Upcoming and recent
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AI in biochemistry: functions and proteins
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Optimising functions of molecules
SILFS Triennial Conference 2026 – THINKING THE FUTURE WITH LOGIC AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCES
29 JUNE-2 JULY 2026
Pavia
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Does AlphaFold solve the protein folding problem?
Symposium: Machine learning meets molecules. Philosophical reflections on Al-driven chemistry and modelling biochemistry
MBR26 International Conference on Model Based-Reasoning
17/19 JUNE 2026
Università la Sapienza, Roma
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Idealised functions: the case of micronutrients
Workshop on Functions and Dysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry
10/11 JUNE 2026
University of Valencia
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Philosophical perspectives on infertility and pregnancy
Symposia on Fertility and Infertility
27 MARCH 2026
Collegio Ghislieri
Università di Pavia
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Functional reductionism in biochemical contexts
Workshop "Functionalism in Philosophy of the Sciences"
26-27 NOVEMBER 2025
Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences
University of Oslo
Selected Talks
(see CV for full list)
FunMo Opening Workshop - Reducing functions to structure: The Case of AlphaFold
FunMo Kick-Off Event - CHESS
Perspectives on molecular functionality
1 OCTOBER 2025
Durham University
Alpha-fold and biochemical functionality
Turing Tables
27 MAY 2025
London (UK)
Reductionism and Emergence in the Light of AI: The Case of AlphaFold
Workshop Emergence in Philosophy and Science
18-19 SEPTEMBER 2025
Cusano University
Rome
Revitalising functions - idealised functionality in nutrition science
Symposium “Functions across contexts”
British Society for Philosophy of Science (BSPS)
15-17 JULY 2025
Glasgow (UK)
Comparing structures: exploring biochemical structure
Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences Lunch Time Forum
17 MARCH 2025
Oslo (Norway)
Exploring Emergence in Biochemical Contexts
Lecture at the Summer School Emergence in Philosophy and Science
16 SEPTEMBER 2025
Cusano University
Rome (IT)
Philosophical Issues of Pregnancy and Fertility
Guest Lecture for University of Pavia and GeneraLife
11 JULY 2025
University of Pavia (Italy)
Functions and complexity in biochemistry and molecular biology
Guest Lecture for PhD Seminar in Medicine and Bioscience
18 FEBRUARY 2025
Campus BioMedico
Roma (Italy)
Organised events
(see CV, CPS Events, AssemblingLife Events and MetaScience Events for full list)
Cambridge-Oslo Workshop on Biological Functions
ERC AssemblingLife & Leverhume Trust Workshop
10-11 April 2025
Univeristy of Oslo (Norway)
ScaM Workshop: on scale and measurement in the sciences
ERC AssemblingLife & CPS Workshop
27-28 March 2025
Univeristy of Oslo (Norway)
Relaunch of the Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences
31 October - 1 November 2024
Univeristy of Oslo (Norway)
Multiple realisability across sciences
Joint ERC Workshop between MetaScience and The Possible Life Project
5 June 2023
Univeristy of Vienna (Austria)