Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2nd conference on *Undone
Science in Computer Science* A conference to explore epistemological and
ethical dimensions of computer science through the concept of undone science.
* *Luxembourg, 23-25th March 2026* (hybrid)
* Calling for short talk proposals (1-3 pages abstracts)
* Submission deadline: *October 9th 2025* (anywhere on Earth)
* Post-proceedings model: we will send a call for full papers after
the conference
* Some travel funding available for speakers
* More information at
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POTENTIAL TOPICS
It is not necessary to be familiar with the concept of undone science (Frickel
et al. 2009) in
order to contribute. *Potential topics include, but are not limited to:*
* Areas of research in computer science meeting challenges that will
require or have required *shifts in viewpoint*; conditions
responsible for *certain kinds of research being over- or
under-represented*; reasons for a set of *questions being
neglected* in an area.
* Epistemological questions and challenges, for instance arising
from the *interdisciplinary nature* of computer science, or
dealing with the articulations between theory and practice;
investigations on the values of computer science.
* How *social movements or civil society organisations* (e.g. free
software movement) play a role in identifying areas of research
being left aside, in providing new research questions, or on the
contrary in demanding that some kind of research remains undone.
* Challenges of integrating ethical and political questioning
regarding *social, economic, and environmental consequences* of
our work into the process of making good science. Concrete
examples of questions stemming from ethical consideration being
introduced to a domain (why/how), are welcome.
* How *ethics codes* (including for instance the ACM Code of Ethics)
can be leveraged (or fail) to present some questions as being
worthy of exploration; more broadly how guiding principles can be
put in place to enrich the research practices in an area.
* Explorations of the *influence of publishing practices* within our
community, and of popular research methodology and scientific
writing guides provided within our fields, on the selection,
execution, and dissemination of research.
* Examinations of biases and limitations present in commonly-used
*educational curricula* (for instance leading to or stemming from
a lack of diversity, be it social or methodological).
* More generally, any discussion of systematic non-production or
non-dissemination of knowledge in a broad sense, whether in
computer science in general or a specific area, whether past or
present; whether due to *limitations of available methodologies,
blind spots of dominant paradigms, institutional and industrial
biases, lack of social representation,* or other factors.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts, and to an engaging and
thought-provoking conference.
Sincerely,
the organisers
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