CFP: Reductionism in Transitions

We invite submissions of papers broadly related to the topic of reductionism (and/or emergence) concerning transitions in physics/chemistry (e.g. phase transitions) and biology (e.g. evolutionary transitions). Only abstracts of a maximum of 1000 words should be submitted, suitable for a 30-40 minutes presentation (including Q&A). Abstracts should be fully anonymized and sent via email to Olivier Sartenaer ([email protected]). In the body of the email, please include the author’s name, affiliation and contact information. The deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by early May.

INVITED SPEAKERS
Jeremy Butterfield (University of Cambridge)
Fridolin Gross (University of Bordeaux)
Margarida Hermida (King’s College London)
Andreas Hüttemann (University of Cologne)
Eleanor Knox (King’s College London)
Tarja Knuuttila (University of Vienna)
Samir Okasha (University of Bristol)
Patricia Palacios (University of Salzburg)

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial assistance will be provided to support travel and/or housing expenses for untenured selected speakers.

LOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Alexandre Guay (UCLouvain)
Quentin Hiernaux (ULB)
Maxime Hilbert (UNamur)
Astrid Modera (UNamur)
Charles Pence (UCLouvain)