"Beyond Models" Workshop on Philosophy of Model Independence-Call for Posters FINAL

[Martin King]

We are inviting contributions for the virtual poster session of the 
philosophy of physics workshop /Beyond Models/, taking place on June 
14-15, 2022, at the University of Bonn in Bonn, Germany. We are asking 
for 10 min (8+2) `poster-style' presentations on the topics related to 
the philosophy of model independence in physics.


The lack of new physics discoveries at the LHC has had many significant 
effects on the field of particle physics. It has led to the 
re-evaluation of guiding principles such as naturalness, a decrease in 
the popularity of prominent models, such as supersymmetry, and an 
increase in model independent (MI) search methods. These MI methods aim 
at reducing BSM model dependence in a variety of ways and may include 
using bottom-up EFTs, using signature-based, rather than model-based, 
searches, performing SM precision measurements, or using unsupervised 
deep learning to let experimental data speak for itself as much as 
possible. The workshop will bring together experimental and theoretical 
physicists and philosophers of science to explore various aspects of 
this shift towards model-independent strategies, the tools they employ, 
as well as the methodological and epistemic issues they bring. We may 
examine questions such as:

  * what is model independence? How independent from models can one be?
  * how does one historically, or philosophically, characterise the
    methodological shift that is happening?
  * have there been other time periods during which physicists pursued
    model independence? what relation does this bear to today?
  * why pursue model independence? what are its benefits and limitations?
  * in what various ways are physicists reducing dependence on models,
    modelling biases, and modelling assumptions?
  * how do deep learning and AI searches fit with model independent
    strategies?
  * etc.

Invited speakers include (possibly more added later):

  * Philip Bechtle (University of Bonn, physics)
  * Kyle Cranmer (NYU, physics)
  * Richard Dawid (University of Stockholm, philosophy)
  * Cristophe Grojean (DESY, physics)
  * Adam Koberinski (University of Waterloo, philosophy)
  * Michelangelo Mangano (CERN, physics)
  * Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh, philosophy)
  * Sebastien Rivat (Max Planck Institute Berlin, philosophy)
  * Emily Sullivan (Eindhoven University, philosophy)

Please send an abstract of no more than 350 words to Martin King 
(beyondmodels2022 at gmail.com), along with information about your 
institutional affiliation by*April 30, 2022. This is a FINAL extended 
deadline.
*

Attendance in person is also possible for the presenters of the poster 
session, but travel and accommodations will not be covered.

This workshop is a part of the DFG-funded /Epistemology of the LHC 
/research unit. Organizers: Martin King (chair of organizing committee), 
Peter Maettig, Michael Stoeltzner, and Nurida Boddenberg

-- 
Martin King
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