8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop

CFA: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop

Call for abstracts

     We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750 words (4500 characters) for the upcoming 8th annual Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) workshop. 

     The workshop will take place May 27-29, 2026, at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, The Polish Academy of Science (IFiS PAN) in Warsaw.

Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SURe2026/Track/1/Submission/Create

Submission deadline: 20 January 2026

Deadline for communicating decisions: 20 February 2026

Conference dates: May 27-29, 2026

Keynote speakers

-       Magdalena Małecka (University of Copenhagen)

-       Igor Douven (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Book Panel on The Social Fabric of Understanding by Federica Malfatti (University of Innsbruck)

Panelists: 

- Finnur Dellsén (University of Iceland & Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences)

- Alfredo Vernazzani (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

For more information about the workshop series and updates about the 8th edition, please visit the SURe website: https://sure-workshop.weebly.com/current-workshop.html

Workshop description

Representations play a central role in scientists’ understanding of the world. From mathematical models to diagrams, different representations in highly varied contexts yield diverse insights across the physical, biological, and social sciences. Despite the fact that how a phenomenon is represented has far-reaching ramifications for how it is understood, the literatures on scientific understanding and scientific representation are largely independent of each other. The time is ripe to foster greater synergy between these two areas in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions. For more information about the workshop series, go here.

Local Organizing Committee

Daniel Kostić, Anna Martin, and Marcin Miłkowski

Important dates:

January 20, 2026 – Deadline for submissions

February 20, 2026 – Notification of acceptance

May 27-29, 2026 – Workshop