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Call for Abstracts
PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS OF SITUATED AGENCY (PaMoSA 26)
International Conference
University of Oulu, Finland | June 22–24, 2026
Following the success of its inaugural edition in 2023, PaMoSA returns for its second installment, an international meeting bringing together leading and emerging scholars to explore situated cognition at the intersection of philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and robotics.
PaMoSA 26 takes place in Oulu, at the edge of the polar circle, offering participants the unique opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary exchange amid the striking landscapes of Midsummer Finland—white nights, kayaking, and the clearest air in the EU!
The conference features outstanding keynote speakers, internationally renowned for their significant contributions to the study of agency, cognition, and formal methods. Their talks will set the stage for in-depth discussion and forward-looking debate.
PaMoSA aims to further consolidate itself as a vibrant international platform for researchers on situated cognition across disciplines.
Keynote Speakers:
- Emanuela Del Dottore (University of Southern Denmark)
- Tom Froese (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
- Daniel D. Hutto (University of Wollongong)
- David Kirsh (UC San Diego)
- Steven M. LaValle (University of Oulu)
- J. Kevin O’Regan (CNRS & Université Paris-Descartes)
Call for Abstracts
We warmly invite contributions that include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Situated Cognition, Enactivism, Embodiment, and Extended Cognition
- Situated Robotics and Soft Robotics
- Phenomenological approaches to situatedness and context
- Non-representational models in AI and neuroscience.
- Ecological Psychology
- Sensorimotor Contingencies
- Affordances and their contexts
- Mathematical models of situatedness
- Virtual Reality: situated approaches
The focus of the conference is promoting inter- and transdisciplinary viewpoints. However, individual talks can be confined to specific research areas.
Please prepare an anonymized abstract of 250-500 words (including references) and a separate cover letter with full name, affiliation, contact information, and a short professional bio.
Submit your abstract by sending an email to:
situated [dot] agency [at] gmail [dot] com
Deadline for submission: March 8th, 2026
Notification of acceptance: March 22nd, 2026
For more information, please visit our website www.situated-agency.euor write to us at: situated [dot] agency [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Conference Organizers
Kalle Timperi (University of Oulu)
Vadim Weinstein (University of Oulu)
Adrian Wieczorek (Technische Universität Berlin)