agent-based simulations approach to language emergence and development and more global analyses of language based in the information theory. One of the main open problems common to all our disciplines is the question of how local processes may lead to the emergence of systems of particular info-theoretical qualities.
Like before, besides the main theme, we are always interested in hearing from you about your new research in the area of cognition modelling. If you are a student or a very early-stage researcher and would like to get involved, you can also present a 10 min book review.
We are happy to announce that our keynote speakers this year are: Łukasz Dębowski (Polish Academy of Sciences), Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho (U. Politecnica de Catalunya), Xavier Hinaut (Inria, Bordeaux), Garret Roberts (University of Pennsylvania), Katharina Rohlfing (University of Paderborn) and Marieke Schouwstra (University of Amsterdam).
You can find more information on the conference's website.
5th International Conference on Interactivity, Language & Cognition, September 2021
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in the Cognitive and Language Sciences
Abstracts deadline: 14.05.2021
Conference date: 15-19.10.2021
Location: Warsaw / online
With this conference we aim to strengthen the ongoing conversations and strike new encounters among researchers working within ecological, enactive, cognitive ethnographic and dynamical systems frameworks and others approaches, to unite them in a common concern for the complexity, richness and fragility of individual and collective cognition as it arises from language-infused interactions. We will try to give due weight to the qualitative methods, under the assumption that the best “measuring device” for human purposes is another human being: we have evolved not only to read each other but to feel with each other and act together. In seeking “tender” quantitative methods we will turn to those approaches which:
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do not take operationalization to be a straightforward process,
can respect complexity, reciprocal causality and emergence,
refrain from hasty reifications of theoretical constructs, and
promote process-oriented analyses.
NEW/FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON ABSTRACT CONCEPTS
Virtual Symposium organized by BALLAB and TRAINCREASE
Recordings available online! YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs5jRYQcPrfOHEhl2ITAFdjJjHkDnZJTV
Using abstract concepts (e.g., "freedom") is one of the most sophisticated abilities humans possess. In this conference, some of the leading scientists in the field propose novel perspectives on abstract concepts, their acquisition, representation, and use. The first session is dedicated to the influence of inner speech and language on abstract concepts use and representation. The second session focuses on novel interactive methods to investigate abstract concepts and on abstract concepts variability across cultures and languages. Finally, the third session addresses the role of sensorimotor and interoceptive, emotional, and metacognitive aspects on abstract concepts acquisition, representation, and use.
We warmly invite you to the conference which will be held online on March 15th, 16th and 17th.
Twinning TRAINCREASE Kick-off meeting, 19 January 2021
“From Social Interaction to Abstract Concepts and Words: Towards Human-centered Technology Development”
Recordings available online! YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs5jRYQcPrfNWIgVD7j3MsipNEFVGIlCu
The project “From Social Interaction to Abstract Concepts and Words: Towards Human-centered Technology Development” is aimed at strengthening the interdisciplinary field of research on the emergence, understanding and use of abstract concepts and words in human, and human-machine interaction through the collaboration between the University of Warsaw, the University of Manchester, Sapienza University of Rome and Aarhus University. At the same time, the goal is to strengthen the research potential and research management skills at the University of Warsaw.
We warmly invite you to the Kick-off meeting which will be held online on January 19th, 12:00 - 15:00 (Warsaw time). During the meeting, you will have the opportunity to learn and discuss the current research projects and collaboration possibilities with partnering institutions. They will present their research projects.
Konferencja Perypatetyczna, 8-11 October 2020
Systemy hybrydowe: krzem i węgiel
Quali-Quanti Virtual Symposium, 18-19 September 2020
Quantitative Preserving the Qualitative: a Teaser for Integrating Methodologies
Recordings available online! YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT64-ZvFd3tZSTyLxTy73X8eBujgx3PLo
We are happy to announce that a teaser event for the upcoming CILC5 2021 conference was held virtually with 270 registered participants from all over the world. Our aim was to bring together researchers working within several approaches, who are aligned by their focus on preserving the value-realizing and qualitative aspects of human behavior and experience, and who seek quantitative methods that enable this. Researchers from both “quali” and “quanti” sides has presented their views on the problem of integration of these complementary approaches to science. The most important issues and common language to talk about them before the stationary conference in 2021 have started to emerge.
Peripatetic Conference 2019 (WWW)
Since 2010 we organize Peripatetic Conferences on Cognitive Systems Modeling. Conferences take place in the mountains and consist of talks and long hikes which provide opportunities for extended discussions. We believe that the rarefied mountain air and the physical exertion bring our brains to another level of functioning.