Foundations of Computation Symposium 

This symposium addresses fundamental questions about the nature, applications, and limits of computation, with a focus on their relevance to the study of cognition and intelligent behaviour in living and artificial systems. Whilst computational parlance continues to dominate the disciplines addressing these phenomena since the computing revolution of the 20th century, recent progress in the abilities of computational systems calls for a reassessment of some long-standing assumptions within both our practical and theoretical approach to computation.   

FOCSY ascribes to AISB’s identity as a venue where AI and cognitive science meet, by providing a structured forum for debate about the nature of computation, computational explanation, and the role of mechanisms and representations in modelling and evaluating intelligent systems. Also, within the contemporary context, the symposium aims to bridge traditionally separate communities, creating an opportunity for eclectic dialogue about some less-well explored areas in computational research, such as computational phenomenology.  

Adam Rostowski (a.rostowski@sussex.ac.uk), Department of Informatics, University of Sussex

Ben White (b.white@sussex.ac.uk), Department of Informatics, University of Sussex. 

Fernando Rodriguez-Vergara (f.rodriguez-vergara@sussex.ac.uk), Sussex Neuroscience, University of Sussex