This generation has borne witness to a veritable explosion in the use of \;computing technologies in almost every aspect of life. Philosophers\, \;scientists\, and technologists/engineers have an important role to play in \;addressing the foundational questions that arise on the inexorable march \;toward intelligent machines. This year&rsquo\;s theme is &ldquo\;Minds\, Machines and \;Morals.&rdquo\; \;Questions regarding the status of machines as moral agents and \;patients press on us as we envision a future filled with self-driving cars\, \;robotic surgeons\, health-care providers\, and online computational \;surrogates. According to what principles should they behave\, if any? \;How \;much autonomy should they be granted\, and how might they interact with \;human partners before\, during\, and after engaging in action accompanied by \;moral deliberation? \;What is the nature of the folk concepts that drive our \;ordinary ascriptions of blame and praise? \;Is it necessary for machines to \;be sensitive to the vicissitudes of human moral cognition in context\, and \;if so\, how might these be computationally instantiated in systems built to work side-by-side with people? \;Finally\, how can traditional moral \;philosophy contribute to this emerging picture of human-machine \;interaction? We encourage the submission of novel work on these and \;related issues. \;We remain especially interested in the kind of \;interdisciplinary investigations that have been typical of our meetings as \;we seek to reach out to cognitive scientists\, neuroscientists\, social
psychologists and experimental philosophers in further developing our \;understanding of moral minds and moral machines. Work in other areas \;traditionally of interest to the computing and philosophy community is \;invited as well.
Conference Organization and Important Dates
This year&rsquo\;s meeting will be organized somewhat differently than past \;meetings. \;Rather than having a general call for symposia and an associated \;program committee\, we have decided to structure the meeting around three \;distinct yet related tracks. Each track will be organized and supervised \;by a dedicated chairperson who will be responsible for managing the \;collection\, review and dissemination of referee reports. Track chairs will \;assemble their own program committees to assist in the adjudication of \;submissions. In a change from previous meetings\, all submissions are to be \;full papers of approximately 3000 words and may not exceed 4000 words. \;Improperly formatted submissions or papers that do not meet submission \;guidelines will be subject to exclusion from the review process. \;Information regarding formatting and submission\, including templates and \;other formatting aides can be found in their respective sections on the \;conference website. Track descriptions and chairs are listed below:
*Track I: \;Information and Computing Ethics*
*Chair: Mariarosaria Taddeo\, Oxford University*
In contemporary information societies\, information technologies have grown \;to the point of being indispensable for many of our activities\, from \;working to entertaining and interacting with others and with the \;environment\, from learning and education to waging war. The ubiquitous
deployment of such technologies raises important ethical problems \;concerning their design and use. The track aims at gathering both papers \;discussing conceptual frameworks to address such problems and papers \;focusing on the specific ethical issues affecting contemporary information
societies. \;Main areas of interest are:
*Track II: \;Minds and Machines*
*Chair: Marcello Guarini\, University of Windsor*
The Society for Machines and Mentality\, an IACAP special interest group\, is \;devoted to advancing the philosophical understanding of issues involving \;artificial intelligence\, philosophy\, and cognitive science. \;The Machines \;and Mentality track chairs welcome philosophical papers in one or more of \;the following areas:
*Track III: Computing in Philosophy*
*Chair: Cameron Buckner\, University of Houston*
This track is devoted to the ways that computers can extend our ability to \;acquire\, represent\, understand\, and distribute philosophical knowledge. These include the application of new methods of proof\, representation\, and \;visualization to traditional philosophical questions\, the use of new \;formal\, online\, and distributed forms of research and publication\, and the \;possibilities digital representations of the discipline afford as a guide \;to metaphilosophy. We welcome papers on the way that these new approaches \;are transforming philosophy in the following areas:
*Winner: Covey Award*
*Winner: Herbert A. Simon Award*
Important Dates
Submission Website
Submissions will be handled through the EasyChair submission website.
Resources for Authors
IACAP 2013 will rely on electronic submission of papers for review \;purposes. Papers must not exceed 4000 words\, including all figures\, tables\, \;and references. We will return to the authors any submissions that exceed \;this limit or that diverge significantly from the format as specified. The \;text of the paper should be formatted in one column\, with an overall width
of 6.0 inches (15.24 cm) and length of 8.0 inches (20.32 cm). The left \;margin should be 1.25 inches (3.175 cm) and the top margin 1.5 inches (3.81 \;cm). The right and bottom margins will depend on whether one prints on US \;letter or A4 paper.
The paper body should be set in 11 point type with a vertical spacing of 12 \;points. Please use Times Roman typeface throughout the text. \;We assume \;that authors will have access to LaTeX or Word to format their documents \;and can use a Web browser to download style files and upload their papers. \;Electronic templates for producing the camera-ready copy are available for
LaTeX and Microsoft Word.
Templates are accessible on the Web at:
http://www.iacap.org/conferences/2013/author-resources/index.html
Authors who have questions about these templates or other formatting \;issues should send them to \;pbellopgd@gmail.com \;by e-mail.
To ensure the ability to preview and print submissions\, authors must \;provide their manuscripts in pdf format. Papers prepared in Word should be \;saved as pdf files and submitted in this format. To support the review \;process\, each submission must be accompanied by information about the \;paper&rsquo\;s title and abstract\, as well as the authors&rsquo\; names and physical \;addresses. Authors must enter this information into the submission \;website. \;Submissions may be accompanied by online appendices that contain \;data\, demonstrations\, instructions for obtaining source code\, or the source \;code itself. We encourage authors to include such appendices when they \;submit papers. This material will not count in the submission&rsquo\;s page length.
Presentation Information and Guidelines
Each presenter will have 20 minutes for presentation\, followed by 10 \;minutes of discussion. Data projectors will be available &ndash\; we ask \;presenters to bring any electronic materials (e.g.\, Powerpoint or the like) \;on a USB memory stick\, rather than planning on using their own computers. \;Presenters are encouraged to use their time to highlight what they believe
to be the most significant / interesting / provocative (etc.) insights / \;findings / arguments (etc.) in their papers\, with a view towards inspiring \;discussion among an interdisciplinary audience &ndash\; i.e.\, one including those \;outside the presenters&rsquo\; own primary specializations and disciplines. \;More \;formal reading of papers is certainly in order if that is the presenter&rsquo\;s
preference &ndash\; and especially if difficult or complex arguments are to be \;presented for careful critique and discussion. But again\, we ask presenters \;to recognize and seek to foster the strong interdisciplinarity that has \;defined the CAP conferences since their inception.
The 2013 meeting will be held starting July 15th and ending July 17th at the \;Marriott Inn and Conference Center. Room rates are roughly expected to be \;$130 USD per night. \;The hotel website can be found \;herehttp://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasum-the-marriott-inn-and-conference-center-university-of-maryland-university-college/>\, \;complete with links to information about local airports and transportation \;options. \;We will be regularly updating the website with information for \;travelers\, maps\, area guides and information about local attractions.
Registration
Rates are TBD (expected to be roughly $200 USD)\, but will include \;continental breakfast\, lunch selection\, afternoon snack and hot/cold \;beverages throughout the day.