Upcoming and recent

  • AI in biochemistry: functions and proteins

    Symposium: AI in Chemistry and Biochemistry

    21-23 JULY 2026

    BSPS2026

    University of Leeds

  • Optimising functions of molecules

    SILFS Triennial Conference 2026 – THINKING THE FUTURE WITH LOGIC AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCES

    29 JUNE-2 JULY 2026

    Pavia

  • 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

  • Idealised functions: the case of micronutrients

    Workshop on Functions and Dysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry

    10/11 JUNE 2026

    University of Valencia

  • Philosophical perspectives on infertility and pregnancy

    Symposia on Fertility and Infertility

    27 MARCH 2026

    Collegio Ghislieri

    Università di Pavia

  • 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

Self-assembled biochemical structure

Symposium “Self-Assembly and Self-Organization in Living Systems” of 

ERC Project Assembling Life

EPSA 2025

27-30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Groninger

Alpha-fold and biochemical functionality

Turing Tables

London AI & Humanity Project

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)

CPS Gen 2.0 Workshop

Relaunch of the Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences

31 October - 1 November 2024

Univeristy of Oslo (Norway)

MetaScience Final Conference:

Where is Unity?

23-25 June 2023

Univeristy of Bristol (UK)

Multiple realisability across sciences

Joint ERC Workshop between MetaScience and The Possible Life Project

5 June 2023


Univeristy of Vienna (Austria)